Canadian Federation Of Nurses Unions

• CMA president says health-care workers feel gaslighted by governments over COVID-19

  The president of the Canadian Medical Association says provinces like Alberta are "gaslighting" workers over the toll the COVID-19 crisis is taking on the health-care system.

  Health

  Oct 6, 2021
  
• Veteran Edmonton nurse on staffing shortages, skyrocketing COVID-19 patients: ‘It’s devastating’

  Veteran nurse Pauline Worsfold, who took part in a convoy around Edmonton, said the current wave of COVID-19 patients filling up hospitals is like nothing she's ever seen before.

  Politics

  Sep 17, 2021
  
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• COVID-19: Canada’s public health agency weighs stronger protection for workers

  The Public Health Agency of Canada says it will consult with the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions on its next set of guidelines for protecting health-care workers against the novel coronavirus, but warned stricter protocols carry their own set of risks.

  Canada

  Feb 29, 2020
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• Public health agency warns stronger COVID-19 protections could drain supplies

  The Public Health Agency of Canada says though that it will consult with the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions on its next set of guidelines for protecting health-care workers against the novel coronavirus.

  Canada

  Feb 28, 2020
• 9 in 10 Canadians want national pharmacare: Heart & Stroke poll

  Many Canadians are having trouble paying for their medication, according to a poll commissioned by two health care organizations.

  Politics

  Sep 24, 2019
• Peter Watts: Home care a growing concern

  Linda Silas, the president of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, speaks about the growing demand for home care.

  Blogs

  Oct 22, 2017
• Staffing shortages plague health regions, costing millions of dollars

  Safe staffing levels come under fire as overtime costs in many Saskatchewan health regions climb in the millions.

  Health

  Jun 11, 2015
• Nurses make health care an election issue

  Nurses march through the streets of Halifax to raise awareness for their goal of making health care a federal election issue this fall.

  Jun 5, 2015
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• Experimental Canadian Ebola vaccine to be shipped to Geneva for trials

  The latest updates on the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and how Canadian healthcare officials and workers are responding at home.

  Canada

  Oct 17, 2014
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• ‘We are prepared’: Officials adamant Ontario hospitals ready for Ebola

  Ontario’s Minister of Health says the province is prepared to treat any potential cases of Ebola in the province on the same day Canadian nurses highlighted concerns about the state of preparedness.

  Health

  Oct 15, 2014