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Registered nurse Jacki Capper says not being able to provide proper care to patients is an everyday occurrence for workers in her field, and one that takes a heavy emotional toll. “You almost get despondent,” she said. “We came into the profession to help, and when you can’t do that anymore you think, ‘Why am I doing this?'” The phenomenon…

As you are already aware, Prime Minister Stephen Harper called an election on August 3, signaling one of the longest and most expensive elections in our country’s history.  As nurses and patient advocates, it is our responsibility to speak out when we see the long-term health of the people we care for is at risk With Canada’s aging population and growing families, we need a…

(Ottawa) - Canada’s Nurses are again commending the New Democratic Party of Canada for committing to public health care. Following yesterday’s $1.8 billion commitment to new health care funding for seniors over the next 4 years, the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) applauds today’s announcement by the NDP to invest $300 million to build 200…

BY TRACY ZAMBORY, AND LINDA SILAS:  http://www.thestarphoenix.com/health/make+health+priority/11361738/story.html  Tracy Zambory is  president of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses. Linda Silas is president of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions. Health care is the single most important issue facing our country this election, yet our leaders have remained silent on it…

BY WILL CHABUN, THE STARPHOENIX Provincial Labour Minister Don Morgan says the government has a plan to get itself out of the legal problem that followed the Supreme Court of Canada decision striking down its 2008 essential services legislation. "We're hopeful that we have a path forward," Morgan told the Leader-Post. "It's a work in progress," agreed…