Press Release April 2, 2025 Mental Health and Addictions Minister Lori Carr is pleased to announce that all 60 inpatient treatment spaces are now available at the new addictions treatment centre near Lumsden. Intake for the second phase of 40 inpatient spaces at the EHN Willowview Recovery…

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Tuberculosis outbreak updates: Pangnirtung, Pond Inlet, Naujaat and Arviat

Press Release April 2, 2025 The Department of Health is advising that the outbreaks of tuberculosis (TB) declared in Pangnirtung on November 25, 2021, Pond Inlet on March 17, 2023, Naujaat on May 16, 2023, and Arviat on February 11, 2025, are ongoing. In Pangnirtung, 47 individuals were diagnosed with active…

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COO Responding Factum regarding the Caring Society’s Consultation Motion

Press Release PART I – STATEMENT OF FACTS ⦁ Overview ⦁ This motion concerns consultations between Canada, the Assembly of First Nations (the “AFN”), and the First Nations Caring Society of Canda (the “Caring Society”) on the national long-term reform of the First Nations Child and Family…

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Indigenous community room opens at Marotta Family Hospital

Press Release Apr 2, 2025 Niagara Health is committed to meeting the needs of all Indigenous community members. As part of our commitment to Reconciliation to provide culturally inclusive care, Niagara Health’s Indigenous Health Services and Reconciliation team has opened a new Indigenous community room at the…

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The Commission’s submission to the Tribunal on positions on the long-term reform of FNCFS and Jordan’s Principle

Press Release Dear Panel, The Canadian Human Rights Commission (Commission) writes in response to this Panel’s letter dated February 10, 2025, requesting the parties share their respective views on the Panel’s comments regarding the approach to the long-term remedial phase of these proceedings. The Commission wishes to…

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Expanding Mental Health Support: Des Nedhe and Denison Mines Partner with Kids Help Phone

Press Release April 1, 2025 At Des Nedhe Group and Denison Mines, we believe that access to mental health support is essential — especially for Indigenous youth. That’s why we are proud to continue our support for Kids Help Phone, working alongside Community and corporate partners to ensure these critical services reach…

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CPSA statement on Dr. Michael Laffin & Dr. Phil Tran social media posts

Press Release April 1, 2025 The College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) is saddened to hear that discriminatory and harmful screenshots from 2021 have been recirculating online from fraudulent accounts that were created in the names of two Alberta physicians, Dr. Michael Laffin and Dr.…

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Honouring Indigenous Health: ONWA’s World Health Day Tea Talk on ‘Healthy Beginnings and Hopeful Futures’

Honouring Indigenous Health: ONWA’s World Health Day Tea Talk on ‘Healthy Beginnings and Hopeful Futures’ Thunder Bay, ON – April 7 is recognized globally as World Health Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness about pressing health issues and advocating for accessible, equitable healthcare for all. This…

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Ontario Opens First Nine Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment Hubs

Press Release April 01, 2025 Province supporting community safety and addiction recovery by transitioning drug injection sites near schools and child-care centres into HART Hubs TORONTO — Starting today, nine drug injection sites located within 200 metres of a school or child-care centre have successfully transitioned into…

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Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Bulletin – Measles Prevention and Resources

Press Release Mar 31, 2025 Summary: Canada is currently experiencing unusually high levels of measles, with more than 200 cases since the start of 2025. This is more than the total number of cases reported in all of 2024. The increase is linked to outbreaks in New…

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Ontario Children and Youth at Risk of Not Getting Timely Access to Community Mental Health Services: Auditor General

Press Release March 31, 2025 (Toronto) Children and youth in Ontario, especially those with severe mental health issues, are at risk of not being able to access the mental health services they need in the community when they need them. “As one in five children and youth…

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Manitoba Government Investing in Health Care for Two-Spirit and Transgender Manitobans

Press Release March 31, 2025 On the first official Two-Spirit and Transgender Day of Visibility in the province, the Manitoba government is investing $1.6 million in supports for two-spirit and transgender Manitobans, Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine, minister responsible for women and gender equity, and Health, Seniors and…

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Health authority review launches to ensure support for front-line services

Press Release March 31, 2025 VICTORIA – The Province is launching its health authority review to ensure resource allocations are supporting critical patient services and minimize unnecessary administrative spending. The Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) has been selected as the first health authority to undergo review due…

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Support for Indigenous, Black and African Nova Scotian Survivors of Gender-Based Violence

Press Release Mar 31, 2025 The Province is expanding its support for Indigenous and Black and African Nova Scotian women and their families affected by gender-based violence. Creating Communities of Care Through a Customary Law Approach will receive $500,000 a year in ongoing core funding beginning this…

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Strengthening rural health care facilities

Press Release Mar 31, 2025 Alberta’s government is investing about $330 million over three years to support health capital projects in rural communities across the province. Alberta’s government is committed to providing the highest quality of health care services for every Albertan, no matter where they live…

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Province continues to ensure people are protected from COVID-19, measles

Press Release March 28, 2025 VICTORIA – Starting Tuesday, April 8, 2025, free additional COVID-19 vaccines will be available to people in B.C., with a focus on those who are at higher risk of severe illness. “While the peak of respiratory illnesses has passed, influenza, COVID-19 and…

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New Report shows repeat spraying of BC and New Brunswick forests, contrary to federal approval

Press Release Raising risks to Indigenous people, others who eat forest food TORONTO, March 28, 2025 – A new report shows pesticides are sprayed on Canadian forests up to 7 times in the forestry cycle, not just once – as assumed in Health Canada’s approval for spraying. It…

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Canada’s biggest national health care gathering issues call to action to federal parties: candidates must fight for health care and protect what we value

Press Release March 28, 2025 More than 1,000 Canadian doctors, leading health care experts and patients gathered in Ottawa and virtually for the Canadian Medical Association’s (CMA) Health Summit to outline the solutions to fix health care, and the work ahead in this federal election. Canadians are…

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Department of Health Honors Janet Brant, NP, for 10 Years of Dedicated Service

Press Release March 27, 2025 The MCA Department of Health is delighted to honor Janet Brant, NP, for her 10 years of exemplary service and unwavering dedication to the health and wellness of our community. Janet’s commitment to providing compassionate care and her tireless efforts to improve…

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