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First Nations communities are leading innovative harm reduction programs grounded in connection – FNHA
August 28, 2025 Drug checking helps community members who use substances make informed decisions A message from Dr. Kelsey Louie, FNHA Acting Chief Medical Officer; Celeta Cook, Executive Director, Public…
Tungasuvvingat Inuit celebrates move to new home in Ottawa – Nunatsiaq news
Aug 29, 2025 Leaders share hope that new building will become a ‘community hub’ for Inuit A large crowd came out Thursday to celebrate the official opening of Tungasuvvingat Inuit’s…
Some Sault patients can wait at home for ER spot in new pilot program – CTV
August 28, 2025 Sault Area Hospital has launched a new pilot program designed to reduce crowding in its emergency department by allowing patients with non-urgent conditions to wait at home.…
Health Sciences North eyes golf course land for expansion as Idylwylde club members back sale – CBC
Hospital says growth is needed amid overcrowding, club sees redevelopment benefits with no added costs Aug 28, 2025 Members of the Idylwylde Golf and Country Club have voted to sell…
With the highest opioid death rate in Ontario, Thunder Bay remembers those lost to overdoses – CBC
Several events held in advance of International Overdose Awareness Day on Sunday Aug 28, 2025 Serene Spence says she’s lost three family members to overdoses, and doesn’t want others to…
Stay away from vaping to quit smoking, Canadian researchers recommend – GLOBAL
August 26, 2025 New guidance in Canada is recommending that vaping be the last resort for Canadians trying to quit smoking. The recommendations, published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association…
Deaths of despair: Gabor Maté urges empathy during B.C.’s toxic drug crisis – CTV
August 26, 2025 He’s a best-selling author with millions of people around the world watching his TED Talks and interviews, but Dr. Gabor Maté still calls Vancouver home and wants…
MLHU redeclares Legionnaires’ outbreak in London, Ont., source identified – CTV
August 26, 2025 After 25 additional cases of Legionnaires’ Disease were reported in London, Ont. the Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) is redeclaring an outbreak, and the likely source has been…
Nurses raise concerns about patient safety, staffing shortages in Sask. maternity wards – CTV
August 27, 2025 The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) is sharing anonymous letters from nurses on social media, citing unsafe conditions in maternity wards in Saskatoon and Regina. SUN president…
‘We have been devastated’: Brampton man calls for accountability after wife dies from sepsis following birth of newborn son – CTV
August 27, 2025 Everything started off fine after Ravinder Kaur Sidhu gave birth to her third child, but she would never make it back to her home in Brampton, Ont.,…
