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Health spending in Canada forecast to hit $242 billion this year, says report – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Nov 7, 2017 TORONTO _ Health spending in Canada is expected to reach $6,604 per capita this year _ or about $200 more per person compared to last year…
60% of London’s homeless are chronically homeless, report finds – CBC
Nov 06, 2017 Fewer people are using the city’s emergency shelters but they’re staying longer, city report reveals People staying in the city’s homeless shelters stay for longer than they…
Alarming rate’ of OD deaths among young Indigenous people in BC: study – CTV News
November 6, 2017 VANCOUVER – Indigenous drug users in British Columbia are 13 times more likely to die compared with other Canadians of the same age, says a decade-long study…
BR Indigenous Overdoses – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Nov 6, 2017 VANCOUVER – A decade-long study says young Indigenous drug users in British Columbia are 13 times more likely to die compared with other Canadians…
BR Costly Care Waits – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Nov 5, 2017 HALIFAX – The younger sisters of a Nova Scotia woman with epilepsy and M-S say the costs of waiting to get her into…
First Nations should reconsider banishment, says Indigenous physician – CBC
Doctor cautions communities to focus on harm reduction rather than barring drug dealers Nov 03, 2017 First Nations can make political decisions to remove members from their communities, but an…
MNBC: Raising awareness this MOVEMBER
November 2nd, 2017 DID YOU KNOW: Métis, First Nations, and Inuit men have an increased incidence of cancer and the presentation of these cancers occurs at later stages in comparison…
P.E.I. chief touts new water plan for First Nations communities – CBC
Brian Francis says it would take liability away from cheifs and council Nov 01, 2017 Chief Brian Francis says First Nations communities would stand to benefit from a regional water…
Post secondary groups call for beefed up mental health services for students – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Nov 2, 2017 By Sheryl Ubelacker THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO _ A coalition of Ontario student groups, colleges and universities wants the province to significantly boost services for young…
NDP says documents show health care impact ignored in Saskatchewan bus shutdown – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Nov 1, 2017 By Jennifer Graham THE CANADIAN PRESS REGINA _ Government documents show health officials in Saskatchewan raised questions about shutting down the provincial bus company, saying it…
