The government has turned its back on pandemic prevention

The UK’s new pandemic preparedness strategy – and ending the country’s contribution to the Pandemic Fund as part of aid cuts – raises serious questions about whether the UK can protect itself, writes Anthony Costello

The Independent
Works councils from more than 20 hospital and university groups have issued an open letter warning the federal government about severe repercussions for the nur... https://news.osna.fm/?p=43102 | #news #care #crisis #cuts #funding
Hospital Union Warns of Care Crisis Over Proposed Healthcare Funding Cuts - Osna.FM

Proposed healthcare reforms threaten nursing stability and risk a nationwide care crisis.. Read the full report.

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Ontario housing minister announces millions to address homelessness in Thunder Bay, Ont.
Melody Macsemchuk says it’s important to keep supporting people once they transition out of homelessness and into housing, which is why Thunder Bay, Ont., needs a wide range of shelter options to meet people’s needs. The province’s minister of municipal affairs and housing, Rob Flack, announced $10.7 million fo...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/thunder-bay-homelessness-funding-9.7175011?cmp=rss

This new initiative will provide Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian storytellers with access to development and production funding for XR projects. Applications open May 30. Deadline June 30.

#Indigenous #US #XR #funding

https://www.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/indigenous-screen-office-announces-new-500k-us-immersive-fund-indigenous

Indigenous Screen Office announces new $500K U.S. immersive fund for Indigenous creators

The Indigenous Screen Office (ISO) has launched its first-ever funding program for Indigenous XR creators in the United States, generously supported by Agog: The Immersive Media Institute. The ISO Immersive Fund will invest $500,000 CAD to support innovative XR projects that meaningfully incorporate interactive and/or immersive elements.

Windspeaker.com
New Ronald McDonald House at risk of not being built without provincial funds
The proposed Willow House, a 75-suite residence, is set to be completed by 2028 and would provide a comfortable place to stay for sick kids and their families.
#Politics #RonaldMcDonaldHouse #RonaldMcDonaldHouseCharities
https://globalnews.ca/news/11814390/new-ronald-mcdonald-house-risk-of-not-being-built-province-funds/
New Ronald McDonald House at risk of not being built without provincial funds
The proposed Willow House, a 75-suite residence, is set to be completed by 2028 and would provide a comfortable place to stay for sick kids and their families.
#Politics #RonaldMcDonaldHouse #RonaldMcDonaldHouseCharities
https://globalnews.ca/news/11814390/new-ronald-mcdonald-house-risk-of-not-being-built-province-funds/

People like to imagine academia as a neutral space:
a place of objectivity, clarity, rigor, and truth.
#academia #funding #truth

https://survivorliteracy.com/2026/04/23/academia-as-a-culture-with-its-own-fallacy/

ACADEMIA AS A CULTURE WITH ITS OWN FALLACY

X. THE UNIVERSITY IS NOT OUTSIDE CULTURE — IT IS A CULTURE People like to imagine academia as a neutral space:a place of objectivity, clarity, rigor, and truth. But the university is not a laborato…

Survivor Literacy
Islanders can expect longer ambulance wait times after federal health cuts, union says
Ottawa's cuts to health-care funding over the next three years will negatively affect ambulance services in Prince Edward Island, says a representative of the union for paramedics and transport operators.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-federal-cuts-health-care-ambulance-services-9.7174948?cmp=rss
Criming #duet #viktororban #CPAC #hungary #taxpayermoney #funding #conservatives #maga #corrupt

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Province's new fertility funding is welcome news, but P.E.I. advocates want more details
Health and Wellness Minister Cory Deagle said the province has committed $700,000 in this year’s budget to improving fertility supports, including a $20,000 upfront payment to help families with their initial treatment.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-new-fertility-supports-funding-9.7174288?cmp=rss