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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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Politics

Trudeau says Premier Smith’s new transgender policies target ‘vulnerable’ youth

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slammed Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s decision to roll out what he called her “anti LGBT policies”…

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Canada

Immediate firing ordered for B.C. Mountie over sexual misconduct with vulnerable woman

An RCMP conduct board has ordered the immediate firing of a B.C. Mountie who took sexual advantage of a suicidal…

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Canada

These are the ways rural Canadians are more vulnerable to climate change

Compared to urban dwellers, rural Canadians are more vulnerable to climate change in many ways and face extra challenges to…

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Nova Scotia

HRM launches registry to check on vulnerable people during emergencies

Residents of the Halifax Regional Municipality who are vulnerable and don’t have round-the-clock support can now register for a program…

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Canada

B.C.’s most vulnerable still unprotected from extreme heat after 2022 review, advocate says

As British Columbia grapples with a heat wave that broke temperature records this week, a disability rights advocate says there…

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