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Canadian nurses decry inferior First Nations health care, workplace violence – Calgary Herald
June 7, 2017 Closing the gaps between non-indigenous and First Nations health care is being urged by hundreds of Canadian nurses gathered in Calgary this week. But as 1,200 Canadian…
BR Medication Costs – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Jun 12, 2017 VANCOUVER – A new study of drug costs for common conditions such as high blood pressure and depression says Canada had the second-highest…
BR Assisted Dying Challenge – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Jun 12, 2017 OTTAWA – A court hearing begins today that will determine how long grievously ill Canadians must wait to find out if their right…
Two vulnerable kids released from care in midst of suicide crisis in Wapekeka First Nation – CBC
18-year-old attempted suicide after being sent home to remote First Nation with no plan of care Jun 15, 2017 A child welfare agency in northern Ontario sent two high risk…
Quebec women’s shelters hit with funding crisis: study – Montreal Gazette
June 8, 2017 Quebec’s largest network of women’s shelters is in the thick of a crisis that might leave victims of domestic abuse with nowhere to turn, a new study…
BR Innu Plea – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Jun 8, 2017 One of Labrador’s most outspoken aboriginal leaders is calling on the federal and provincial governments to change the way treatment is arranged for…
Ontario launches new autism program; practitioners to be regulated – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jun 8, 2017 By Allison Jones THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO _ Ontario is announcing the launch of its new autism program Thursday, which is expected to go much more…
Finance, Health must co-operate to fix healthcare issues: Nunavut MLAs – NunatsiaqOnline
June 07, 2017 Standing committee issues report on health audit, focuses on staffing, training Nunavut MLAs want to see more training for health care staff, cross-departmental communication and government-wide accountability…
NL Innu Plea – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Jun 7, 2017 ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – An aboriginal leader in Labrador who recently lost his 16-year-old son to suicide is calling on the federal and provincial…
Ontario mental-health services struggling to keep up with youth demand, report finds – The Globe and Mail
Jun. 07, 2017 A new report on children and youth mental health and addiction in Ontario paints a bleak picture of the challenges facing today’s youth and the difficulties the…
