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Premiers gather with nurses unions & Mental Health Commission for health briefing

Briefing entitled Access through Innovation: Maximizing Federal Mental Health Funding (EDMONTON) – The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) co-hosted this morning a premiers’ breakfast briefing on mental health care with the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) and the Premier of Alberta as part of this week’s premiers’ summit in Edmonton. The briefing…

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Canada's Labour Leaders to the Premiers: Canadians Need Life-Saving Pharmacare Plan

Canadian Labour Leaders urge Premiers to recommit to establishing a single-payer, universal prescription drug plan in Canada (EDMONTON) Meeting in Alberta for events concurrent to the Council of the Federation, Labour Leaders from across Canada urge provincial and territorial Premiers to lobby the federal government for a national Pharmacare plan to ensure all Canadians have access to…

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VIDEO: CFNU Biennial Convention in Calgary

Catch up on everything that happened when over 1,200 nurses gathered in Calgary, Alberta, as the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions hosted the 2017 Biennial Convention. It was an incredible week of solidarity, lively discussion and idea sharing as nurses from across Canada talked about the common challenges they face and how, with the support of their respective unions, they are working…

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Registered nurses sound alarm regarding Saskatchewan patients being put at risk

Video: http://globalnews.ca/news/3418794/registered-nurses-sound-alarm-regarding-saskatchewan-patients-being-put-at-risk/ Registered nurses are once again ringing alarm bells in regards to the state of health care in Saskatchewan. An overwhelming majority of RNs say they’ve been witness to a patient being put at risk because of short-staffing. Startling results the Saskatchewan…

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Saskatchewan Union of Nurses to meet in Regina for annual meeting

The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses says it is facing numerous challenges after a tough provincial budget on March 22nd. As their annual meeting takes place in Regina Thursday, the union says it is still looking for answers when it comes to the province’s new single health authority. Tracy Zambory, the President of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses says there have been situations…

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