Shirlee Engel

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• BLOG: Behind the scenes with the Syrian painter who takes refuge in art

  A Syrian refugee who arrived in Canada earlier this year has captured the faces of these innocent victims in a series of portraits. As Shirlee Engel reports, he's now turning his talents to life in Canada.

  Canada

  Dec 14, 2016
• Ontario’s long term care homes feeling the pinch of pricey power

  Ontario's long-term care homes warn the upkeep of hundreds of residences is in jeopardy with soaring hydro bills in the province.

  Canada

  Oct 6, 2016
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• Grieving parents urge Ottawa not to stop parental benefits after sudden infant death

  After her four-month-old girl died of SIDS, Candace Sims was informed by the federal government that her parental benefits had been cut off and that she owed $600 for EI she had received after the death.

  Canada

  Oct 5, 2016
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• Amherst Island residents hope hydro rate uproar will pressure gov’t to rethink wind project

  Residents fighting a wind turbine project have renewed hope that anger over soaring rural electricity prices will force the Ontario government to rethink a renewable energy development.

  Canada

  Sep 26, 2016
• Most rural Ontario hydro customers to see new increases, despite rebate

  Some of Ontario’s most hard-hit ratepayers will see new increases on their bills, despite a promised eight per cent rebate on electricity bills announced by the Liberal government this week.

  Politics

  Sep 13, 2016
• Ontario’s electric car goal could lead to increase in hydro rates, expert says

  Ontario’s ambitious goal to put an electric car in every multi-vehicle driveway over the next decade could lead to higher electricity prices, an economist warns.

  Canada

  Aug 10, 2016
• Death of Abdirahman Abdi fuels calls for police training reforms

  Calls for changes to police training are getting louder after Abdirahman Abdi, a mentally-ill Ottawa man, died in the wake of a confrontation with police this week.

  Canada

  Jul 27, 2016
• Death doulas transforming how we die in Canada

  Barb Phillips is one of a growing number of death doulas in Canada trying to transform the way we view death and the dying process.

  Canada

  Jun 10, 2016
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• Innovations in palliative care could improve access for Canadians

  According to the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association, only 16-30 per cent of Canadians currently have access to palliative care.

  Canada

  Jun 7, 2016
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• Palliative care: The elephant in the room in the assisted dying debate

  With politicians and pundits in Ottawa focussed on medically assisted dying legislation, there is frustration that the urgent need for palliative care is being ignored.

  Canada

  Jun 6, 2016
• How much can the Canadian government do to bring the Azer children home?

  Political pressure may not enough to help a Canadian mother pleading for help bringing her four abducted children back to Canada, but the B.C. woman isn't giving up hope.

  Canada

  May 20, 2016
• Domestic violence in Canada: limited resources for those who try to leave

  Melissa Chatham was just 24 years old when her boyfriend Kelly David McKenzie beat her to death in front of his young son in 2008.

  Dec 16, 2014
• ‘He beat me to a pulp’: B.C. faces ‘epidemic’ of domestic violence

  Monique Walley's story underscores the 'epidemic' of domestic assault facing B.C.

  Dec 15, 2014
• Everyday Hero: Putting fashion and confidence within everyone’s reach

  Izzy Camilleri realized her real calling was to help bring fashion to a completely underserved community. In 2004 Camilleri launched IZ Adaptive - a boutique exclusively for people who use wheelchairs.

  Consumer

  Oct 31, 2014
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• Former Canadian Forces private alleges abuse in military training

  James Robichaud went from promising military recruit to being discharged with an injury before he could even complete basic training.

  Canada

  Oct 14, 2014
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• RCMP plan new mental health strategy: ‘Making it ok to talk about it’

  Global News has learned the RCMP is overhauling its mental health support system, starting by encouraging people to talk about it.

  Canada

  May 20, 2014
• Debate over cellphone kill switches heats up in Canada

  Cellphone theft has become a hot button issue for consumers and law enforcement agencies across Canada, opening the debate for so-called cellphone “kill switches” north of the U.S. border.

  Canada

  Mar 20, 2014
• Everyday Hero: Prenatal care for teens without judgement

  An Ottawa doctor is delivering prenatal care to pregnant teenage girls who might feel judged while sitting in the waiting room of a regular doctor's office.

  Canada

  Mar 14, 2014
• Support needed in nursing homes dealing with aggressive dementia residents

  Last year alone, there were five deaths deemed homicides at long-term care homes across Canada. Resident-to-resident aggression is an overlooked problem.

  Canada

  Feb 13, 2014
• Soldier suicides prompt concerns about military mental health support

  Seven years after Warrant Officer Frank Mellish was killed in Afghanistan, his cousin, Warrant Officer Michael McNeil could no longer live with the pain of that loss. McNeil was one of three Canadian soldiers to die by suicide this week alone.

  Canada

  Nov 29, 2013
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• Rabbi returns $98,000 he finds in Craigslist desk he bought for $150

  Ottawa Rabbi Noah Muroff and his wife never imagined they'd hit the jackpot when they bought a used desk for $150.

  Nov 13, 2013
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• Senate suspensions blog: Could taxpayers still be on the hook?

  What will happen to the pensions of the three senators embroiled in the expense scandal? Shirlee Engel looks for answers.

  Nov 4, 2013
• Family frustrated after ordered to speak French in Gatineau hospital

  The family of an elderly veteran is frustrated that an orderly continued to work in a Gatineau hospital after allegedly verbally abusing a patient.

  Oct 21, 2013
• Autism treatment: A system bursting at the seams

  Global National correspondent Shirlee Engel and producer Bryan Mullan decided to try to map it out for viewers. How long do you have to wait in each province?

  Oct 7, 2013
• Blog: Does Thomas Mulcair have an image problem?

  In her latest blog, Global National's Shirlee Engel asks the NDP leader that very question while exploring the importance of publicity in politics.

  Politics

  Sep 10, 2013