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Federal government fails on First Nations child health delivery: advocate – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jan 17, 2017 OTTAWA _ An outspoken child advocate is taking the federal government to task over its approach to a policy designed to ensure all First Nations children…
Grassy Narrows chief wants Trudeau’s commitment to mercury cleanup – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jan 17, 2017 By Colin Perkel THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO _ The chief of the Grassy Narrows First Nation says he welcomes Ontario’s promise to find mercury hot spots that…
Cash crunch means TCH could board up a unit a day in 2018 – Thestar.com
Jan. 17, 2017 Repair money to run out by end of the year, with more than 177,000 people already on the waitlist for subsidized housing. Toronto Community Housing is on…
Yale First Nation launches program to help bands with housing – Hope Standard
Jan 16, 2017 Yale First Nation has launched the BC First Nation Housing Mentorship Program to help other indigenous bands in their housing programs, headed by its housing manager Crystal…
Opinion: Social conditions key factor in violence against females – The Chronicle Herald
January 17, 2017 This past November, I received the Governor General’s Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case from His Excellency, the Right Honourable David Johnston. This award honours people…
Feds vow to fix Grassy Narrows ‘once and for all’ – Toronto Star
Ottawa will address mercury contamination issues in northern Ontario community with province and First Nations leaders “We are all aware of the issue, and are doing our part to help…
Territories agree to health funding deal with federal government – CBC
Nunavut, Yukon and N.W.T. join 3 of 4 Atlantic provinces in signing bilateral deals with Ottawa Jan 16, 2017 Nunavut, Yukon and the Northwest Territories have signed bilateral deals with…
Five suicides in Quebec indigenous communities were avoidable: coroner’s report – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jan 14, 2017 By Vicky Fragasso-Marquis THE CANADIAN PRESS Five suicides that occurred in two indigenous communities in 2015 were avoidable, a Quebec coroner said Saturday in a report…
Apartheid system’ of reserves to blame for Innu suicides: Quebec coroner – CBC
Report says 5 suicides in Uashat-Maliotenam in 2015 were avoidable Jan 14, 2017 Canada’s “apartheid system” of reserves shares some of the blame for a string of suicides that devastated…
Women face heavier burden of criminalizing HIV non disclosure, advocates say – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jan 15, 2017 13:00 By Joanna Smith THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA _ There is a question that Saara Greene says comes up early when she speaks with HIV-positive women: “Would…
