Sep 06, 2016 Suicide is 2nd-leading cause of death among 15-34 age group, behind auto accidents Canada needs a national suicide prevention strategy with concerted federal funds, medical journal editors…
Sept 7, 2016 First Nation demands federal government reveal the names of at least 143 of its residents who were identified at birth by federal health officials as being at…
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Sep 7, 2016 VANCOUVER – A lawyer for a private Vancouver surgical centre says B-C government restrictions preventing access to private health care violates the constitutional…
Source: The Canadian Press Sep 6, 2016 By Geordon Omand THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER _ British Columbia shouldn’t be allowed to bar patients from taking action privately to meet their own medical needs…
Sept 6, 2016 Hayden King is Anishinaabe from Beausoleil First Nation on Gchi’mnissing in Huronia, Ont. He teaches in the School of Public Policy at Carleton University in Ottawa. After…
September 6, 2016 Alcohol is responsible for half of all deaths in Northern Saskatchewan, believes one indigeneous lawyer. Harold Johnson, author of a new book called Firewater, takes a critical…
NORTH SIMCOE – A campaign launched in north Simcoe is encouraging children to drink water as a healthy alternative to sugar-sweetened beverages. Called “Water Does Wonders,” it is the next…
Traditional structure constructed as part of health board’s efforts to implement TRC recommendations Sep 02, 2016 In an effort to help long-term and elderly patients connect with their culture, the…
Saint John, New Brunswick: first community to be studied September 2, 2016 Saint John, New Brunswick Employment and Social Development Canada Today, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families,…
Sep 01, 2016 At least 7 mental health workers alleged ‘bullying’ and ‘harassment’ by health authority supervisors Provincial and federal representatives of the Timmins-James Bay riding have sent a letter…