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Survey focuses on cannabis health and safety
2018-07-31
Islanders are invited to take a survey on their attitudes towards cannabis, their current use of cannabis, and their knowledge of lower-risk cannabis use. The survey will be available online tomorrow (August 1) and throughout the month of August at www.princeedwardisland.ca/cannabissurvey . Any...
He helped make a more inclusive Island
2018-07-20
Ash Arsenault knew he was a boy even though he was born a girl. Four years ago, at 23, he saved his money to pay for a surgery that was the first step in making his body feel like his own. Since then Arsenault has advocated for transgender Islanders and was part of a group that encouraged the...
Sexual health clinics offer testing, confidentiality
2018-07-18
Let’s face it – most people don’t want to talk about sexually transmitted infections. But now the Prince Edward Island government is offering non-judgemental, confidential sexual health clinics each month, alternating between Summerside and Charlottetown. The clinics are open after hours and...
Improved COPD programs help Islanders breathe easier
2018-07-13
Brian Crabbe remembers stopping to help push a stranded car out of a snow drift and becoming so winded he considered calling 9-1-1. Shortness of breath is one of the symptoms of the chronic lung disease COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) that affects some 8,000 Islanders. Crabbe says...
Billy (the horse) offers unique palliative care support
2018-07-03
As a regular at the Charlottetown Driving Park, Kerry McKenna grew up loving the excitement of harness racing. Now 58, the Charlottetown resident still loves horses – but enjoys them at a slightly slower pace. McKenna is living with brain cancer and is a day-patient at the Provincial Palliative...