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Analyzing police interactions with the public is crucial to understanding how police engage in communities, and what impact that has on individuals.

Jan: How Ottawa can build a community-wide approach to public safety and mental wellness
If we do it right, we can significantly improve the way local people interact with law enforcement and social services.
Abid Jan
Dec 7 2021
Dan Fumano: Vancouver police will not require COVID-19 vaccinations, unlike other departments
Analyzing police interactions with the public is crucial to understanding how police engage in communities, and what impact that has on individuals.
Dan Fumano
SHIFT: What the Tainted Blood Scandal didn't teach us
Analyzing police interactions with the public is crucial to understanding how police engage in communities, and what impact that has on individuals.
Lisa Machado
Khaliq: The Canada Health Act is failing people with mental illness
Analyzing police interactions with the public is crucial to understanding how police engage in communities, and what impact that has on individuals.
Yasmin Khaliq
Sheila Malcolmson: We’re building up B.C.’s mental health and addiction care
Analyzing police interactions with the public is crucial to understanding how police engage in communities, and what impact that has on individuals.
Sheila Malcolmson
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Jan: How Ottawa can build a community-wide approach to public safety and mental wellness
If we do it right, we can significantly improve the way local people interact with law enforcement and social services.
Abid Jan
Dec 7 2021
Analyzing police interactions with the public is crucial to understanding how police engage in communities, and what impact that has on individuals.

Eight surprising facts about cannabis
It is easy to assume marijuana cultivation began in fairly modern times.
Tom Gaffey - The Fresh Toast
Dec 7 2021
Not only was Thomas Jefferson and George Washington both reported to have hemp on their properties, the famous Mayflower had sails and ropes made from hemp. /

This COVID vaccine can be inhaled and it's being made and tested in Canada
The aim is a broader type of immune response than can be achieved just by injecting into the muscles of the upper arm, including a more potent T cell response, researchers say
Sharon Kirkey
Dec 7 2021
Fiona Smaill and research coordinator Emilio Aguirre demonstrate the use of the nebulizer with a volunteer.

'We're watching it closely': Alberta Omicron case count climbs to 11 over weekend
Alberta Health Minister Jason Copping said the province is watching developments around Omicron closely and will introduce additional public health measures if needed
Jason Herring, Stephanie Babych
Dec 7 2021
Health Minister Jason Copping.

Dan Fumano: Vancouver police will not require COVID-19 vaccinations, unlike other departments
Analysis: By allowing unvaccinated police officers to be considered fit for duty as long as they undergo testing, Vancouver Police Department's policy sets it apart from several other policing agencies.
Dan Fumano
Dec 7 2021
Vancouver Police officers patrol at Oppenheimer Park in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

'Never seen it like this': EMS staff shortage triggers four red alerts in Calgary
A city paramedic told Postmedia staff shortages have become the norm in recent months
Jason Herring
Dec 7 2021
An ambulance heads toward the Foothills Medical Centre on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021.

Toronto's health board moves ahead with drug decriminalization plan
Plan calls on federal government to make simple possession of illegal drugs a non-criminal act within Toronto
Bryan Passifiume
Dec 7 2021
The Works, a City of Toronto-run safe injection site, is pictured in November 2017.

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SHIFT: What the Tainted Blood Scandal didn't teach us
There is still so much stigma and hate around HIV and the communities that it affects the most.
Lisa Machado
Dec 6 2021
Watching so much death made time alive seem painfully uncertain. GETTY

SHIFT: 'Imagine women waiting for years while their cancer grows just because of some rule'
A new study has identified flaws in data used to develop breast screening criteria, a mistake that experts say may have caused the deaths of more than 400 Canadian women annually.
Lisa Machado
Nov 29 2021
Experts say mistakes made in 1980s breast screening trials have put women at risk for decades. GETTY

SHIFT: Sick or not sick, diagnostic backlogs have us all on the edge
There are thousands of Canadians whose diagnoses have turned deadly because of backlogs in our healthcare system.
Lisa Machado
Nov 22 2021
Getting timely tests was difficult before the pandemic. Now they are virtually at a stand-still, and Canadians are at risk. GETTY

SHIFT: Is this the hardest time to be a parent?
Between managing the impact of a pandemic and the guiding them through natural rites of passage, nurturing our offspring feels like walking up an impossibly steep hill.
Lisa Machado
Nov 15 2021
It doesn't seem to matter how old your kids are, the ability to parent proficiently is being tested. GETTY

SHIFT: Debating vaccine mandates make our sacrifices feel in vain
Whether healthcare workers should be vaccinated after all we have lost is just another sign of the disconnect between what's important for patients and government policy.
Lisa Machado
Nov 8 2021
Patients should feel safe within hospital walls. GETTY

SHIFT: Shouldn't we choose how we get news from our doctors?
There are very few things in life that are surprise-worthy — and test results aren’t one of them.
Lisa Machado
Nov 1 2021
Communicating with your doctor the way you want to can go a long way to improving health outcomes. GETTY

SHIFT: Powerlessness is exhausting
Empathy fatigue has most commonly been tied to healthcare workers and first responders but experts say that it can affect anyone.
Lisa Machado
Oct 25 2021
Taking control and “not being a victim” gives us energy — physically, but also in a gentler raison d’être kind of way. GETTY

Sheila Malcolmson: We’re building up B.C.’s mental health and addiction care
Opinion: Decriminalizing people who use drugs will reduce the fear and shame that keeps people silent and leads so many to hide their drug use and avoid treatment and support
Sheila Malcolmson
Dec 3 2021
People march to remember those who died during the overdose crisis and to call for a safe supply of illicit drugs on International Overdose Awareness Day in Vancouver last Aug. 31. B.C. Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Sheila Malcolmson says the government has ‘taken the critical step forward to assert that addictions is a public health challenge, and not a criminal justice issue.’

OPINION: In healthcare, it's not about virtual or in-person. It's about the relationship
The secret to quality in healthcare is continuity of care with a trusted doctor, working closely with an interconnected team and the right tools and technologies.
Dr. Dominik Nowak
Dec 2 2021
A blend of virtual and in-person care makes sure that people receive care at the right time and by the right professional. GETTY

Macneil-Lebeau: Beware of ‘pinkwashing’ — Why a breast cancer awareness campaign leaves this survivor boiling mad
The little ribbon that appears on products and services is not regulated or protected. The promises companies make about donations to fighting cancer may very well be empty.
Anyse Macneil-Lebeau
Dec 1 2021
A customer gets a pink-ribbon tattoo. The symbol is ubiquitous and unregulated, and some companies exploit that fact.

Peter McKnight: Every day the province doesn't ban conversion therapy is another day lives are needlessly at risk
Opinion: Five other provinces have implemented bans on conversion therapy without waiting for the federal government to act
Peter McKnight
Dec 1 2021
To protect some of the most vulnerable individuals among us -- youth and young adults -- from conversion therapy, all three levels of government must act independently, and together, writes Peter McKnight.

Omicron is the new COVID kid on the block: five steps to avoid, ten to take immediately
We should be talking about how to adapt and learn to live with the virus.
The Conversation
Nov 29 2021
The new variant – identified as B.1.1.529 has been declared a variant of concern by the World Health Organisation and assigned the name Omicron. GETTY

SHIFT: 'Imagine women waiting for years while their cancer grows just because of some rule'
A new study has identified flaws in data used to develop breast screening criteria, a mistake that experts say may have caused the deaths of more than 400 Canadian women annually.
Lisa Machado
Nov 29 2021
Experts say mistakes made in 1980s breast screening trials have put women at risk for decades. GETTY

Edmiston: As HIV funding goes down, HIV infections in Canada increase. We can stop this
We have seen more organizations and more health issues competing for a slice of the same pie, resulting in service cuts for community-based programs.
Laurie Edmiston
Nov 29 2021
Mathematical models show that with an increased emphasis on prevention, testing and linkage to treatment and care, we could actually eliminate HIV as a public health threat by 2030.

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