Exploring Theme: "Health Funding Issues"

About $574 million of budget set for mental health, addictions CBC Indigenous: Advocates say more needs to be done to ensure rural and remote areas in Saskatchewan benefit from provincial funding targeting mental health and addictions. On Wednesday, the 2024-25 provincial budget included $574 million for mental health and addictions services, a 10.9 per cent increase over...

Too many clients, not enough capacity to meet needs, says executive director CBC News: A lodge that houses First Nations people from across northern Ontario who travel to Thunder Bay, Ont., for medical treatment is headed toward bankruptcy, according to its executive director. Wequedong Lodge is a 110-bed facility that has been over capacity for years....

Seniors in largest Mi’kmaw community in New Brunswick want long-term care in their language CBC News: Elders in Elsipogtog First Nation in New Brunswick say they need a nursing home in their community to better suit their cultural and language needs. Noel Augustine, 72, a keptin of the Mi’kmaq Grand Council, said most seniors in the community about 55 kilometres north...