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Aging in place needs more than good intentions — it needs smart infrastructure - Prince Albert Daily Herald Supportive smart homes should be treated as core infrastructure in modern aging policy Dr. Frank Knofel Canada is aging faster than our systems are adapting. Nearly one in four Canadians will be over age 65 within the next decade. Research consistently shows that most older adults want to remain in their homes for as long

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1 week ago

The power of showing up: How families can support loved ones who are aging or ill - Prince Albert Daily Herald Harvey Max Chochinov For many families, visiting a loved one who is aging or seriously ill can feel surprisingly hard. We may love them deeply, yet hesitate before walking into a hospital room, nursing home or hospice. The reasons are complex, but at the heart of it is often an overwhelming feeling of helplessness. When

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1 week ago

You can’t starve secondary schools and demand skilled workers - Prince Albert Daily Herald Technical education begins early and needs industry partnership Susan Crowley How are Canada’s secondary students supposed to enter the skilled trades, eager and capable, when their training is out of date? This is a question for our governments responsible for funding education, but also for our industry partners. The solution doesn't demand large financial investments.

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2 weeks ago

When ChatGPT becomes your therapist - Prince Albert Daily Herald Sophie Nunnelley The community of Tumbler Ridge, B.C. is living through an unimaginable grief. As we mourn with them, we are right to ask what we can learn from this tragedy. Much of the public conversation has focused on OpenAI: Why didn't the company warn police when its systems flagged Jesse Van Rootselaar's account for

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When ChatGPT becomes your therapist - Prince Albert Daily Herald Sophie Nunnelley The community of Tumbler Ridge, B.C. is living through an unimaginable grief. As we mourn with them, we are right to ask what we can learn from this tragedy. Much of the public conversation has focused on OpenAI: Why didn't the company warn police when its systems flagged Jesse Van Rootselaar's account for

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1 month ago

We keep fighting addiction at the worst possible moment in a person’s life - Prince Albert Daily Herald Governments and health systems organize care around crises, yet recovery is decided by everyday life, and that’s exactly where we fail to invest Irving Gold Jonathan first met the health system on the floor of an emergency room. He’d drunk himself into a crisis, and the team did what they’re trained to do: stabilize, monitor,

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1 month ago

Health Minister expanded who can provide primary care – now we must define what services Canadians are entitled to receive - Prince Albert Daily Herald Dr. Ivy Oandasan A year ago, then-Health Minister Mark Holland issued a landmark interpretation of the Canada Health Act (CHA). His "CHA Services Policy" will finally take effect this April and declares that nurse practitioners, pharmacists and midwives providing "physician-equivalent services" must be covered by public insurance. No patient charges allowed. It’s a bold move.

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1 month ago

Healthcare is a human right - Prince Albert Daily Herald Federal government cannot let privatization erode access Linda Silas Canadians are rightly worried about access to healthcare. Long waits, delayed and cancelled surgeries and difficulty finding primary healthcare are no longer isolated problems. They’re a daily reality. As Canada’s population ages and demand outpaces growth in the health workforce, access to care is becoming more

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1 month ago

Pharmacare is health care – and Canadians can’t wait any longer - Prince Albert Daily Herald Ottawa must advance a national plan to strengthen health and economic stability Doug Roth As we start the new year, Canada’s pharmacare plan stands at a crossroads. Will we deliver universal access to prescription drugs or keep a patchwork system that leaves millions at risk? Right now, access depends on where you live, not on

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1 month ago

What Carney’s Davos speech teaches us about fixing healthcare - Prince Albert Daily Herald Dr. Ivy Oandasan QUOI Media In Davos this week, Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke about the power of naming reality. He described how systems persist not through force, but because everyone participates in assumptions they've never questioned. The breakthrough comes when someone finally says what everyone has sensed but not spoken: this isn't working. He

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1 month ago

How much funding should our governments give hospitals for robust patient care? The dollar amount is not as clear as you’d think - Prince Albert Daily Herald Jason Sutherland QUOI Media Hospitals are bleeding red ink across Canada. Yet long waits for surgery and overcrowding in emergency departments don’t raise much of an eyebrow. Are taxpayers getting good value for their spending on hospitals? On the one hand, for Canada’s publicly funded hospitals, balancing the books has become an almost impossible task.

How much funding should our governments give hospitals for robust patient care? The dollar amount is not as clear as you’d think


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1 month ago

A home is a human right - Prince Albert Daily Herald Why inclusion must be built in Janet Forbes and Ben Rowley QUOI Media Across Canada, housing has become one of the most urgent public policy issues of our time. Rising costs, limited supply and increasing homelessness have pushed governments to act quickly and creatively. In response, the federal government has placed renewed focus on rapid

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2 months ago

Canada is facing a crisis of imagination – and a chance to reinvent what comes next - Prince Albert Daily Herald Three steps to create an ‘imagination partnership’ to build a resilient and thriving Canada Arti Freeman QUOI Media Budget 2025’s “Building Canada Strong” agenda sets out more than $280 billion in investments over five years. With that, we have an opportunity to do things differently. But the federal government seems to be slipping into old

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2 months ago

What my sister Ellen taught me about dignity and the importance of being seen - Prince Albert Daily Herald Harvey Max Chochinov QUOI Media Several years before her death at the age of 55 years due to complications of cerebral palsy, my sister Ellen was again in hospital, this time in intensive care and on the brink of respiratory collapse. To say cerebral palsy had shaped her life is an understatement, in that it

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2 months ago

When a Parliamentary committee recently politicized EDI in research, they put Canadian science and patient care at risk - Prince Albert Daily Herald EDI does not compete with research excellence – it strengthens it Dr. Rachel Reeve QUOI MEDIA The recent House of Commons committee motion seeking access to decades of individual-level data from federal health and science grant applicants should concern anyone serious about evidence-based policymaking. While the motion was ultimately amended, the committee’s original motion revealed

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2 months ago

More doctors not the only answer to Canada’s healthcare woes - Prince Albert Daily Herald Three things Canada can learn from Singapore's primary care transformation Dr. Ivy Oandasan QUOI Media Recently, Dr. Tara Kiran made headlines when her robust national OurCare survey revealed 5.9 million Canadians still lack a primary care provider – the point-of-entry health professional, like a family doctor or nurse practitioner, who provides routine care. Those who

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2 months ago

No, Indigenous people are not coming to take away your privately owned land – but fearmongering politicians and pundits want you to believe differently - Prince Albert Daily Herald Corey Shefman QUOI Media Despite what you may have read over the last several weeks, Indigenous people – with the help of the courts – are not coming to seize your privately owned land. Since the landmark B.C. Court decision which declared that the Cowichan Tribes had never given up (what the law calls “surrendered”)

No, Indigenous people are not coming to take away your privately owned land – but fearmongering politicians and pundits want you to believe differently


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2 months ago

Budget was missing a Canadian ownership strategy - Prince Albert Daily Herald Four steps can help secure Canadian sovereignty Jon Shell QUOI Media The day before the Canadian federal budget was introduced, a Canadian gold mining company called New Gold announced that it would be acquired by American-owned Coeur Mining. This comes only a couple months after the proposed acquisition of one of Canada’s largest miners, Teck

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2 months ago

Let’s get personal – individual-focused prevention programs are key to reducing the risk of diabetes - Prince Albert Daily Herald Harpreet Bajaj QUOI Media While COVID, bird flu, Mpox and measles have dominated health headlines recently, another health crisis has lurked in the background, threatening millions in Canada. Close to six million Canadians have diabetes and millions more are at risk of developing it, particularly type 2, the most common form. The chronic disease not

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3 months ago

Canada’s chance to lead the critical minerals race should not only be based on extraction – but on tech - Prince Albert Daily Herald Fast-tracked reclamation projects can transform waste into wealth and secure global supply chains Apoorv Sinha QUOI Media Do you know where the copper in your microwave came from? Or the rare earth elements that make your TV or laptop screen capable of high definition? Chances are, they traveled thousands of kilometers, extracted from remote mines in

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3 months ago

Women entrepreneurs in the North face distinct social, cultural and geographic obstacles –overcoming them requires federal policies that recognize their reality - Prince Albert Daily Herald Rosalind Lockyer QUOI Media Women’s equality got a boost in this year’s federal budget with the government’s commitment to provide stable funding of $660.5 million over five years to the Department for Women and Gender Equality. Now the government needs to give its Women Entrepreneurship Strategy a similar shot in the arm so it can

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3 months ago

Expert-guided AI conversational tools can bolster preventive healthcare – empowering people to take charge of their health - Prince Albert Daily Herald Michel Vallée QUOI Media While much of the recent focus on artificial intelligence (AI) has been on its potential to jumpstart the Canadian economy, this transformative technology also offers ground-breaking opportunities in healthcare. Besides its potential to improve diagnostic accuracy, accelerate new drug discoveries and personalize treatment plans, AI can bolster preventive care and save

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3 months ago

Canadian medical students call for prevention and cessation initiatives with tobacco settlement monies - Prince Albert Daily Herald Salar Farokhi Boroujeni, Shavez Khan and Rushil Dave QUOI Media As medical students at the University of Toronto, we are training to prevent disease, treat illness and improve the health of our communities. That means looking beyond the patients we see today to the health of future generations. Canada’s historic $32.5-billion settlement with tobacco companies

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3 months ago

Provinces need to make bold reforms in healthcare: B.C. and Quebec offer two divergent paths - Prince Albert Daily Herald Jason M. Sutherland QUOI Media The federal government’s pledge of $5 billion over three years in this year’s budget for a dedicated Health Infrastructure Fund is a much-needed investment that will aid provinces and territories in building and upgrading hospitals, medical schools and other healthcare facilities. While the funding addresses health infrastructure needs, it still

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4 months ago

Canada falls behind allies in key gender equality metric - Prince Albert Daily Herald Jennifer M. Piscopo Quoi Media Prime Minister Mark Carney is working overtime – forging new economic and security partnerships abroad while seeking an ambitious spending package at home. But there’s one agenda item receiving little attention: the low numbers of women in politics. Canada’s democratic peers -- and key allies in trade wars with Trump

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5 months ago

Canada is thinking too small - Prince Albert Daily Herald Health and social data are essential infrastructure – and big science Michael Wolfson QUOI Media A longstanding issue with funding for scientific research in Canada has been selecting large scientific projects. Telescopes and particle accelerators come to mind. They are expensive and require long-term funding. Unfortunately, health and social data have largely been left out of the

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5 months ago

Canada’s next budget must invest in people, not just infrastructure and weapons - Prince Albert Daily Herald Michelle Hewitt QUOI Media The Trump tariff storm has rattled Canada’s economy, and our growing NATO defence commitments have driven up federal spending. Against that backdrop, it’s no surprise that Prime Minister Carney’s first budget is expected to double down on his election promise to “Build Canada.” But what about the people who depend on

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5 months ago

Jordan’s Principle isn’t a “program” — it’s a legal duty - Prince Albert Daily Herald Here are three steps the federal government can take Irving Gold QUOI Media Eight-year-old Maya can’t bathe safely without a custom chair. Her occupational therapist filed the paperwork months ago. The request is still in a federal queue. Maya grows; the tub doesn’t. A simple piece of equipment is stalled by a system that was

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5 months ago

Economic Nutrition label enables Canadians to embrace “Buy Canada” and make buying decisions that support local communities - Prince Albert Daily Herald Zita Cobb QUOI Media U.S. tariffs have galvanized a Buy Canadian movement, with shoppers fervently checking product labels to ensure their purchases are Canadian made. It’s a sentiment shared by the Canadian government, as witnessed by its recent announcement of a Buy Canada policy, which is expected to make procurement of Canadian goods an obligation

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5 months ago

There is a burnout crisis among LTC workers – trauma-informed workplaces are a solution - Prince Albert Daily Herald Carole Estabrooks and Janice Keefe, QUOI Media Canada’s primary healthcare crisis has garnered news headlines and political attention, but an equally alarming crisis is ongoing in long-term care (LTC). More than five years after COVID-19’s deadly sweep through LTC homes – exposing long-standing deficiencies in funding, infrastructure, infection control, staffing and working conditions – many

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