Fall 2025

A new study from the Montreal Economic Institute has found that for every 100 nurses who enter the profession in Canada under the age of 35, 40 leave.

RNAO President NP Lhamo Dolkar and CEO Dr. Doris Grinspun wrote an op-ed in response to the closure of Toronto’s Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre due to a government funding cut.

Fourth-year Laurentian University nursing student Claudia Bogdanowicz is the recipient of a scholarship from Canadian Hearing Services. It is the second time she has received support for her baccalaureate degree. 

RN Kylee Rogers lost her brother Zakery in 2021. He died in an Ontario jail, and her call for an inquest was shared in the Spring-Summer 2025 issue of RNJ.

RNAO CEO Dr. Doris Grinspun responds to news that those struggling with homelessness in Barrie are being described as “lawless” in a bid to tear down encampments.

The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) finalized a new contract for 60,000 hospital nurses on Sept. 3. Although it includes a pay increase, it does not address the need for safer staffing levels.

A new partnership between the Alzheimer Society of Niagara Region and Niagara Health aims to help older adults better navigate the health-care system. The program, which started in 2024, puts dementia resource consultants directly in Niagara emergency departments.