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Feds pledge $120 million to bolster 988 service

| 01/16/2026 4:46 pm EST

Feds pledge $120 million to bolster 988 service

The federal government is allocating $120 million over the next two years to improve the 988 suicide prevention helpline, it was announced Friday, Jan. 16. The announcement came in Toronto at the headquarters of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), which...

CRTC directs working group to issue 988 routing plan by next May

| 11/27/2025 4:59 pm EST

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The CRTC has rejected a 988 service routing plan proposed by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and has given the commission’s working group six months to come up with a better proposal. The 988 number is a phone number used by people who are suicidal...

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Deaf-blind advocacy groups want CRTC review of costs decision

| 08/20/2025 6:31 pm EDT

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Three advocacy groups for deaf and blind individuals are asking the CRTC to...

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Telehealth hubs the wave of the future, fibre conference told

telecom | 08/20/2025 5:38 pm EDT

Telehealth hubs the wave of the future, fibre conference told

TORONTO–Telehealth saves money and extends health care to those who...

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