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Health

Amid housing and addictions crises, transitional help in Thunder Bay, Ont., offers hope

Ruth Winter tears up as she remembers learning she secured a space in transitional housing in Thunder Bay, Ont. “I…

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Nova Scotia

IWK plans to open new mental health and addictions clinic at Mic Mac Mall

Children and youth who need help for an addiction or mental health issue could have access to a new clinic in Dartmouth…

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Canada

Toronto decriminalization pitch left addictions minister with ‘deep concerns’

Federal Addictions Minister Ya’ara Saks says she had “deep concerns” about the lack of limits Toronto put on its now-rejected…

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Health

Federal addictions minister says B.C public decriminalization reversal under review

The federal minister for addictions and mental health says it’s too early to draw conclusions about drug decriminalization after British Columbia…

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Lifestyle

Addictions and drug use education: Enter: ‘The Brain’

A massive dome set up inside the Yukon University gymnasium is being used as a mesmerizing teaching tool providing a…

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Health

Alberta creating 2 mental health and addictions organizations, including Crown corporation

The provincial government unveiled Tuesday the first plank in its plan to reshape Alberta Health Services (AHS) into four distinct…

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Health

Health P.E.I.’s new mental health and addictions ER expected to be ‘game changer’

Health P.E.I. staff and patients are calling Prince Edward Island’s new mental health and addictions emergency department, thought to be the…

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Health

Clark’s Harbour clinic addresses barriers, stigma to accessing addictions and mental health help

Rex Stoddard knew his community needed something. Ever since a doctor who provided part-time service to Clark’s Harbour retired about…

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Nova Scotia

N.S. funding new mental health and addictions master’s nursing program at Dalhousie

HALIFAX, N.S. — Dalhousie University is now accepting registered nurse applications for a new two-year mental health and addictions care…

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Halifax

New research chair to examine N.S. mental health and addictions care

Richard Isnor remembers discussing the idea of an endowed research chair in mental health and addictions at St. Francis Xavier…

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