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Canadian hospitals, strapped for staff, strain with sick children

Canadian hospitals are straining to care for an influx of sick children, many with respiratory illnesses, in the midst of staffing constraints and as a shortage of children's over-the-counter medication sends more kids to hospital.

Reuters · Nov 18, 2022

Shawn Mendes donates $1 million to music program for sick children

ATLANTA — Singer Shawn Mendes made a major donation to bring the Wonder of Music program to patients at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.

Tribune News Service · Sep 19, 2022

Experimental brain test on Canadian girl with autism stuns researchers trying to prevent severe self-harm

‘As scary as it is to drill into their brain and have this big piece hanging out of their chest ... it’s worth it,’ said the 9-year-old’s mother in an interview

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2022