Disability
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Saskatoon addictions, disability housing receives boostTwo provincial housing announcements were made Friday with one about providing beds for those recovering from addiction and the other about housing for those with disabilities.CanadaMay 13
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Calgary mom pleads for return of stolen van used for son with disabilitiesA Calgary mother is heartbroken after the wheelchair-accessible van she got last year was stolen from in front of her home.CrimeApr 18
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Escape from Ukraine: 4-time Paralympian’s 1,000-kilometre journey with disabled sonA group of disabled refugees have fled Ukraine and are now in Latvia, as a disability advocate sounds the alarm for the welfare of many left behind, stuck in their homes.WorldMar 7
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Manitoba provides millions to mend services for complex disabilities in childrenManitoba is putting $8 million into a pilot bridge program created to address current gaps in children's disability services to help families care for their kids' needs at home.CanadaFeb 18
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Quebec comedian Mike Ward facing new legal action for joke about disabled singerWard is being sued in separate actions in Quebec Superior Court and provincial court for a total of $372,600 in connection with a joke he made between 2010 and 2013.CanadaFeb 1
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Sidewalk snow impassable for Winnipeg family whose daughter uses wheelchairA Winnipeg family says the city's plowing plan and still-uncleared sidewalks are making it impossible for them to get outside with their daughter who requires a wheelchair.WeatherJan 26
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Nova Scotia government heading back to court against disabilities groupThe province says it will appeal a recent court decision that found there was discrimination against people with disabilities who had sought improved services and housing.CanadaDec 2, 2021
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New Brunswick parents decry online learning model amid strikeParents say the online learning model born of the COVID-19 pandemic isn't work amid the ongoing labour dispute between the Canadian Union of Public Employees and the government.EducationNov 10, 2021
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B.C. charity touts diverse hiring as partial solution to labour shortageMission Possible says many employers are depriving themselves of good workers through unconscious bias and stigma around poverty, mental illness, disability and neurodiversity.EconomyOct 8, 2021
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N.B. disability advocates disappointed by unaddressed reformsThe Department of Social Development unveiled social assistance reforms on Monday but advocates say key asks are missing, including the elimination of the household income policy.CanadaSep 27, 2021
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