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A new study is highlighting some of the challenges newcomers continue to face when immigrating to Canada. The study, “Cracking the Newcomer Code,” was released Tuesday by Leger, a Canadian market research company. It found 38 per cent of employed newcomers were not able to find a job in their …
Read More »Alzheimer’s awareness month sheds light on dementia challenges in Manitoba – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size January is Alzheimer’s awareness month and it is shedding light on dementia challenges in Manitoba, according to experts. Erin Crawford from the Alzheimer Society of Manitoba says around 3,400 Manitobans are expected to develop dementia this year. “So a lot of people …
Read More »Manitoba food banks faced record demand amidst challenges in 2023 – Winnipeg
Manitoba food banks faced record demand amidst challenges in 2023, according to local organizations. “We had the rising food prices, inflation, inflation, inflation, all of those things adding up to folks really struggling to be able to make ends meet this past year.” said Meaghan Erbus with Harvest Manitoba. Erbus …
Read More »Far from home, Indigenous students face challenges getting education but there’s hope
Charla Moonias lost her friends, her language and the connection to her culture after she left her northern Ontario First Nation at 14 years old to go to school hundreds of kilometres away. There was little support available as she struggled with addictions, tried to cope with the suicides of …
Read More »Winnipeg holiday shoppers embrace creativity amid budget challenges – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Holiday shoppers in Winnipeg are embracing creativity amid budget challenges due to the high cost of living. “It just meant that I’m not spending as much as I was last year. And also, doing, instead of just buying presents, doing handmade stuff …
Read More »Greater Toronto home sales fall amid affordability challenges but relief forecasted – Toronto
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 5, 2023 6:06 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Greater Toronto home sales fell six per cent last month compared with November 2022 despite an influx in new listings, as high borrowing costs and uncertain economic conditions persisted. …
Read More »Getting fitness back on track after pandemic restrictions leads to new challenges for Winnipeggers – Winnipeg
When Brett and Jessica Ash started work on opening their supplement business, Herc’s Nutrition, in the fall of 2019, they had no idea they were about to be faced with a global pandemic. The Transcona-area shop, which sells protein powders, vitamins and more, was all set to open its doors …
Read More »Ontario NDP member resigns seat, cites child-care challenges
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 13, 2023 4:02 pm Updated July 14, 2023 8:24 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The New Democrat member of provincial parliament for Kitchener Centre has officially resigned her seat. Laura Mae Lindo’s resignation will trigger a byelection call within …
Read More »Ontario hospitals prepare and brace for summer ER staffing challenges
TORONTO — Hospitals in smaller and rural Ontario communities have been recruiting, training, and poring over schedules in the hopes of avoiding another summer wave of temporary ER closures — though the problem never really went away. Staffing shortages led hospitals to close their emergency departments for hours or even …
Read More »Survivor shocked, saddened by Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program staffing challenges – Winnipeg
A sexual assault survivor who got care at Health Sciences Centre’s Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program is shocked and saddened to see its staffing challenges unfold. Seven casual nurses with the program quit this week after working through long-standing shortages that forced some patients to return later for examination …
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