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Provincial, territorial, federal health ministers to discuss health-care crisis

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Health ministers from across the country are set to meet in Vancouver to discuss Canada’s health-care crisis. #healthcare #health #canada Watch The National live on YouTube Sunday-Friday at 9 p.m. ET Subscribe to The National: https://www.youtube.com/user/CBCTheNational?sub_confirmation=1 Connect with The National online: Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/thenational Twitter | https://twitter.com/CBCTheNational Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/cbcthenational More from CBC News | […]

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CBC News: The National | Ontario education strike, Twitter upheaval, Health-care privatization

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Nov. 4, 2022 | Ontario education workers strike in defiance of a new law that makes it illegal. Elon Musk begins his plan to eliminate half of Twitter’s global workforce. Plus, a conversation about Canada’s health-care crisis; is more privatization a solution or a slippery slope? 00:00 The National for Nov. 2, 2022 00:53 Ontario

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Lancet report calls climate change a huge threat to human health

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An alarming new report in the medical journal The Lancet calls climate change the greatest global threat to human health and highlights how it’s much more than an environmental issue. Watch The National live on YouTube Sunday-Friday at 9 p.m. ET Subscribe to The National: https://www.youtube.com/user/CBCTheNational?sub_confirmation=1 Connect with The National online: Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/thenational Twitter

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Sri Lanka: Economic crisis pushes health system to the brink, struggles with medicine shortages

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The economic crisis in Sri Lanka has pushed its health care system to the brink. Residents are struggling to get basic medication and checkups with soaring inflation in the country. #SriLanka #inflation #medicalcrisis About Channel: WION The World is One News, examines global issues with in-depth analysis. We provide much more than the news of

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Could magic mushrooms be the future of mental health treatment?

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A handful of Canadians have legally used magic mushrooms, or psilocybin, to treat mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression and cope with dying. Advocates say it could revolutionize mental health treatment, but researchers want to find out whether a psychedelic trip is needed to see benefits from the treatment. #mushrooms #psilocybin #anxiety Watch

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Health care under pressure: Rural ER struggles to stay open 24/7

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As Canada’s health-care system comes under increased strain, The National’s Adrienne Arsenault goes inside Chelsey, Ont.’s rural hospital and finds a deeply dedicated staff struggling to keep its ER doors open 24/7. #healthcare #canada #hospital Watch The National live on YouTube Sunday-Friday at 9 p.m. ET Subscribe to The National: https://www.youtube.com/user/CBCTheNational?sub_confirmation=1 Connect with The National

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Canadians less satisfied with health-care access than Americans: poll

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A cross-border survey of Canadians and Americans found Americans polled were twice as likely to report “comfortable” access to the health care they need than Canadians, who said they found it difficult. #Healthcare #Canada #CBCNews Watch The National live on YouTube Sunday-Friday at 9 p.m. ET Subscribe to The National: https://www.youtube.com/user/CBCTheNational?sub_confirmation=1 Connect with The National

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Vaccine for Omicron variant approved by Health Canada

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Health Canada has approved a new bivalent COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna, which targets the Omicron variant. It’s the first vaccine of its type in Canada, but officials say another batch of booster shots, specifically targeting Omicron’s BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants, could arrive later this fall. #covid19 #vaccines #cbcnews Watch The National live on YouTube Sunday-Friday

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Canadians’ mental health suffered during COVID-19 pandemic, survey finds

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A new survey reveals more than half of Canadians feel their mental health has gotten worse two years into the COVID-19 pandemic. Experts are calling on the federal government to include mental health treatment under universal health care so those who need help can get it. #MentalHealth #Pandemic #CBCNews Watch The National live on YouTube

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Some Quebec health workers with COVID-19 allowed to continue working

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Quebec is allowing some health workers infected with COVID-19 to remain at work, in an effort to reduce health-care staff shortages. Watch The National live on YouTube Sunday-Friday at 9 p.m. ET Subscribe to The National: https://www.youtube.com/user/CBCTheNational?sub_confirmation=1 Connect with The National online: Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/thenational Twitter | https://twitter.com/CBCTheNational Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/cbcthenational More from CBC News

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