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New Committee To Hear Appeals About Compensation For Victims Of Crime
News Release – August 31, 2007 Victims of crime who apply for compensation for harm suffered as a result of a violent crime will now be able to appeal decisions…
Mental Health Commission of Canada Announces Board of Directors and Advisory Committee Chairs
OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Aug. 31, 2007) – Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and The Honourable Michael Kirby, Chair of the Mental Health Commission of Canada, today announced the inaugural members of the Board…
Dental Hygiene Services Become More Accessible and Affordable
TORONTO, Aug. 30 – The College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario (CDHO) is celebrating new provincial legislation that comes into legal force and effect on September 1 granting the public…
Mental Disorders Account for More Than Half of Hospital Stays Among the Homeless in Canada
August 30, 2007—Mental disorders accounted for 52% of acute care hospitalizations among the homeless in 2005–2006 (outside Quebec), according to a new report released today by the Canadian Institute for…
Canada’s New Government Announces Historic Health Care Agreement with Northern Ontario First Nations
News Release 2007-111 August 30, 2007 For immediate release MOOSONEE – The Honourable Tony Clement, Federal Minister of Health, announced today a new plan to resolve the duplication of health…
13th Annual CMA Leadership Workshop for Medical Women; 6th Annual CMA Leaders’ Forum; plus Doctors in the House
The annual event series, no physician leader should miss! Keynote addresses by Dr. David Suzuki and General Rick Hillier. Fairmont Château Laurier, Ottawa ON 13 October 2007 to 16 October…
Canada’s New Government Invests $10.1 Million for Better Access to Cancer Care from Prevention to Palliation
For immediate release – WINNIPEG (August 24, 2007) The Honourable Vic Toews, President of the Treasury Board, on behalf of the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health today announced $10.1…
Health Canada: Canada Recognized as World Leader in Chemicals Assessment; Australia Accepts Canada’s Expertise
The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health, was presented today with a certificate by Senator the Honourable Brett Mason, Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Tony Abbott, Australian Minister of Health…
Canadian Obesity Network-Ethnicity Determines Risks from Obesity: Study
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Aug. 22, 2007) – Canadian researchers have verified that ethnic heritage determines where the body stores fat, meaning some ethnicities, particularly those of Chinese or South Asian descent,…
Media Advisory – National Conference to Feature New Science on Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
– New learning tool, developed in Winnipeg to assist young people with FASD to be launched – TORONTO, Aug. 20 – Canadian leaders in the field of FASD (Fetal Alcohol…
