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BC Government: Better supports for people facing poverty
Press Release Jan. 9, 2020 Better supports for people facing poverty VANCOUVER – People experiencing poverty now have better access to income and disability assistance through a series of changes…
NU Government: Let’s Be Aware calendar challenge winners
Press release 08 January 2020 The Nunavut Liquor and Cannabis Commission is pleased to announce the Let’s Be Aware / Ujjiqsuqta calendar challenge winners for 2020. Nunavut youth were asked…
Nunavut-made Public Health Act becomes law
Press Release IQALUIT, Nunavut (January 7, 2020) – Nunavut’s new Public Health Act came into force January 1, replacing the version carried over from the Northwest Territories. This new and…
NT Government – Public Announcement: Healthy Choices Fund
Press Release As part of its commitment to supporting health promotion and prevention activities, the Government of the Northwest Territories is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications…
Dr. Nadine Caron named founding First Nations Health Authority Chair in Cancer and Wellness at UBC
Press Release Dr. Nadine Caron — Canada’s first female First Nations general surgeon — has been appointed to a newly created UBC position dedicated to improving cancer outcomes and wellness…
Grant to Help Local Indigenous Families Deal with Trauma – AM800
An Ontario grant is helping Indigenous families in Windsor-Essex. The $75,000 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation will strengthen the collaboration between the Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Society and the Can…
B.C. organization sorry for not telling Indigenous people about free HIV drug – CBC
Dec 19, 2019 Access to the prevention drug PrEP was available for years. The problem was many didn’t know. We let Indigenous people down. Again. These words appear in the…
Moose Cree FN – Request for Proposals: Health Renewal Negotiator / Senior Government Policy Analyst
December 18, 2019 Moose Cree First Nation (“MCFN”) would like to invite qualified candidates to submit a proposal to MCFN for the position of “Health Renewal Negotiator/Senior Government Policy Analyst”.…
Ontario’s First Dedicated Mental Health Unit for Female Inmates
December 19, 2019 WHITBY — The Ontario government is partnering with Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores) to create the province’s first dedicated unit to help female…
Indigenous affairs critic in Ontario pushes for youth suicide strategy – APTN
December 19, 2019 The Ontario government needs a specialized non-partisan strategy to address the issue of suicide among First Nations youth, says the NDP’s Indigenous Affairs critic Sol Mamakwa. “In…
