Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Wed. January 22nd, 2025
January 22, 2025
It's Bell Let's Talk Day, a day where we shine the spotlight on mental health. This year's focus is on the growing youth mental health across Canada. Kristy is joined by Dr. Robbie Babins-Wagner, CEO of Calgary Counselling, worries technology is hindering young people's social skills. Later, we ask you: 'How often do you go online for medical advice?' A survey by the Canadian Medical Association shows 37% of respondents used medical advice they found online, because they couldn't access a medical professional for help. CMA's past-president Dr. Kathleen Ross dives into the survey numbers and finds them worrisome.
Unpublished Newswire
The independent advocate in charge of helping adults with developmental disabilities navigate B.C. government supports says his office often hears about home-share providers who are exhausted and constantly in “crisis mode.”Cary Chiu, the province’s advocate for service quality, says more money needs to be paid to those offering care in their homes for people with developmental disabilities to both preserve the integrity of the program and revitalize the quality of its pool of providers.Chiu was the last person to testify in the coroner’s inquest into the death of Florence Girard, a 54-...
January 22, 2025 - 21:48 | Ashley Joannou | The Globe and Mail
On the latest episode of Sens 1-on-1 with Bruce Garrioch, Bruce chats with TSN Ottawa Senators reporter Claire Hanna about the biggest difference between this year’s team compared to previous ones, if Linus Ullmark should play for Sweden at the 4 Nations Face-Off, the offensive struggles for the Senators’ star players, the latest on the […]
January 22, 2025 - 20:54 | Rob Wong | Ottawa Citizen
A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has certified a class-action lawsuit against opioid companies led by the provincial government, a milestone in the effort to recover health care costs over alleged wrongful corporate conduct.The B.C. NDP government first launched the lawsuit almost six years ago. The claims that have not yet been tested in court, and extended litigation is likely ahead.
January 22, 2025 - 20:50 | David Ebner, Andrea Woo | The Globe and Mail
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