Senior health care may be in crisis
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by Michelle Miller
Cecile Loiselle recently had her independence stolen from her. Now she sits in a hospital bed waiting. She isn’t waiting for treatment, surgery or dialysis. She’s waiting for a bed in a nursing home.
Cecile has lived in southern Saskatchewan her whole life. She was born in 1923, the youngest of eight in a French Catholic family. Two of her five brothers were priests and both of her sisters, nuns. Cecile was set to follow in her sisters’ footsteps until she met Robert Loiselle.
Housing should be Saskatchewan's main concern
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by Raquel Fletcher
I remember the day my family moved to a new house. Although this house had significantly more space than our old one and an extra bedroom, I continued to share a room with my younger sister.
Has the pig flu flown?
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by Brian Rogers
Well… It looks like Canadians can take a big sigh of relief. Close to nine months and 50.6 million doses later, the H1N1 scare appears to be over. Or is it? Just a day after hearing that a third wave of the flu is unlikely, the Regina Leader-Post ran a story that a third wave could definitely come about if people don’t go out and get the flu shot. What’s worse, another story in the Leader-Post on the same day said health experts are urging Saskatchewan men between age 20 and 24, the least vaccinated group of people, to get a flu shot.
South-of-the border for health care
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by Hailey Greke
One of the big debates across the country right now is that of Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams seeking medical attention in the United States. He left at the beginning of February and recovered for a short time at his condominium in Florida.
Since returning to Newfoundland, Williams still stands by his decision of going to America for treatment. He said it was “my choice and my health," and that by going he didn’t mean he doesn’t respect his own province’s or Canada’s health care system.
University parking lots too expensive
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by Chelsea Coupal
I lived in residence my first year of university. My second year, I moved off campus, which forced me to find a way to arrive to school on time. Since I’m not a big bicycler, bus rider, or car pooler—I hate the environment—I started driving to school. Since I had to find somewhere to park, I thought, incorrectly, “I should purchase a parking pass.”
'Tough on crime' is tough on taxpayers
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by Bryn Levy
The Harper government's crime policies are going to cost Canadians a huge amount of money. But they won't actually reduce crime.