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Saskatchewan announced on October 26 that its first respiratory therapy diploma program had begun at Saskatchewan Polytechnic with all 25 initial places filled. More than $8 million in provincial support will train practitioners locally, with future effects on respiratory care staffing and clinical placements across the province.
Alberta announced new emergency triage and hospital to home coordination measures. Their effect on individual patients' safe discharge remains to be assessed.
Canadian law recognizes addiction as an illness that can impair control over drug use. Families struggling to prevent another overdose are left confronting a difficult distinction between dangerous behaviour, decision-making capacity and the power to compel treatment.
The Youth Criminal Justice Act requires more than safe confinement. A designated youth worker must help prepare a reintegration plan that can connect education, family, services and supervised release.
Supervised withdrawal addresses an immediate medical problem. A successful transition also needs follow-up care, an agreed treatment option and a real receiving service.
After a stroke, returning home can feel like freedom. But discharge planning can become a struggle over safety, autonomy, unfamiliar teams, the cost of equipment and the burden placed on an older spouse.
Not every person under correctional supervision lives behind a prison wall. Nunavut's Community Corrections program serves adults and young people on probation or conditional sentence orders, supporting compliance with court
A modern correctional statute changes more than the rules inside a cell. It affects how health care is arranged, how discipline is documented and what happens when a person leaves custody. Newfoundland
Alberta's upcoming Care First system raises questions about patient choice, rehabilitation records and institutional responsibilities.
Correctional Service Canada's release process addresses identification, medication and continuing services. The hardest transition can involve people whose care depends on several institutions talking to one another.
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