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Ignoring and taunting Indigenous patients is not an inevitable outcome of busy hospitals and overworked staff
Mary Jane Logan McCallum, Christa Big Canoe, Josée G. Lavoie | Joyce Echaquan's experience of overt racism cannot be attributed to an isolated incident. Nor can it be acceptable that staff are too busy to meet their professional obligations.
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Nurses see. We must not be silenced.
Cathy Crowe | The problems within nursing preceded the pandemic and call for a radical shake-up of the profession.
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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney at yesterday's COVID-19 news conference. Image: Screenshot of Government of Alberta video
Jason Kenney claims ignorance about Alberta justice minister's COVID commentary
David J. Climenhaga | The internet let out a collective gasp yesterday afternoon when Alberta Premier Jason Kenney was caught telling a monumental fib.
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Challenge accepted, Prime Minister: A national conversation about COVID-19 vaccination strategies
Nili Kaplan-Myrth, Amy Tan | Dr. Nili Kaplan-Myrth brought together a group of health-care experts and advocates to talk with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about disparities in access to COVID-19 vaccine across Canada.
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Grassroots abortion support in Atlantic Canada
Scott Neigh | Shannon Hardy and Bridget Graham talk about the work of Abortion Support Services Atlantic.
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Justin Trudeau speaks after a cabinet retreat on September 16, 2020. Image: Video screenshot/PMO
Throne speech will provide contrast to the frightful spectacle in the U.S.
Karl Nerenberg | Some Ottawa insiders have speculated that the government will pull back from any overly ambitious new programs, be they in energy, social welfare or even health, to focus on the pandemic.
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The growing threat of privatization
Victoria Fenner | The COVID crisis is showing us more consequences of putting profits before people. Hear a panel discussion from the Canadian Labour Congress about the problem and some possible solutions.
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Leaker exposes risky health-care privatization scheme in Alberta
David J. Climenhaga | Most of the Edmonton region's orthopedic surgeons would have needed to be on board for the private hospital idea to have legs. At least one of them evidently wasn't.
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This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S. Image: NIAID/Flickr
The pandemic: How is Canada doing compared to other countries?
Jim Harding | Federal and provincial governments were clearly caught off guard when the COVID-19 pandemic struck. A look at the emerging trends could help spark reforms as we seek a green and just recovery.
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COVID-19 -- what aren't we hearing about the situation in Africa?
Victoria Fenner | Cases of COVID-19 are low compared to other regions of the world, but that doesn't mean all is well. We hear reports from the ground in Tanzania and Mozambique.
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COVID-19 shines a light on the relationship between work and health
Scott Neigh | Robyn Beckett of the Decent Work and Health Network talks about the impact our employment can have on our health, the fight for better employment standards, and COVID-19.
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Alberta doctors fight pay cuts in court while battling COVID-19 on the front lines
David J. Climenhaga | As doctors battle the coronavirus, knowing their collective bargaining association is fighting for them will improve morale considerably as they risk their lives to save ours.