To be the first to know what you need to know today, here’s a round-up of stories from The Canadian Press…
To be the first to know what you need to know today, here’s a round-up of stories from The Canadian Press…
Experts say naturopathic doctors are not family doctors
Naturopathic doctors say they can be part of the solution to Canada’s primary care crisis.
In British Columbia, we have a wide range of services that allow us to prescribe medicines and administer vaccines.
Sean O’Reilly, executive director of the Canadian Association of Naturopathic Physicians, said something like this should happen in other provinces, and that practitioners have the necessary training to be primary care providers. There is.
But the idea has raised alarm among doctors and health experts across the country.
Dr. Michelle Cohen of Queen’s University says that while naturopathic doctors may have a specific role as part of a patient’s medical team, they are not qualified to be the primary primary care provider.
“They have a completely different type of training and are on a different path.”
Cohen said a “fairly thorough” review of the training of naturopathic doctors found that neither the curriculum nor the clinical training requirements equipped them to diagnose and treat serious illnesses. Ta.
Nearly $1 billion spent on Ontario Health Authority staff
Hospitals and long-term care facilities spent about $1 billion last year from private staffing companies to fill shifts of nurses and personal support workers, according to documents from the Ontario Ministry of Health.
The latest information from staffing agencies in November 2023, obtained by the Canadian Press through a Freedom of Information request, shows that from 2021-2022 to 2022-23, hospitals, long-term care, hours worked, total hours worked, etc. All indicators show that the use of staffing agencies has increased. It costs money.
Hospitals and long-term care facilities rely on staffing agencies when they can’t fill all shifts with employees, and temporary nurses and PSWs from staffing agencies provide services even in the face of staffing shortages. can continue to provide.
But hospitals and long-term care facilities say the agencies are charging staff double or even triple their regular hourly rate.
Health Minister Sylvia Jones recently reiterated that the province is seeing a decline in government services.
Canada’s bright lights shine at music awards show
Halifax played host to the annual Juno Awards show this weekend, with singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado presiding over the music-filled event.
Sunday night’s show opened with surprise guest Anne Murray, who presented the first award of the night, Group of the Year, to Toronto band The Beaches. did.
Montreal’s Charlotte Cardin wins album of the year for “99 Nights,” while Ottawa-raised singer Tork breaks ground with her phenomenal popularity with hit single “Run Away to Mars.” Selected as an artist.
Karan Aujla has become a household name as the Punjabi-Canadian music genre grows in popularity and becomes the choice of fans, with more listeners drawn to its fusion of hip-hop, pop and other mainstream sounds.
Pop sisters Tegan and Sarah received a Humanitarian Award for their work with LGBTQ+ youth, and maestro Fresh Wes was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
More Canadians are ditching the TV for streaming: Report
A new report suggests Canadians’ TV viewing habits continue to shift to streaming platforms at the expense of traditional cable and satellite subscriptions, as federal regulators seek to tighten the competitive playing field across the industry. We are currently considering new rules to level the playing field.
Forty-two per cent of Canadian households did not have a TV contract with a traditional provider by the end of last year, according to Convergence Research’s annual Couch Potato Report released Monday. The report predicts that by the end of 2026, half of all households will no longer be traditional TV viewers.
Meanwhile, the report says more than 80 per cent of Canadian households subscribe to a streaming service, and 70 per cent subscribe to both television and one or more streaming services.
The continued growth of streaming in Canada comes even as the average price of these services increased by 12% across the 10 largest providers last year.
Rising chocolate prices are part of a broader trend
Soaring chocolate prices this Easter due to poor harvests on the other side of the world are just the latest example of disruptions to the food supply chain, experts say, a trend consumers are increasingly taking notice of. It says that there are.
Cocoa prices are up nearly 65% from a year ago, and New York futures prices are at a 46-year high, according to a February report from agriculture-focused cooperative bank Corbank.
Statistics Canada inflation data shows that prices for confectionery rose by more than 9 per cent between January 2023 and 2024, compared to an overall inflation rate of 3.4 per cent for store-bought food.
But there have been a number of high-profile disruptions in recent years, including soaring lettuce prices due to floods in California, soaring orange juice prices due to bad harvests, and soaring wheat prices related to the Russia-Ukraine war.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 25, 2024.
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