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State of emergency declared due to nursing shortage in northern Manitoba Cree nation

Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation in northern Manitoba is declaring a health care state of emergency due to a nursing shortage that has…

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Waitlist for N.B. nursing homes tops 1,000 — and more than 500 wait in hospital

An advocate for seniors is sounding the alarm after the latest numbers show the waitlist for a nursing home in…

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Ontario moved 424 people into nursing homes they didn’t choose

More than 400 patients have been forced into Ontario nursing homes they did not want to go to and the…

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Quebec’s nursing exam pass rate leaps up to 92%

After abysmal Quebec nursing exam results in 2022 and 2023, 92 per cent of candidates passed this spring. A total…

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Ontario nursing unions want staffing agencies phased out after fake nurse worked for 7 months

Ontario nursing associations say the province should phase out health-care staffing agencies if it wants to prevent untrained people from working in…

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Nursing shortage, overcrowded homes in Pimicikamak Cree Nation make tuberculosis cases difficult to monitor

The chief of a northern Manitoba First Nation says overcrowding and poor access to health-care services in his community can…

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Ottawa spending nearly $3M in Cat Lake First Nation for temporary nursing station after fire

The federal government is spending nearly $3 million to help get a temporary nursing station up and running in Cat…

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Still in crisis, Cat Lake First Nation awaits temporary replacement for nursing station razed by fire

Efforts are underway to get a temporary nursing station built in Cat Lake First Nation in northwestern Ontario, but as spring…

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Cat Lake First Nation’s nursing station burns down, leaving remote community without health-care hub

Cat Lake First Nation’s nursing station has burned down, leaving the remote northwestern Ontario community without a central access point…

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Nursing needs ‘still as great’ as 2022, when use of travel nurses started, says Vitalité CEO

The severe staffing shortage that prompted Vitalité Health Network to pay a private agency about $158 million to hire out-of-province nurses in 2022…

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