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By Hayley Chazan | As Ottawa prepares to welcome Syrian refugees within the coming months, the city's six community health-care...

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Physician-assisted dying debate not over, Canada

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Laurene Jardin on 4th Dec '15

By Laurene Jardin | One of the biggest debates in Canada is rolling out. As groups pick sides and present arguments, one question...

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Curbing junk food ads for kids not enough: health ...

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Tanya Kirnishni on 4th Dec '15

The federal government has issued a health mandate to introduce new regulations on the commercial marketing of unhealthy food and...

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Choosing home health care

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Erica Howes on 4th Dec '15

By Erica Howes | For the first time in Canadian history, there are more seniors than kids. But what does this mean for the health...

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Obesity in Canada

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Spencer Gallichan-Lowe on 4th Dec '15

Graphics by Eric Elliott and Spencer Gallichan-Lowe |Capital News looks at obesity rates by age group, gender and province.

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Veterans and mental health: Transition a key conce...

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Kate Tenenhouse on 4th Dec '15

By Kate Tenenhouse | The newly-elected government promised to improve mental-health resources and services for Canadian...

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Advocates, policy experts predict federal approval...

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Rachel Collier on 4th Dec '15

Proponents of supervised injection sites are expecting fewer obstacles as they push for the opening of facilities under the new...

Mental health and the military

Capital News breaks down the numbers to illustrate suicide, PTSD and other mental-health disorders within the Canadian military. This includes both serving members and veterans.

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Kate Tenenhouse is a fourth-year journalism student with a double minor in political science and history at Carleton University. Focusing on arts, health and community reporting, Kate has previously written for Ottawa Life Magazine and the Ottawa Star. You can learn more about Kate at www.katetenenhouse.com.

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Advocates, policy experts predict federal approval of supervised injection sites

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