Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Mike Hager, Kathryn Blaze Baum
Publication Date: May 18, 2025 - 20:21
B.C. does not know how many people are on extended leave from involuntary hospital stays
May 18, 2025
The B.C. government does not know how many people are under involuntary mental-health supervision outside hospital settings at any given time, the province’s Ministry of Health acknowledges. That lack of tracking makes it impossible to know whether the teams responsible for caring for such people are properly resourced in a province with one of the worst ratios of mental health care professionals to patients in the country, critics say.
Inconsistent planning, insufficient data and a lack of concrete actions are among the problems plaguing some of Canada’s key environmental efforts and strategies, a series of independent audits has found.In three reports issued Tuesday, Environment and Sustainable Development Commissioner Jerry DeMarco examined the federal government’s progress on climate adaptation, species protection and facilitating sustainable use of ocean resources. A fourth report from Mr. DeMarco considers why the government has largely failed to deliver on its sustainable development goals over the past three...
June 10, 2025 - 18:57 | Ivan Semeniuk | The Globe and Mail
The union representing Alberta teachers says members have voted 95 per cent in favour of strike action and they could hit the picket lines in the next four months.Alberta Teachers’ Association president Jason Schilling says teachers are sending a message that they are united and will no longer prop up an underfunded public education system.
June 10, 2025 - 18:42 | Lisa Johnson | The Globe and Mail
The Ottawa Police Service is requesting public aid in identifying two women it says were involved in an assault on Cumberland Street in the ByWard Market earlier this month. Read More
June 10, 2025 - 18:37 | Gord Holder, Postmedia | Ottawa Citizen
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