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Analysis of anti-Indigenous racism in hospitals reveals pattern of …

According to Indigenous health experts and critics, Surviving Hate's findings show anti-Indigenous racism continues to drive a pattern of neglect, harm and death in hospitals … See more

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URL: https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/04/11/investigations/anti-indigenous-racism-health-care

Health care in Canada is in crisis. Why do some people seem so …

WebWhen asked if her province would consider allowing more private activity in the health-care system, Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones said, “All options are on …

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Climate change is set to cost Canada’s health system billions

Web“What is true for COVID-19, is true for climate change. Climate change is a public health emergency and must be treated as such,” he said. “This report …

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Primary health care ‘collapsing’ in B.C. rural communities, critics say

WebThe rural primary health-care system is facing erosion, and even collapse, due to pandemic burnout, long-standing staffing shortages at hospitals and the inability …

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Health fix will take time, Federal minister Mark Holland says

WebProvincial leaders were frantic about the ailing state of their health care systems last year when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sat them down and offered $46.2 …

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Carolyn Bennett appointed as cabinet's new mental health and …

WebPrime Minister Justin Trudeau's freshly appointed cabinet includes a new ministerial post to tackle his election promises on mental health and addictions.. Carolyn …

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Explainer: Everything you need to know about Canada's new laws …

WebThese technologies allow scientists to add specific, desirable traits to an organism's genome, or boost or suppress those already present. Gene editing bypasses …

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Making soil — and storing carbon — in the Greenbelt

WebThe two-year project offers farmers in the Greenbelt — a strip of protected farmland and conservation areas near Toronto — free soil testing and advice on how to …

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What fracking does to us Canada's National Observer: Climate …

WebWhen fracking for gas became widespread in the mid-2000s, there were no studies on human health impacts. By 2014, when the B.C. government commissioned its …

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We need more Canada, not less Canada's National Observer: …

WebWe need more Canada, not less. Some pundits are arguing that Canada ought to retreat to its most basic functions. Max Fawcett isn't buying it. Photo via …

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Our health-care system is crashing Canada's National Observer

WebThe COVID-19 pandemic has already killed more than 50,000 Canadians and crippled our sense of national unity and cohesion. But its biggest casualty may be …

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Canada's mental health services were already overloaded. The …

WebCanada now spends an average of seven per cent on mental health compared to total health spending. At the same time, Canadians spend an average of …

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Quebec public health director steps down as COVID …

WebQuebec's director of public health, Dr. Horacio Arruda, tendered his resignation on Monday, citing an erosion in public trust as the province grapples with …

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Health minister has a plan to get dentists onside with federal …

WebHealth Minister Mark Holland announced tweaks to Ottawa's new dental-care plan Wednesday in a bid to get more dentists, hygienists and oral-health care providers …

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Doctor who sounded alarms about cancer in the oilsands wins

WebDr. John O’Connor faced years of backlash after raising concerns in 2006 about unusually high numbers of cancer cases in communities downstream of the …

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‘I’ve only got one set of hands’: Last remaining ER doctor in B.C.

WebThe Port Hardy ER has been closed overnight, from 5 p.m. until 7 a.m., since Dec. 22. On Friday, Island Health announced those closures will continue until at least …

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Health Canada downplayed scientific concerns about risks of toxic

WebDrinking water models show possible risk . The first arose in 2016. That year, researchers alerted government officials to two different computer models that showed …

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Living and breathing with wildfire smoke Canada's National …

WebIn Québec, heavy smoke caused most of the Cree Nation evacuations, Leeroy Blacksmith, fire marshal for the Cree Nation Government, told Canada’s National …

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Decades-old water pollution ravaged the health of two Ontario …

WebThis is Part 2 of a three-part series called Gigoo-Aakoosi: Fish Is Sick. Gigoo-Aakoosi: Fish Is Sick tells the story of the Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek, …

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Danielle Smith’s bad medicine could cost her the election

WebA recent CBC poll by Janet Brown shows health care is the top priority for Albertans right now, with 41 per cent of respondents rating it as the “SINGLE most …

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The laundry list of concerns with dryer sheets Canada's National

WebThe Environmental Working Group published a piece in August that encouraged users to skip dryer sheets, noting “heat-activated dryer sheets can pack a …

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Health, education the winners in modest Alberta budget

WebHealth care and education came out ahead Thursday in a generally restrained Alberta provincial budget forecasting a paper-thin surplus that could easily go up in …

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