Category: North America

Report says mental health funding would yield economic benefits

More money for child and youth services would boost Canada’s economy and patient health, a new report from the Mental Health Commission of Canada suggests, buttressing Ottawa’s push for targeted mental health investments. The commission, which bills its findings as a tool to help provincial and territorial decision-makers, says more than 7.5 million Canadians face mental health issues, with a price tag of $50 billion a year – nearly $1,400 a person.

Health Canada proposing smoking ban in apartments, raising legal age to 21

Ottawa is considering new anti-tobacco guidelines that could ban smoking inside apartments and on post-secondary school campuses, as well as raise the legal age for buying tobacco products to 21. According to a discussion paper published by Health Canada on Feb. 22 , approximately four million Canadians smoke, making up about 15 per cent of the population. Their new proposal is to cut the smoking population to less than five per cent by 2035.

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Justin Trudeau adds fresh faces to cabinet; Freeland up, Dion, McCallum out

OTTAWA _ Justin Trudeau is making Chrystia Freeland his new foreign affairs minister and promoting Toronto MP Ahmed Hussen to Immigration as part of a cabinet shakeup aimed in part at preparing for a Donald Trump presidency. Freeland, a former economics journalist with extensive contacts in the United States, leaves the trade portfolio to replace veteran Liberal MP Stephane Dion, whose next assignment has not been made clear.

Veterans Affairs Canada still understaffed despite Liberal pledge

Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr says the delays in processing, and the fact the department is not meeting its own service standards, can be attributed to an increase in the number of veterans claiming serving-related injuries. Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr says the delays in processing, and the fact the department is not meeting its own service standards, can be attributed to an increase in the number of veterans claiming serving-related injuries.

New mom fighting cancer

… But they didn’t accept my cheque.” Wesene, originally from Ethiopia, has been living and working in Brandon as a health-care aide with Prairie Mountain Health since 2008. When Wesene was about 13 years old, she and her family were sponsored by a …

City firefighter dies of cancer related to the line of duty

Funeral services as set for this Friday for the Lethbridge Fire Department Captain John Wagontall who died on Sunday after a battle with cancer related to the work of firefighting. Herald file photo by Ian Martens @IMartensHerald In 2006, he rode nearly 8,000 kilometres across Canada during a Cycle For Life campaign, raising awareness about prostate cancer and the importance of early detection – and raising almost $25,000.

Dentists not smiling 5 years after fluoride removed from Moncton water

With the exception of dental fluorosis — which can cause white specks on an individual’s teeth — scientific studies have not found any credible links between adding fluoride to drinking water and adverse health effects. Dentists in Moncton, N.B., want city councilors to acknowledge a marked increase in tooth decay since they voted to stop adding fluoride to the municipal drinking water supply five years ago.

Dentists not smiling 5 years after fluoride removed from Moncton water

With the exception of dental fluorosis — which can cause white specks on an individual’s teeth — scientific studies have not found any credible links between adding fluoride to drinking water and adverse health effects. Dentists in Moncton, N.B., want city councilors to acknowledge a marked increase in tooth decay since they voted to stop adding fluoride to the municipal drinking water supply five years ago.