B.C RN's Become The First In Canada To Prescribe Medications For Opiod Addictions
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B.C RN’s Become The First In Canada To Prescribe Medications For Opiod Addictions

B.C leads the country in Opiod overdose and deaths TDS News – The first cohort of registered nurses (RNs) is on track to begin prescribing medications for treatment of opioid use disorder, as part of B.C.’s leading-edge overdose response plan.  Thirty RNs and registered psychiatric nurses (RPNs) will complete their training this month to prescribe Read More…

Special Court On The Horizon For Victims Of Sexual Assault And Domestic Violence
Eastern Canada

Special Court On The Horizon For Victims Of Sexual Assault And Domestic Violence

Quebec report on Sexual Assault And Domestic Violence made 190 recommendations prompting the need for a more specialized judicial structure for these issues. TDS News – The Minister of Justice and Attorney General for Quebec, Simon Jolin-Barrette, announced the establishment of a working group following the tabling of the report of the Committee of Experts Read More…

Saskatchewan Gets All Clear For Invasive Zebra Mussels
Western Canada

Saskatchewan Gets All Clear For Invasive Zebra Mussels

No Invasive Mussels Found In Saskatchewan Waters In 2020 Zebra mussels are a small freshwater mussels that is invasive to bodies of water and spread quickly. In recent years, the province have Manitoba has been plagued with Zebra mussels causing extensive damage to water supplies. The species was originally native to the lakes of southern Read More…

$1.19M Funding To Mi'kmawey Debert Cultural Centre in Mi'kma'ki
Atlantic Canada Indigenous

$1.19M Funding To Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre in Mi’kma’ki

Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre preservers of Indigenous history Today, Member of Parliament Lenore Zann for (Cumberland–Colchester) announced $1,193,801 in funding for the Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre in Nova Scotia. The announcement was made on behalf of the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Heritage. The funding will support the architectural design of the Mi’kmawey Debert Read More…

Until Next February...
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Until Next February…

A poem honoring Black History Month February is the monthWhen Black stories can be held highWhen both culture and historyAre presented in great supply The folktales of the peoplesThe spirits of the land‘Bout the animals and riversAnd the plants o’African There’s tales of Anansi,The ever tricky spiderTeaching youth to be quite couthYet still smart and Read More…