More seeking medical aid to die than expected: Barrette
October 28, 2016
Caroline Plante, Montreal Gazette Last Updated: October 27, 2016 6:41 PM EDT QUEBEC — Three times more Quebecers received medical aid to die in the past nine months than had…
Doctors ask Ottawa to put $4-billion into senior, long-term and home care
October 19, 2016
Kelly Grant – HEALTH REPORTER — The Globe and Mail Last updated Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016 7:35PM EDT The president of the Canadian Medical Association, which represents the country’s 83,000 physicians, said the…
Changes needed to boost end-of-life care in Canada: doctors
August 24, 2016
TORONTO — Canada needs to broaden its approach to palliative care to provide support to patients with serious chronic illnesses, not just those with cancer, suggests a group of doctors…
Scientists’ annual physical of planet: “Earth’s fever rises”
August 3, 2016
Associated Press, August 02, 2016 WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth’s fever got worse last year, breaking dozens of climate records, scientists said in a massive report nicknamed the annual physical for…
New electric auto racing coming to Montreal (Montreal Gazette)
July 5, 2016
By: Shaun Michaud Published on: July 4, 2016 | Last Updated: July 4, 2016 5:30 PM EDT Mayor Denis Coderre has announced the city’s induction to Formula E’s 2016-2017 calendar. He said the “family-oriented…
NASA Studies Details of a Greening Arctic
June 6, 2016
June 2, 2016 The northern reaches of North America are getting greener, according to a NASA study that provides the most detailed look yet at plant life across Alaska and…
SenCA Plus+ Meet Senator Judith Seidman
April 29, 2016
SenCA Plus+ Meet Senator Judith Seidman 1. Who inspired you to get involved in public life?For as long as I can remember, I have believed that we are so…
Sea level changes, coastal erosion and storm surge flooding key concerns for many parts of Canada: federal government report
April 20, 2016
April 14, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter – Sea level changes will vary greatly across Canada this century and beyond, and these changes, together with coastal erosion and storm surge flooding,…
Hard truths and opportunities in meeting the government of Canada’s greenhouse gas targets
April 12, 2016
Ottawa, April 12, 2016 – The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources is undertaking a new study that will examine the effects of transitioning to a…
The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology to study the issue of dementia in our society
March 18, 2016
Order of Reference on Dementia (Journals, Issue 16 – February 23, 2016) That the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology be authorized to examine and report on the…