Press Release April 21, 2026 New report offers insights into making all nurses’ experiences with CNO more equitable The College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) has released its first-ever Workforce Census: Experiences with CNO Report. This report explores how nurses from diverse communities experience CNO’s regulatory processes…

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Saskatchewan Launches New Organ and Tissue Awareness Campaign

Press Release April 21, 2026 Saskatchewan is dedicating the month of April to raising awareness of organ and tissue donation across the province. The province has launched a new awareness campaign featuring stories of Saskatchewan people impacted by the organ and tissue donation process including: Kyla Thomson,…

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Expanding supports for tradespeople living with chronic pain

Press Release April 21, 2026 VICTORIA – Summary A new confidential text line connects tradespeople with trained staff to talk about how pain is affecting their lives so they can start building a plan to reduce its effects on their well-being The Guide Line provides tools, emotional support…

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Doctors and nurses issue Earth Day prescription: Bring back climate plan to save lives

Press Release April 21, 2026 This Earth Week, the Ontario chapter of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE), the Ontario Climate Emergency Campaign (OCEC) and the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) will hold a press conference on Wednesday and a reception on Thursday…

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The Ontario SPCA to host vaccine and wellness clinic in Muskoka to support pet families

Press Release Bracebridge, ON (April 21, 2026) – The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society Muskoka Animal Centre is hosting a wellness clinic for dogs this weekend to make basic veterinary care more accessible to pet families in need. Taking place on Saturday, April 25 from 11 a.m.…

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Ontario Connecting More Patients to Primary Care in Ottawa

Press Release April 20, 2026 Province investing $3.4 billion to connect everyone in Ontario to primary care OTTAWA — Today, Premier Doug Ford was in Ottawa to visit the Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Centre, which is one of 130 teams across Ontario being funded through the province’s $3.4…

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Partnership with Hope Air Strengthens Medical Travel Assistance

Press Release April 21, 2026 The Honourable Lela Evans, Minister of Labrador Affairs and Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, was joined by Hope Air CEO Mark Rubinstein to announce a continuing pilot partnership with the national charity. Hope Air provides non-emergency medical travel support to patients…

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Doctors report false health information, lack of health data sharing put patient care at risk

Press Release April 21, 2026 Canada’s doctors are concerned that false health information and disconnected health systems are putting patient care at risk. In the latest edition of Physician Pulse, a joint survey initiative of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) and Abacus Data, an overwhelming 99% of…

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Enoch Cree Nation Provides Project Update on maskekosihk Recovery Community

Press Release TREATY 6, AB, April 20, 2026 – Enoch Cree Nation (maskekosihk) is providing an update on the development of the maskekosihk Recovery Community (MRC), a culturally grounded recovery center designed to support individuals and families on their healing journey from substance use and addiction. This…

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Provincial Government Partners with First Light to Establish New Urban Indigenous Health Clinic

Press Release April 20, 2026 The new Provincial Government is partnering with the First Light Friendship Centre to support an Indigenous-led Health Clinic in St. John’s, which will provide culturally safe health care and improve access to primary care for the urban Indigenous population. The Honourable Lela…

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First Indigenous-led recovery community opens

Press Release Apr 17, 2026 The Blood Tribe Iitakamotsiipiohsopi Recovery Community is now open, expanding access to Indigenous-led, wholistic addiction treatment in southern Alberta. Alberta’s government joins the Blood Tribe in celebrating the grand opening of the newly built, 75-bed recovery community, which will provide no-cost, land-based…

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Paying for Discrimination or Investing to End It: The Cost of Ignoring First Nations Led Solutions

Press Release If the Canadian government had acted on evidence-based, First Nations-led solutions to address severe inequities in First Nations children’s services when they were clearly identified decades ago, First Nations children would not have lost their lives, families, and childhoods—and Canada would not now be paying…

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Ontario Government and Association of Ontario Midwives Reach New Three-Year Agreement

Press Release April 17, 2026 TORONTO — Today, the Government of Ontario and the Association of Ontario Midwives (AOM) announced that they have ratified a new three-year funding agreement effective April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2028. This agreement includes a historic investment of up to $52…

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FNHA publishes evidence brief to advance accessibility for First Nations in BC

Press Release April 16, 2026 Unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations | VANCOUVER – The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) has published community-informed recommendations, Improving Accessibility for First Nations in British Columbia, to support improved accessibility for First Nations people living…

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Call for members for medical board of inquiry extended

Press Release April 16, 2026 The Department of Health is extending the call for qualified applicants interested in serving the medical board of inquiry (BOI) under the Medical Profession Act. The board is appointed upon request by the review officer, to inquire into a complaint or information and review evidence…

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Drinking water safety update for Chief Julius School in Fort McPherson and the Community Learning Centre in Ndılǫ

Press Release April 16, 2026 The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has received lead testing results for Chief Julius School in Fort McPherson and the Community Learning Centre in Ndılǫ. Testing has confirmed that some water fixtures in Chief Julius School show lead levels above the…

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10 years of the toxic drug public health emergency; healing and hope for the future

Press Release April 16, 2026 Unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations | VANCOUVER – The 2025 First Nations specific toxic drug deaths and event data released by First Nations Health Authority (FNHA), illustrates an encouraging decrease in toxic drug deaths and…

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Northern Toll – The impact of the drug toxicity crisis in Northern Ontario corrections

Press Release ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This report was made possible through funding provided by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the University of Toronto’s Centre of Criminology and Sociolegal Studies Research Cluster for the Study of Racism and Inequality. We are grateful for the contributions…

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Honouring lives, strengthening healing: Ten years of the toxic drug public health emergency

Press Release Apr 14, 2026 April 14 marked 10 years since the toxic drug public health emergency was declared in BC. On this solemn day, First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) honours and remembers all those whose lives have been lost to toxic drug poisonings, and the families and communities…

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