It’s bad news for SASSA old-age grant beneficiaries who participate in Community Work Programmes (CWPs). Managed by the Department of Corporate Governance and Traditional Affairs (DOCGTA), CWPs provide a job …
When Trudy Goold received a cost-of-living increase to her Canada Pension Plan disability payments earlier this year, she felt a sense of relief. But it didn’t last long. The increase …
Walking through the Glengarry non-profit housing complex in Windsor, Ont., harm reduction outreach co-ordinator Lacie Krzemien is exhausted. The recent news that Windsor’s only safe consumption site, Safepoint, will pause operations …
Newfoundland and Labrador is hiring a handful of physician assistants for a three-year pilot project that’s expected to lighten doctors’ workloads and improve access to health care. Kathleen Abreo, a …
The Dartmouth, N.S. hotel-turned-homeless shelter known as ‘The Bridge’ has been operating for several months now — the largest facility of its kind in the province. However, a staffing shortage …