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Amazing Health History

WEBIn the December 2013-January 2014 issue of Canada's History, columnist Chrisopher Moore wrote about how historians and health providers are working together …

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Canada in Focus: Free Health Care

WEBThe age of universal health care in Canada had arrived. In 1984, the federal government passed the Canada Health Act which set out five guiding principles for provinces to …

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Health Care History in Canada

WEBTeaching about health care in Canada is done by using case studies of pandemics and epidemics and by unpacking and exploring the ways in which different …

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Radical Medicine

WEBRadical Medicine: The International Origins of Socialized Health Care in Canada. by Esyllt W. Jones. ARP Books, 379 pages, $28. Too often, argues Esyllt …

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After the Pandemic

WEBOne of the most significant trials took place in Hamilton in 1925. In 1922, there had been 742 cases and 32 deaths due to diphtheria in Hamilton. By 1927, after …

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Canadian Public Health Association

WEBThe Canadian Public Health Association was founded in 1910 to help control and prevent communicable diseases. Its mission is to maintain and improve the health …

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Talking About Pandemics

WEBThe 1918 influenza pandemic almost killed as many Canadians as the First World War. Knowing what happened back then teaches us how important it is for people …

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History Idol: Tommy Douglas

WEB1986. Tommy Douglas dies of cancer, in Ottawa, on Feb. 24, 1986. He is 81 years old. 2004. On Nov. 29, 2004, Tommy Douglas is named The Greatest Canadian of …

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The Fight For Medicare

WEBBy no means was the outcome certain. Canadians today tend to take universal health care for granted. But back in 1962, medicare seemed like a pipe …

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Canada's History Books

WEBUniversity of Regina kinesiology and health studies professor James Daschuk’s much-heralded Clearing the Plains is an intricate and well-crafted …

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Perfect people, perfect country

WEBDr. Helen MacMurchy had an influential career in public health, championing mental and physical health of women, children, and the disadvantaged. Dr. Helen …

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The Doctor and the Madmen

WEBCentre Hospitalier Robert-Giffard. One fine day in late winter, 1826, a young doctor and his wife arrived in Quebec City in a horse-drawn sleigh, galloped around the …

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Canada's Great Women

WEBIf you believe that stories of women's history should be more widely known, help us do more. Your donation of $10, $25, or whatever amount you like, will allow …

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Canadian Independence

WEBCanada’s History is a registered charity that depends on contributions from readers like you to share inspiring and informative stories with students and citizens of …

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A National Crime

WEBThe cover of The Story of a National Crime, published by Peter Henderson Bryce in 1922. THE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION. In it, …

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A Pox on Our Nation

WEBWikipedia Commons. It’s been more than nine decades since Canada had its last brush with a deadly smallpox epidemic. When the dreaded disease broke out in …

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Researching and Revealing Transcript

WEBIn the year surrounding the Second World War Canada embraced a system of racially segregated hospital care - Indian hospitals - 22 of them by 1960. They were operated by …

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999 Queen Street West: The Toronto Asylum Scandal

WEBIt was not until 1845 that construction began on the building (later notorious as “999 Queen Street”), designed by the noted city architect John George Howard. Five …

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