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The poor still pay more: Challenges low income families face in consuming a nutritious diet
For Immediate release December 21st, 2010 The Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity, in collaboration with Open Policy Ontario’s John Stapleton and research consultant from Toronto Public Health, Brian Cook, releases…
Social inclusion and poverty reduction reports released
FOR RELEASE #10-229 December 22, 2010 Whitehorse – The Yukon government today released two reports: the Whitehorse Housing Adequacy Study and the Dimensions of Social Inclusion and Social Exclusion in…
Get Active NWT Grants Awarded
R(16)563 – Tuesday, December 21, 2010 Thanks to the 87 Get Active NWT grants, over 250 new and exciting physical activity events will be happening this winter. The Department of…
$50M lottery winner promotes “Healthy Living”
A Manitoba couple who won a CA$50 million (US$46.7 million) lottery jackpot in the Nov. 6 Canada Lotto Max drawing are sharing the wealth with their Sagkeeng First Nation community.Kirby…
Poverty Reduction in Québec: The First Five Years
The Caledon Institute of Social Policy by Sherri Torjman December 2010 Québec was the first government in Canada to enact a law on poverty reduction. The province has led the…
First major Streetohome Foundation project breaks ground
62-unit building will support those with mental health challenges Vancouver, Dec. 17 – Streetohome Foundation’s promise to help build 1,000 new homes for those in need in Vancouver took a…
Province Announces NOR-MAN Regional Health Authority Review Team Members, Scope
News Release – Manitoba December 17, 2010 The members of an external review team created to help the NOR-MAN Regional Health Authority improve relationships with its communities were announced today…
Health Care in Canada 2010: Evidence of progress, but care not always appropriate
16 December 2010 Regional variations highlight potentially unnecessary surgical procedures What: Health Care in Canada 2010 Hospital Standardized Mortality Ratio 2010 results A new report released today by the Canadian Institute…
NUPGE welcomes mental illness corrections report
‘We hope that the federal government acts on this report. In particular, we hope it implements the recommendations to help provincial correctional facilities and psychiatric hospitals.’ – James Clancy. Ottawa…
Canadian Lung Association: Canadians Still Smoking Around Kids
New study shows that many Canadians do not understand the impact of smoking on the development of lung disease for themselves or those exposed to second hand smoke December 13,…
