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A cancer sufferer has had her chance of being a mum ripped away because she is overweight.

A Scots funeral director has been awarded a payout after a tribunal ruled she was unfairly sacked for not being on call after she received treatment for cancer. Janie Crampshee was discriminated against by Dignity Funerals when she returned to work after having undergone radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

A property tycoon "deliberately" coughed in a disabled employee's face during the coronavirus pandemic. An employment judge condemned the "gross behaviour" of Kevin Davies as the former staff member was awarded a payout of more than £26,000.

Gender-expansive youth, as the term suggests, comprise a diverse group, with each teen or child charting their own unique course. They can’t be reduced to a single entity — in much the same way that youth with ADHD resist easy categorization.Still, collectively, gender nonconforming youth face common obstacles and common threats: discrimination, harassment, bullying, massive barriers to appropriate care, and other forms of transphobia.In the face of these threats, support from doctors, communities, schools, and family members has a powerful protective effect.

The Four Tops has sued a hospital for alleged racial discrimination and false imprisonment.Morris has filed the lawsuit against a Michigan hospital, who he claims put him in a restraining jacket when Morris told them he was in the legendary Motown group. The Four Tops singer went to the emergency room at Ascension Macomb Oakland Hospital on April 7, 2023, as he was apparently suffering from chest pains and had difficulty breathing whilst singing and touring with The Temptations.However, upon telling the hospital about his profession, Morris alleges white hospital staff “wrongfully assumed he was mentally ill” and placed him in “a restraining jacket and/or a four-point restraint mechanism.” He went on to accuse staff of removing his oxygen, and ordering him to wait for a compulsory psychological evaluation.The lawsuit also claims staff refused to confirm his identity, his “significant” history of cardiac disease, or even see his identification card.

A teacher in McGill’s music department is suing the Montreal university for $300,000 claiming he was passed over for a prestigious job.

‘Most discriminated against group’: Alberta premier pledges to protect unvaccinated “Yesterday, I made comments regarding the discrimination unvaccinated individuals have suffered through over during the past two years. My intention was to underline the mistreatment of individuals who chose not to be vaccinated and were punished by not being able to work, travel or, in some cases, see loved ones.“I want to be clear that I did not intend to trivialize in any way the discrimination faced by minority communities and other persecuted groups both here in Canada and around the world or to create any false equivalencies to the terrible historical discrimination and persecution suffered by so many minority groups over the last decades and centuries.“We need to actively work together as Albertans and Canadians to end all discrimination against all minority communities,” Smith said.“I am committed to listening, learning and addressing the issues affecting minority communities.

COVID-19 pandemic, she went to hospital but vowed she would not return.“I don’t feel safe in hospitals and a lot of people with disabilities similar to mine, where you need this much assistance, don’t feel safe in a hospital,” she said.Odell was born with spinal muscular atrophy and requires assistance to complete many daily tasks.Now, amid the third wave and with critical care units filling up, Odell said she fears if she ever needed the care, she would not be able to get it. Pushing Ontario’s ICUs to the brink — How some hospitals are preparing for the worst “I, personally, wouldn’t go to a hospital.

Man charged after racist rant toward Brampton family caught on camera Baker says the employees facing harassment are also feeling the same stress and pressure as other residents due to the health crisis, and have worked “extraordinary long hours” for more than a year.She asked that anyone who disagrees with regional policies or how services are being delivered provide feedback online instead of lashing out at employees.

COVID-19 controversy that rocked New Brunswick says his life has been changed entirely.Dr. Jean Robert Ngola, a physician of Congolese descent, said in a recent interview the fallout from allegations he was “patient zero” responsible for an outbreak put him under an uncomfortable spotlight.“Since May … everything has changed in my life,” Ngola said by phone.And now he wants the province to investigate his case to ensure nobody else endures a similar fate.

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COVID-19 pandemic on racialized communities as well as existing biases in the health-care system.The national project was launched by Roberta Timothy, an assistant professor with the University of Toronto’s Institute for Pandemics.Timothy says many members of the Black and Indigenous communities already avoid interacting with the health-care system mostly due to experiences with racism and biases.During a global pandemic, Timothy says that can have grave consequences for the well-being of those communities. Ontario reports 100 new coronavirus cases as more than 20K additional tests completed “People will seek help when it’s an emergency and by then it’s too late,” she says.

Culturally focused care packages for those in isolation are being prepared around the clock at the Centre For Newcomers.

In Quebec, some health-care workers are alleging that COVID-19 practices at some stores unfairly target them to the point of being discriminatory.

Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Quebec, several measures have been put in place to help contain the spread of the virus, but one Montreal-area couple feels it was discriminated against.