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B.C. investigating ‘unusual’ activity in PharmaNet system – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Feb 16, 2017 VANCOUVER – The B.C. Ministry of Health has launched an investigation into four incidents of what it calls “unusual” PharmaNet activity in which…
Indigenous water solutions: 2 steps forward, 1 step back – CBC
‘We will get there,’ Bennett says of 5-year plan to provide drinkable tap water to all communities Feb 15, 2017 Cleaning up drinking water in Indigenous communities appears to be…
Taking action on poverty – Lethbridge Herald
February 15, 2017. The Liberal government is putting the wheels in motion for the planned development of a national Poverty Reduction Strategy. Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social…
Government must do more to address First Nations’ water woes – Rabble.ca
Neskantaga First Nation in Ontario has had to boil water since 1995. “We’re over 20 years already where our people haven’t been able to get the water they need to…
Social work faculty co-hosts conference to raise awareness of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder – The Gauntlet
February 14 2017 — The Faculty of Social Work co-hosted a conference to raise awareness of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) from Feb. 5–9. The conference was held at Hotel…
Ontario First Nation ‘reeling’ after suicide of 11-year-old girl – CBC
Alyssa Nanokeesic died by suicide on Friday Feb 15, 2017 The chief of a northern Ontario First Nation devastated by the suicide of an 11-year-old girl says Canada’s healthcare system…
Native centre in Montreal holds workshop to find out what the housing needs are in the city – APTN
February 14, 2017 Native Montréal, a friendship centre in the city is working on making housing more accessible by gathering information on the various needs of the people they serve…
Federal First Nations water strategy ‘flawed’: report – CBC
Feb 10, 2017 Report questions whether government can lift water advisories within five years A new report is questioning whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be able to keep his…
Affordable housing could dwindle for Sudbury’s Indigenous population – CBC
Native People of Sudbury Development Corporation wants federal government to renew subsidy agreements Feb 13, 2017 Over the next five years there could be less affordable housing available for Indigenous…
Food Secure Canada defends northern Ontario nutrition report – CBC
The North West Company claims report lacks context because it wasn’t consulted during research process Feb 13, 2017 Food Secure Canada is defending its 70-page “Paying for Nutrition” report after a…
