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Ottawa announces $5M for HIV self-test kits, support staff
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (152+ words) The federal government has announced $5 million in funding for HIV prevention and support services. Manitoba member of Parliament Doug Eyolfson made the announcement in Winnipeg with Dr. Joss Reimer, Canada's chief public health officer. The funding is to help increase…...
UBCO researchers lay out the case for integrating psychologists into primary health-care settings
6+ day, 22+ min ago (399+ words) Dr. Lesley Lutes is co-author of a new review in Canadian Psychology on integrating psychologists into Canadian primary care. As Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares to host the inaugural Canada Investment Summit in Toronto this September, a new review co-led…...
Should the province use its jail in Oliver to hold people suffering from addiction and mental health issues in mandatory care?
1+ week, 1+ day ago (334+ words) A coalition of Okanagan mayors say the time for urgent action is now to turn under-utilized spaces of the region’s correctional facility into secure, mandatory care spaces for people suffering from addiction and mental health challenges. Cycling through emergency rooms…...
Should the province use its jail in Osoyoos to hold people suffering from addiction and mental health issues in mandatory care?
1+ week, 1+ day ago (334+ words) A coalition of Okanagan mayors say the time for urgent action is now to turn under-utilized spaces of the region’s correctional facility into secure, mandatory care spaces for people suffering from addiction and mental health challenges. Cycling through emergency rooms…...
Mayors say need for mandatory care space at correctional centre is urgent
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1168+ words) A coalition of Okanagan mayors say the time for urgent action is now to turn under-utilized spaces of the region’s correctional facility into secure, mandatory care spaces for people suffering from addiction and mental health challenges. Cycling through emergency rooms…...
Cleanup underway ahead of construction restart at Penticton care home
1+ week, 4+ day ago (272+ words) Construction work on a long-term care home in Penticton looks to be back underway soon after a massive blaze tore down the long-term care home in May. The City of Penticton's Communications team confirmed on Wednesday through their building department…...
Kelowna wants downtown supervised consumption site closed
1+ week, 5+ day ago (424+ words) The City of Kelowna is calling for the closure of the supervised consumption site downtown. Mayor Tom Dyas posted a letter to social media Tuesday that was sent to federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel, requesting that Health Canada deny the…...
Penticton rally opposes Alberta’s move toward private health care
1+ week, 5+ day ago (495+ words) A small but passionate group rallied outside MP Helena Konanz's Penticton office on Tuesday, as part of a national day of action opposing the Alberta government’s privatization of medicare. Tuesday marked Alberta's start of a private healthcare system, and citizens…...
Millennium Ponds temporarily closed due to ‘potential water quality issues’
1+ week, 6+ day ago (145+ words) The natural swimming ponds at Castlegar’s Millennium Park are temporarily closed. During routine water testing, city civic works crews noted potential water quality issues and closed the ponds as a precaution. As a result, crews will flush the ponds with…...
Percentage of Ontario youth struggling with mental health back to pre-COVID level, survey suggests
3+ week, 33+ min ago (342+ words) The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health says psychological distress among Ontario youth appears to have decreased since the pandemic, but still remains high. The centre's latest Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey found 46 per cent of youth in…...