Euthanasia Soon to Be A Leading Cause of Death in Canada?

February 7, 2023 · 7:00 AM

From DailyMail:

Last year, more than 10,000 people in Canada – surprisingly that’s over three percent of all deaths there – ended their lives via euthanasia, an increase of a third in the previous year. And it’s likely to keep rising: next year, Canada is set to allow people to die exclusively for mental health reasons.

Only last week, a jaw-dropping story emerged of how, five years into an infuriating battle to obtain a stairlift for her home, Canadian army veteran and Paralympian Christine Gauthier was offered an extraordinary alternative.

A Canadian official told

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Poor sleep during teen years may raise risks

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A study found a link between sleep quality during teen years and the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS). banusevim/Getty Images
  • Multiple sclerosis is a chronic condition that affects the central nervous system.
  • The exact cause of multiple sclerosis is unknown, and researchers are working to understand its risk factors and how people can modify their risk.
  • A recent study found that not getting enough sleep and low sleep quality in adolescence may increase the risk of developing multiple sclerosis later in life.

Sleep is essential to health, helping the body maintain its normal functions. But researchers

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Coconut Orange Breakfast Bars – JennifersKitchen

Gluten-Free, Sugar-Free, Oil-Free Coconut Breakfast Bars

One thing I do not do:

Spend more than 10 minutes in the morning preparing breakfast. When it’s breakfast time, I want to eat – not measure, stir, cook, chop, or bake.

That means that make-ahead breakfasts are a regular part of my meals. Preparing breakfast ahead of time means that either my crockpot or my freezer always has something delicious waiting for me in the morning.

Like these Coconut Orange Breakfast Bars.

Naturally sweet, these Coconut Orange Breakfast Bars are packed with both flavor and nutrition. And they’re freezer-friendly, so you can have a stash in the freezer for

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Managing the risk of ‘gray fleet’ – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

With the growing trend for online shopping, next-day delivery and the retail/hospitality experience showing no signs of slowing down, businesses frequently need to recruit extra staff to meet increased demand (particularly in the run up to Christmas). A major national newspaper has reported that approximately 250,000 temporary positions will be on offer over the festive period and not just in restaurants, bars and shops, but also in warehouses and delivery.

Yodel, the courier giant recently announced they need an extra 1,500 temporary staff nationwide, including HGV class 1 drivers, warehouse operations, van drivers and couriers to fulfill client demands. With

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China General Nuclear Europe Energy – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

AtCGN EE LOGO color the close of a successful 2019 RoSPA Health and Safety Awards, 20% of entries received were from international organizations… that’s more than ever before! From Mauritius to Hong Kong, our community awards continue to grow year after year.CGN info

Based at their head office in Shenzhen, China, we spoke to Huang Yuan Zheng, President of China General Nuclear Europe Energy (CGN EE), about their awards journey towards their first RoSPA Health and Safety Award…


What motivated you/your organization to enter the RoSPA Awards?

RoSPA is an international organization for the prevention of accidents, it is an honor for CGN EE

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Peterborough Public Health resumes student immunization enforcement – Peterborough

Peterborough Public Health will resume enforcement of student immunization beginning Wednesday.

On Monday, the health unit said it would restart enforcement of (ARI), a step other health units have undertaken after the COVID-19 pandemic and heightened response put a pause on routine immunization opportunities.

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Ontario health units taking different approaches to student immunization catch up

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All students between the ages of four and 17 must be vaccinated according to Ontario’s Immunization Schedule, which includes vaccinations against diphtheria, tetanus, polio, measles, mumps, rubella, pertussis (whooping

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Ottawa’s COVID picture is mostly stable, except for wastewater

Recent developments:

  • Ottawa’s COVID-19 trends are mostly stable.
  • A quickly rising coronavirus wastewater average is the exception.
  • About 4,100 more Ottawans got a COVID vaccine.
  • Twelve more COVID deaths have been reported in the region.

The latest guidance

The health-care system, particularly for children, has been under a lot of pressure because of COVID-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), resulting in long wait times and unprecedented moves to try to cope.

Experts strongly recommend people wear masks indoors and, in Ontario, in the days after having COVID symptoms.

Staying home when sick, keeping hands and surfaces clean and keeping

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Bill 124 a challenge to end the Ontario health-care staffing crisis, internal ministry documents say

The Ontario government’s wage restraint legislation played and worsening working conditions have a role in the province’s health-care staffing crisis, internal documents from the Ministry of Health acknowledged.

In briefing materials prepared for Minister of Health Sylvia Jones, ministry officials say a shortage of nurses and personal support workers (PSWs) “have become worse” during the COVID-19 pandemic. The documents clearly identify pandemic-related burnout, “concerns about wage disparity via Bill 124” and working conditions as the main challenges to ending shortages.

The notes say attrition among nurses in Ontario is at about five per cent annually, on par with pre-pandemic years.

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