Six stories in the news today, March 7
Six stories in the news for Tuesday, March 7:
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REPORT GIVES HEFT TO FEDERAL HEALTH ARGUMENT
A report from the Mental Health Commission says more money for child and youth services would boost Canada’s economy and patient health. The commission, which bills its findings as a tool to help provincial and territorial decision-makers, says more than 7.5 million Canadians face mental health issues, with a price tag of $50 billion a year — or nearly 14 hundred dollars a person.