Ipsos: National Health Leadership Conference Report
Press Release June 6, 2016 Toronto, ON – Healthcare is the most top-of-mind concern for Canadians (along with unemployment, each at 4 in 10) and while perceptions of the country’s…
CNF to raise $1 million for indigenous nursing education and research
OTTAWA, May 5, 2016 – The Canadian Nurses Foundation is excited to announce its One Million in One Year campaign, being launched at the annual CNF Nightingale Gala in Ottawa…
Akwesasne and City of Cornwall Officials Move Forward On Port Divestiture
Press Release April 26, 2016 The City of Cornwall and Mohawk Council of Akwesasne have approved a plan to take joint ownership of the Port of Cornwall. A bilateral committee…
First Nations’ health care “inferior,” hears federal committee – CMAJ
April 25, 2016. A teenager with a broken leg who screamed in pain for hours. Asthmatic children left struggling to breathe because of drug shortages. These are among the casualties…
Household Food Insecurity at Record High in the North, According to U of T Researchers
Press Release April 5, 2016 Children Throughout Canada Vulnerable Despite anti-poverty efforts, hunger in Canada has not decreased – and it has now reached epidemic levels in Nunavut, where almost…
New report finds higher cancer risk in First Nations in Ontario
Press Release TORONTO, ON (March 30, 2016) – A new report developed jointly by Cancer Care Ontario and the Chiefs of Ontario shows that First Nations, especially those living on-reserve,…
“Ontario Is Ready for Health Transformation”: New Study
Press Release Toronto ON, March 15 2016: In a landmark report released today, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) has outlined an opportunity to bring real and meaningful change to…
MNP Expands Cybersecurity Services by Merging in NCI, a Leading Cybersecurity Firm
MNP Expands Cybersecurity Services by Merging in NCI, a Leading Cybersecurity Firm TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2016, CALGARY, AB – MNP LLP, one of Canada’s largest national accounting and business consulting…
Food insecurity, vitamin D insufficiency and respiratory infections among Inuit children
1Division of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Sainte-Justine University Health Center, Montréal, Quebec, Canada; 2School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; 3Division of Pediatric Respirology,…
Mental Health Strategies Needed In Canadian Workplaces
Ottawa, February 16, 2016–Mental health is often cited as a top reason for disability leaves of absence in Canadian workplaces, and previous research by The Conference Board of Canada has…
