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Cancer Awareness Month: Canada’s unified plan to tackle the burden of cancer
TORONTO, March 25, 2025 – More people in Canada die from cancer than from anything else.i Cancer directly affects more than 1.5 million people in this countryii, and is expected to cost $37.7 billion in 2024.iii But Canada has a plan: the Canadian Strategy for Cancer Control (the Strategy). Dr. Craig Earle, CEO of the Canadian […]
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Mortified about menstruation? Some Indigenous youth learn to celebrate it instead – CBC
Mar 25, 2025 Honouring moon time teaches youth self-confidence, says elder The spring equinox has just passed, but Cutcha Risling Baldy’s summer schedule is already looking jam-packed, as youth from her Hupa community prepare to celebrate something their tween peers may be apprehensive about or even avoid discussing: their first period. Risling Baldy has helped […]
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SAH encouraged by Indigenous Health Strategy, administrator says – SooToday.com
Navigators are guiding Indigenous patients through the hospital experience: SAH will explore an Indigenous health department or program Sault Area Hospital’s Indigenous Health Strategy is beginning to show some encouraging results. “This is key work in our strategic plan. It’s work that the team is very, very proud of, about the relationships that we’ve built […]
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On World TB Day 2025, ITK calls for renewed focus on tuberculosis elimination in Inuit Nunangat
March 24, 2025 On World Tuberculosis Day, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) marks the significant efforts being made to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) across Inuit Nunangat by 2030, a goal Inuit and the federal government have jointly committed to. As part of that commitment, we have also sought to reduce active TB by 50 percent by 2025, […]
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Joint Statement from the Chief Public Health Officer of the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Chief Medical Officer of Public Health of Indigenous Services Canada on World Tuberculosis Day 2025
From: Public Health Agency of Canada March 24, 2025 Today, March 24, marks World Tuberculosis (TB) Day. We recognize this day to raise awareness about the health, social and economic consequences of TB and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic. Despite being preventable and curable, TB disease remains a significant public […]
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Bayshore Northern Staffing Announces Sponsorship of the 2025 Rankin Inlet and Oakville Hornets Northern Exchange Program
OAKVILLE, ON, March 24, 2025 – Bayshore Northern Staffing, a division of Bayshore HealthCare (Bayshore), is proud to announce its sponsorship of both the Rankin Rock and 2025 U15 Oakville Hornets Northern Exchange Teams, connecting young female hockey players from Rankin Inlet, Nunavut and Oakville, Ontario. The exchange program, supported by Experiences Canada and the […]
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CMA fighting to ensure access to health care is an all-party priority on the campaign trail
March 23, 2025 As political parties and their leaders hit the campaign trail today, the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) is here to stand up for Canadians’ access to health care. With uncertainty rising due to Donald Trump’s attack on our economy, Canadians shouldn’t also have to worry about whether they can access health care when […]
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Government of Canada announces the organization to establish and lead the National Autism Network
From: Public Health Agency of Canada March 21, 2025 The Government of Canada is committed to supporting the needs of all Canadians, including Autistic people and those who care for them. Today, the Honourable Kamal Khera, Minister of Health, announced over $6.3 million in funding over five years for the Sinneave Family Foundation to establish […]
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Media Advisory – CMA Health Summit tackles health care in a changing political landscape
OTTAWA, ON, March 20, 2025 – A session on the impact of shifting U.S. health policy, including deep cuts to national agencies, will kick off Health Summit 2025 — a two-day interactive conference on the future of health care in Canada. Dr. Tom Frieden, former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and […]
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Big boost for Indigenous health care in Sarnia-Lambton – Petrolia Lambton Independent
March 20, 2025 Cathy Dobson/The Independent Local First Nations and health care providers across Sarnia-Lambton are celebrating an $850,000 provincial announcement they say will meld western style and traditional indigenous medicine. The funding is expected to provide barrier-free access to health services and improve outcomes for Indigenous patients from Lambton’s three First Nations and Indigenous […]
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