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Canada

A B.C. program is helping vulnerable residents breathe easier with homemade air cleaners

What On Earth26:34A quick, DIY solution to keep you safe on a smoky day Air purifiers can cost a lot,…

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Canada

Woman lured vulnerable teens into sex for drugs, money: Manitoba RCMP

A Long Plain First Nation woman has been charged after RCMP allege she befriended at least two teens and lured…

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Health

Public guardian system could be improved, but needed to protect vulnerable Manitobans: chief psychiatrist

Most Manitobans will never encounter the province’s chief psychiatrist, but if a doctor has decided you’re mentally incompetent, the trajectory…

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Nova Scotia

N.S. police watchdog investigating after officer strikes ‘vulnerable’ youth multiple times

Nova Scotia’s Serious Incident Response Team is investigating after a West Hants RCMP officer allegedly struck a “vulnerable female youth” multiple…

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Nova Scotia

Richmond County staff developing vulnerable persons registry for emergency response

Cape Breton’s Richmond County is working on creating a vulnerable persons registry to help look after residents affected by increasingly…

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Health

‘We’ve been where they’ve been’: People with lived addiction experience key in aiding Thunder Bay’s vulnerable

When Nicole Lukas-Mckenzie tells her clients she knows what they’re going through, she means it. At People Advocating for Change…

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Nova Scotia

Community Services minister says there’s more to do for most vulnerable Nova Scotians

Brendan Maguire was a proponent of indexing income assistance to the rate of inflation when he was a Liberal MLA.…

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Tech

The Prairies are heading into another drought. Here’s why we’re more vulnerable this time

In northern Alberta, a worrisomely dry winter has raised some fears about an issue that hasn’t historically been a problem…

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Politics

RCMP head says force is ‘vulnerable’ to leaks after Mountie arrested in Alberta

The head of the RCMP says the national police force is vulnerable to leaks — a warning that comes as…

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Nova Scotia

Vulnerable people need to be included in CBRM emergency plans, says advocate

Tanya Ellsworth was living in a tent when a winter storm walloped Sydney, N.S., with 150 centimetres of snow over…

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