B.C.’s plan for involuntary addiction treatment is a step ...
WEB1 day ago · British Columbia Premier David Eby recently announced that his government plans to open highly secure facilities where people struggling with mental health, serious brain injuries and severe addictions will receive involuntary care. The B.C. government describes the move as a new phase of its ...
Q+A | N.W.T’s chief public health officer on new vaccines ...
WEB4 days ago · COVID-19 numbers are on the rise in the N.W.T., with 54 known cases counted between June and August this year, according ot the territory’s chief public health officer. That’s four times the number recorded over the same time period last year. Those cases included 15 people who were ...
Drug prices improved under Biden-Harris and Trump − but not ...
WEB1 day ago · The Inflation Reduction Act allowed Medicare to negotiate drug prices for the first time. The first negotiation between Medicare and the pharmaceutical industry took place over the summer of 2024, lowering costs for 10 Medicare Part D drugs, which include the blood thinner Xarelto and the drugs Farxiga and Jardiance, which treat Type 2 …
Liberals survive first confidence vote after the end of ...
WEB2 days ago · The Liberal government has survived the first of what is expected to be a series of confidence votes during this fall sitting. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre brought forward a non-confidence motion this week in an effort to topple the government and trigger an early election.
Hotel workers are still waiting for their economic recovery
WEB3 days ago · Hotel workers’ median gross hourly wage was $18.50 in 2022, compared to $27 an hour across all industries in the province. These workers are more likely to be women, immigrants, part-timers and older. Women workers are also worse off than their male colleagues. Their median gross hourly wage is $2.09 lower than men’s across the …
Global crises are multiplying: Here’s how science can help ...
WEB5 days ago · Housing, climate, cost of living, health — the multitude of interconnected crises the world is facing has spawned a new term: “polycrisis.” The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks 2023 report defines this as a situation “where disparate crises interact such that the overall impact far ...
Canada’s platform economy boom is a risk to workers
WEB5 days ago · The platform economy exemplifies this shift. Driven by websites and mobile applications, it allows tasks to be arranged and performed for customers in exchange for money. This offers workers flexibility but also exposes them to financial instability and job insecurity. While adaptability is viewed as a positive aspect of job quality, challenges ...