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Jamie Livingston: It’s high time to detach police from a mental …

WEBDr. Jamie Livingston: "As a criminologist, I’ve studied issues at the intersection of the mental health and policing systems for a decade and have been aware of the Nova Scotia …

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Dr. OmiSoore Dryden: Why would African Nova Scotians trust the …

WEBNot well at all, says Dr. OmiSoore Dryden, who is the James R. Johnston Chair in Black Canadian Studies in the Faculty of Medicine and an associate professor …

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Brandon Doucet: It’s time for free dental care for all Nova Scotians

WEBTo put this in perspective, in 2015 Canadians spent $13.6 billion on dental care 3. Assuming we spent the same amount per person for the 6 million people who are too poor to afford …

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It is really about basic dignity and respect – Louise Bradley on …

WEBFor me, the testimony by Louise Bradley, CEO of the Mental Health Commission of Canada, was one of the highlights of this week’s proceedings at the …

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Education and early childhood development

WEBKJIPUKTUK (Halifax) – For part three of my series on the social determinants of health, I’ll focus on two determinants that have been very hot issues during this election campaign: …

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The lack of health care for women in Nova Scotia prisons

WEBThe families of the two women filed wrongful death lawsuits against the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), alleging that the CSC did not administer proper …

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Back to the future: On the follies of lean healthcare and …

WEBNova Scotia has 2.7 and, after Saskatchewan’s Lean venture, that province has only 2.2 beds per 1000. Another indicator of capacity is the proportion of total …

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The social determinants of health in Nova Scotia. Part 1: Poverty …

WEBNew contributor Alex Kronstein suggests that an election campaign is the perfect time to bug the candidates about the underlying social causes of our healthcare …

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Making housing a human right: Report issues 100 …

WEBA new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia, released today, is making nearly 100 recommendations to address affordable housing …

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The power–politics of pulp and paper: Health, environment and …

WEBBoat Harbour lagoon. Photo Miles Howe, Halifax Media Co-op. Although the blockade ended and the plant was soon reopened after the provincial government …

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An open letter to Premier Stephen McNeil and Chief Medical …

WEBOpen letter signed by well over 50 Black scholars, community members, and allied academics and health professionals across the country, writing in support of Dr. …

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News brief: New collective agreement will allow health care …

WEBNews brief: Nova Scotia’s health care workers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a new collective agreement that includes annual wage increases into 2023 and …

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Mayann Francis about incident at Dartmouth General: “I had to …

WEBDartmouth General. Photo NSHA “As we mentioned recently, we strive to be patient-focused and do not tolerate any form of discrimination in our facilities.We have …

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Media release: Immediate action needed to fix staffing shortages …

WEBMedia release: The head of Nova Scotia’s largest health care union is calling on the Rankin government to take immediate action to address a dire staffing shortage …

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A call to action: Community agenda for social assistance adequacy …

WEBFor this individual, it would take an additional $11,526 per year to cover all essentials. The amount of basic social assistance provided by the Department of …

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Boat Harbour, the mill, and the truth of environmental racism

WEBBut finding a solution for the incredibly complex problem that is Northern Pulp begins with facing a hard truth, the truth of environmental racism. That truth should …

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Dr. Lynn Jones, Going to the ER while Black

WEBBy RobertDevet - November 14, 2019. 4. KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) – Long time trade union and anti-racism activist Dr. Lynn Jones is upset about the way she was treated by several …

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Fighting environmental racism in Nova Scotia

WEB1. KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) – Environmental racism in Nova Scotia is subtle and systemic and hits marginalized communities hard. Scientists trying to understand the link …

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Where the poor people live: Stats Canada puts Nova Scotia …

WEBThe 2016 census data recently released by Stats Canada show that Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in 2015 continued to have the highest rate (22.2%) of …

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