Advocacy

Lifestyle

Alberta woman receives Order of Excellence for advocacy work

Kim Ruether lifted her son’s eyelid and saw his still, dilated pupil staring at the ceiling as he lay on…

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Canada

Sask. TikTok star Bella Brave’s mother continues her legacy of advocacy

The mother of Bella Thomson, the 10-year-old from Swift Current, Sask., who inspired millions of followers with her health journey before…

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Politics

Fears Liberals may have ‘abandoned’ assault-style gun control efforts: advocacy group

A prominent gun control group fears the Liberal government has abandoned its commitment to enact a comprehensive ban on assault-style…

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Canada

P.E.I. parents, advocacy groups say some children being denied right to an education

Ten-year-old Xavier is supposed to be in elementary school in Summerside, P.E.I., from September to June. Instead, he has been…

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Politics

Muslim advocacy group blasts Quebec secularism law in front of Commons committee

One of Canada’s most prominent Muslim advocacy groups used part of its time in front of a Commons committee studying…

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Health

B.C. woman fuming that seniors’ advocacy group CARP in bed with Big Tobacco company

Ellen Gould joined the Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP) — Canada’s largest advocacy group for older adults — because…

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Politics

Advocacy groups decry federal government’s shutdown of mental health website, app

Mental health and addictions experts are slamming the federal government’s decision to shut down an online service that offered help…

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Nova Scotia

Frustrated by the mental health care system, this Maritimer turned to advocacy

Stacie Smith knows how difficult it is for young people to navigate the health-care system, a struggle that inspired years…

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Health

Advocacy group concerned pay-for-plasma clinics expanding to Ontario will hurt voluntary donations

A group that advocates for a voluntary blood supply is concerned clinics that pay people to donate plasma are expanding…

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Halifax

UPDATED: Advocacy group launches poster campaign urging permanent residency for long-term migrant workers in Nova Scotia

By Isabel Inclan Special to SaltWire The advocacy group No One Is Illegal – Nova Scotia (NOII-NS) has launched a…

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