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One in ten Canadians over the age of 65 experience some form of abuse and neglect and that number is expected to rise as the number of older adults increases
According to the World Health Organization, domestic abuse, also called “domestic violence” or “intimate partner violence”, is explained as a pattern of behaviour in any relationship that is used to gain or maintain control over a close partner....

Difference Maker of the Year, Caden Teneycke raises awareness about accessibility and inclusion
With a TikTok following of over 800,000, Caden uses his platform to advocate for accessibility. Across TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, Caden seeks to spread awareness to his 1.2 million followers about living with his rare form of dwarfism....

THUMBS UP… to the Canadian Paralympic Committee for their dedication to building a more inclusive sporting landscape nationwide. With eighteen 2023-24 Paralympic Sport Development Fund grants being distributed to deserving organizations, Para sport programs...

…and other frontline health-care providers handle challenging return-to-work cases
Participants find support and expert advice in world’s first ECHO program on occupational and environmental medicine.
Family physician Thushiyanthy Sriharan runs a two-doctor practice in the suburbs of Toronto. Her caseload of about 2,000 patients means work-related matters—for example, sickness absences—come across her desk about two or three times a month. Most of...