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It’s the War on Drugs and everybody is losing.’ – My Cariboo Now
Apr. 19th, 2017 A first nations woman stood outside a closed police barricade on Mackenzie Avenue in Williams Lake Wednesday morning praying for change and for the two lives that…
Northern Ontarians suffer from poor health and access to care: report – Mississauga
Health Quality Ontario says northern communities suffer from remoteness but also social factors that impact health Nearly 300 kilometres separate Timmins from Sudbury. That’s the distance France Picotte has had…
$1.2M in mental health support for northern Saskatchewan First Nations – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Apr 19, 2017 LA RONGE, Sask. _ The federal government is putting up $1.2 million over two years for more mental-health support in two northern Saskatchewan indigenous communities. Health Minister…
Prenatal escorts in Nunavut already eligible for travel funding under new policy – NunatsiaqOnline
April 19, 2017 But the GN says new policy is still being updated A newly-announced Health Canada policy has already been put in place to fund non-medical travel companions for…
Health Canada confirms fentanyl in pill seized on New Brunswick First Nation – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Apr 19, 2017 FREDERICTON _ Health Canada has confirmed a pill seized on the Esgenoopetitj First Nation in New Brunswick contained fentanyl. RCMP say five Esgenoopetitj residents have been…
Jino Distasio: Can $11 billion federal funding end homelessness in Canada? – The Province
In North American cities like New York, San Francisco, Vancouver and Toronto, we have grown accustomed to seeing homeless people walk among us, often with visible signs of duress from…
Pharmacy distributors want in on Canada’s legalized marijuana regime – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Apr 19, 2017 By Kristy Kirkup THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA _ The federal government’s plans for legalizing recreational marijuana has many would-be players looking to carve out a role…
AHS South Zone introduces Indigenous Hospital Liaisons – The Pincher Creek Voice
Harley Crowshoe, Senior Advisor, Indigenous Health, AHS – The role of the Indigenous Hospital Liaison was introduced to Chinook Regional Hospital (CRH) in December 2015, through Alberta Health Services’ Indigenous…
Liberals introduce long awaited bills to legalize marijuana by July 2018 – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Apr 13, 2017 By Kristy Kirkup THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA _ Adults 18 and older will be able to legally buy and cultivate small amounts of marijuana for personal…
From opium to opioids: Examining British Columbia’s long history with drugs – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Apr 13, 2017 By Gemma Karstens-Smith THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER _ Hundreds of British Columbians have died from overdoses in recent months, but the powerful painkiller fentanyl isn’t the…
