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Canada's mental health services were already …

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 $950 million on private practice …

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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 …

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Trudeau lays out $196-billion, decade-long health-care offer to

WEBA separate $2-billion fund will be offered for Indigenous health-care needs, through an agreement with Indigenous leaders. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau laid out …

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

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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Federal health minister says mandatory vaccination measures …

WEBCanada’s health minister believes provinces and territories will likely discuss mandatory vaccine requirements in the coming weeks and months, he said Friday — a …

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Analysis of anti-Indigenous racism in hospitals reveals …

WEBSurviving Hate contacted Statistics Canada, Health Canada, Indigenous Services Canada and the Canadian Institute for Health Information — a national organization that conducts health research — …

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History of Indigenous medical experiments poses challenge in …

WEBWINNIPEG — Some leaders and health professionals say they are facing a challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic of persuading Indigenous people to trust a …

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Connecting the dots on climate health

WEBThe Lancet's manifesto for public health draws a planetary health picture by noting the need for action at all levels of society. The manifesto aims to transform public …

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Path to reconciliation in health care needs Indigenous leaders

WEBThe only way to close the gaps in health care for Indigenous Peoples in Canada is to admit, train and promote First Nations, Métis and Inuit applicants into …

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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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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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Canadians worried about health care, new poll shows

WEBA new survey suggests the vast majority of Canadians have concerns about the state of the health-care system, particularly in Atlantic provinces where hospitals …

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

WEBClimate change threatens health as well as economics and the environment, and in the decades ahead, could cost Canada’s health-care system billions of dollars. …

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Innovative community project drives health services to the …

WEB“We want to provide health and social service supports to people who are unable to access supports or who don’t want to access those supports in brick-and …

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Canadians worry about health care quality and aren't convinced it …

WEBMost Canadians don't think the quality of health care in their province is likely to improve, a new survey suggests, despite new federal health accords with …

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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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Health fix will take time, Federal minister Mark Holland says

WEBHealth advocates appear divided over whether the plans will fix what's broken. "I think the current situation has placed Canadians in a crisis of confidence in …

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'COVID-19 kills in many ways': The suicide crisis facing health-care

WEB"Front-line health-care professionals and first responders are not immune to the mental or physical effects of the current pandemic," Brackney said in a statement …

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Where Indigenous people can get health care without feeling …

WEBBrazeau said a reluctance to seek health services in Joliette, Que., has grown over the past month after an Atikamekw mother of seven died in a local hospital …

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Personal support workers risk their own health to care for others

WEB“Precarious work is a health hazard,” she said. Despite these tough conditions, many personal support workers love their jobs — and encourage others to …

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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 …

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