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Cancer and Thunder: Learning Life's Hard Lessons

Stephanie Gilman | Posted 05.23.2013 | Canada Living
Read More: Canada Living News, Young Adult Cancer, Breast Cancer, Hospital, Health, Cancer, Childhood Cancer, Radiation, Thunder, Canada Living News
Stephanie Gilman

2013-02-04-kickingcancersass.jpg Sometimes there are no magical answers. Sometimes it's just that life is unfair, and some of us get dealt a really shitty hand, while others may not. I wish there was a better explanation than that, a story you could tell your children when they ask why bad things happen to good people. I wish things could be different.

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Tis the Season to Give. Here's Why! #WhatWouldYouGive

Amber Rehman | Posted 02.26.2013 | Canada Impact
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Amber Rehman

In late November TELUS asked their Facebook friends a simple question; if you could give anything to anyone, what would you give? To give is one thing, but to involve the average person and allow them to be part of the sharing is a beautiful thing.

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The Real Reason Canada is Short on Hospital Beds

Trafford Crump | Posted 11.05.2012 | Canada Politics
Read More: Canada Hospital Wait Time, Wait Times Canada, Hospital Bed Shortage Canada, Hospital Bed, Canada Hospital, Hospital, Health Care Canada, Canada Politics News
Trafford Crump

Canada has over 70,000 hospital beds and spends more than $47 billion a year on hospital care, yet accessing these beds when they're needed most remains an important public health concern. Many hospital beds are being used by patients who no longer require the specialized equipment or nursing care provided by a hospital. So what's the solution?

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Let's Stop Deluding Ourselves And Fix Medicare Now

Daniel D. Veniez | Posted 10.23.2012 | Canada
Read More: Tommy Douglas, Canadian Health Care, Mental Health Canada, Canada Health Care, Hospital, Hospital Wait Times, Universal Health Care, Medicare, Canada, Canada News
Daniel D. Veniez

Many Canadians have developed an insidious culture of self-satisfaction that comes with being told repetitively by politicians and media that we have "the best health care system in the world." We have somehow taken this patent lie as a slice of authentic Canadiana. It makes us feel good, safe and comfortable. But you don't have a "comprehensive and universal" system if it takes two years to get a hip replaced, or eight months to get an MRI after a hard knock to the head. How can we keep a straight face and call our system a caring and "universal" one if many have no where to go?

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