Front Line Workers

• $1.4M provided to improve training of Saskatchewan caregivers treating substance abuse

  After receiving a total of $1.4 million in federal funding, they are launching a five-year project to develop new resources and training for care providers and front-line workers.

  Health

  Dec 27, 2022
  
• Advocates concerned after Lethbridge ER nurse assaulted

  Lethbridge police were called to Chinook Regional Hospital on Friday after a nurse was assaulted.

  Health

  Oct 11, 2022
  
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• Peterborough Grade 1 students say thank you to nurses by making bracelets

  Grade 1 students from Westmount Public School showed their appreciation for the front-line workers by making bracelets and cards.

  Health

  Jun 30, 2022
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• West Kelowna Country artist pays tribute to front-line workers: ‘They are all heroes’

  It's been a busy year for front-line workers and first responders in B.C. To say thank you, West Kelowna Country artist Ben Klick has written them a tribute song.

  Lifestyle

  Dec 20, 2021
• Edmonton students make cards for health-care workers: ‘Not all heroes wear capes’

  'The biggest joy for me was watching my coworkers just sit down for a moment and smile... and feel so encouraged and uplifted,' said RN Liz Strang.

  Canada

  Oct 6, 2021
• Protest held in Lethbridge against mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for front-line workers

  For Lethbridge Fire and EMS staff, COVID-19 vaccines will become mandatory under Alberta Health Services regulations.

  News

  Sep 15, 2021
• Protesters in Calgary, Edmonton oppose mandatory vaccinations

  People attended a rally at Calgary's Olympic Plaza on Sunday afternoon, protesting mandatory vaccination policies.

  Health

  Sep 12, 2021
• CUPE marches on the N.B. legislature as talks resume next week

  N.B. CUPE members marched on the legislature in Fredericton Saturday as the union is in the final stretch of contract negotiations with the province ahead of a strike vote.

  Politics

  Aug 28, 2021
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• University of Guelph’s ‘One Bench One Tree’ project honours health-care workers

  The One Bench One Tree project aims to install a park-style bench and a native Canadian tree at hospitals across the country. 

  Canada

  Jul 7, 2021
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• Facing COVID-19 staffing crunch, some Ontario hospitals offer cash bonuses to new nurses

  Some hospitals are hoping that cash incentives and signing bonuses will bring nurses back to their wards as they continue to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Health

  Jun 16, 2021