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First Chief Officer of Office of Mental Health and Addictions Appointed May 27, 2021 - 1:55 PM The provincial government has appointed Dr. Sam Hickcox as Nova Scotia’s first chief officer of the new Office of Mental Health and Addictions. Dr. Hickcox, currently the physician lead for addictions medicine at the Nova Scotia Health Authority, will be responsible for planning and providing strategic oversight of mental health and addictions policy development. He starts the new role July 1. “D...

Bridgewater, NS, Canada / CKBW May 27, 2021 | 2:03 PM The provincial government has appointed Dr. Sam Hickcox to lead the new Office of Mental Health and Addictions. Dr. Hickcox is currently the physician lead for addictions medicine at the Nova Scotia Health Authority and will be responsible for planning and providing strategic oversight of mental health and addictions policy development. He starts the new role July 1. “Dr. Hickcox has both clinical experience and a passion for advocating fo...

From: Health Canada Today, on behalf of the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, Member of Parliament Lloyd Longfield announced more than $1 million over two years for a safer supply project in Guelph. This innovative project will provide a pharmaceutical alternative to the toxic illegal drug supply and help prevent overdoses. May 20, 2021 | Guelph, Ontario | Health Canada The overdose crisis continues to affect communities and families across Canada. Tragically, we have seen substantial...

Share this article Canadian Pain Task Force releases their third report OTTAWA, ON, May 5, 2021 /CNW/ - The Government of Canada recognizes the need to improve the health systems capacity to better understand, prevent and manage chronic pain. Nearly 8 million Canadians – one in five people – live with chronic pain. Chronic pain affects children, adults, and seniors, and significantly impacts their physical and mental health. Chronic pain often prevents people from participating in work, sc...

Nova Scotia recorded 148 new cases of COVID-19 today, May 1. There are 129 cases in the central sector, 17 in the eastern sector and 2 in the western sector. Due to the increased number of cases that have been investigated over the past few days, the exposure category (i.e. travel, close contact or unknown) is not always available at the time distribution of the press release. The breakdown by sector which specifies the exposure categories will no longer be provided regularly. There is communit...

Share this article Share this article OTTAWA, ON, April 15, 2021 /CNW/ - The overdose crisis continues to have devastating impacts on Canadian communities and families. Tragically, the latest national data show that in many areas of the country, the COVID-19 pandemic is worsening the ongoing public health crisis of opioid-related harms and deaths. Stigma is a significant barrier to accessing health and other services and has a major impact on people who use drugs and their friends and famili...

Share this article Government also extends two existing safer supply projects in Toronto to continue saving lives TORONTO, April 14, 2021 /CNW/ - The overdose crisis continues to affect communities and families across Canada. Tragically, we have seen significant increases in overdose deaths and related harms during the COVID-19 pandemic, including in Toronto where overdoses deaths increased significantly between January 1 and November 30 last year. The Government of Canada continues to support...

Date Time Share From: Health Canada Today, Ken Hardie, M.P., on behalf of the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, announced nearly $16.5 million in funding for 11 projects to help support communities in British Columbia in their efforts to address and prevent substance use-related harms. April 9, 2021 Ottawa, Ontario Health Canada Throughout Canada, communities and families continue to grapple with the ongoing overdose crisis and other harms ass...

Today in funding: Ratesdotca, Damon Motorcycles, Forma.ai, Vegano Foods, Dispension, GenXys, DeFi Ventures Seven Canadian tech companies, Ratesdotca, Damon Motorcycles, Forma.ai, Vegano Foods, Dispension, GenXys, and DeFi Ventures have recently secured financing to fuel their growth. Here’s the latest on who raised money, how much, from whom, and what they plan to put the new funds toward. Ratesdotca secures $51 million in financing Toronto-based fintech company Ratesdotca, wh...

AKWESASNE – Mr. Dalton John White, “Kahnatiio”, 23, of 529 River Road, unexpectedly passed away Friday afternoon, March 05, 2021 at home.