It’s lunchtime in the Parker home in Richmond, B.C. But before eight-year-old Lucas can be fed, his dad checks the boy’s blood sugar levels. Nathan Parker figures out the dosages for his son’s medications and fills a small plastic bag with liquid nutrition that will be delivered through a feeding tube into Lucas’s belly. “One … Read more
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The toxic drug crisis has taken more than 47,000 lives in Canada since 2016 and the synthetic opioid fentanyl has become a household name. But now, what’s believed to be an even more potent class of synthetic drugs is showing up in drug busts across the country: nitazenes. RCMP in Metro Vancouver, Labrador, and Prince … Read more
A physician says patient overcrowding at Winnipeg’s Grace Hospital’s emergency department is a “catastrophe.” Dr. Doug Eyolfson says Grace’s ER was built to handle 30 active patients, but that number surged to 52 on Sunday — with another 40 people in the waiting room. He said some people waiting for a bed were left on … Read more
A First Nation in northwestern Ontario had declared a state of emergency over escalating safety concerns around gang activity. On Tuesday, leaders from Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg First Nation – also known as Pic Mobert First Nation – held a press conference at Queen’s Park to demand more support for what they’re calling “a crisis in violence, … Read more
Avian influenza A (H5N1), commonly known as bird flu, continues to make its way through the U.S., as Hawaii joins the list of affected states. The Hawaiian Department of Agriculture (HDOA) reported last week that bird flu was confirmed in a backyard flock of various birds in Central Oahu. At least 10 birds — including … Read more
Faculty, parents and students at a private Catholic school in New York are working strategically to collect pajama donations for children living in the local community who are experiencing economic hardships. St. Kevin Catholic Academy, located in a Queens neighborhood, is collaborating with The Pajama Program, a 501 (c))(3) nonprofit organization, and Girl Scout troops … Read more
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The B.C. Nurses’ Union says a student nurse was attacked with a knife at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) on Thursday, during what the union president says was the victim’s first clinical placement. A Vancouver Police Department spokesperson says officers responded to an assault around 9 a.m. PT on Thursday at the hospital, and a 37-year-old … Read more
Rehabilitation and physiotherapy services can be crucial in maintaining quality of life, especially as people age, but many in rural Manitoba have had little to no access to those services. Now regular and essential physio and rehab services are being offered to people in Pinaymootang First Nation and Lake Manitoba First Nation through the help of a videoconferencing robot, … Read more