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It means death’: MMF president concerned after crucial funding dries up – CBC
$650K worth of funding for Métis health care across the province will not be renewed Nov 29, 2016 Manitoba Metis Federation’s president says the province’s decision to cancel funding for…
Corrective to Nov. 27 story on lack of mental health services for indigenous Canadians – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Nov 29, 2016 TORONTO _ In a Nov. 27 story about the lack of mental health services on indigenous reserves, The Canadian Press incorrectly identified Renee Linklater’s title and…
U of G Researchers Examine High Rates of Gastrointestinal Illness in the Arctic – U of Guelph
November 29, 2016 Annual rates of gastrointestinal illness in Canada’s North are among the highest reported in the world — three to six times higher than regions to the south…
Pickering and beyond help northern community stay warm, healthy this winter – DurhamRegion.com
November 29, 2016 Coats and other items headed to Kasabonika Lake First Nation PICKERING — What started as a plea to help 350 children stay warm in an isolated northern…
First Nation family forced off reserve for health care – CBC
Nov 29, 2016 Moving to city for medical treatment is matter of life and death for people in remote communities The year after Caleb Mckay found out he had kidney…
Medicalization, Privatization and Stigmatization – The Link
November 29, 2016 Feminist Critiques of Health Care Shift the Conversation from Physiology to Sociology That is about all that’s left of the Women’s Health Contribution Program and the services…
BR Bovine TB – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Nov 29, 2016 OTTAWA – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it’s possible that a quarantine on 40 cattle operations in Alberta and Saskatchewan could be…
Prescription delays for indigenous patients amount to triage by race – Healthy Debate
November 23, 2016 Eligible First Nations and Inuit people are supposed to have access to drug coverage, dental care, mental health counselling and more. So why does it take days…
Reserves Desperately Need Mental Health Funding: Frontline Workers – Huffington Post
Nov 27, 2016 Indigenous leaders say rampant child sexual abuse on many reserves across the country is an underlying contributor to mental health crises — particularly among young people —…
Food bank users unable to afford rising hydro rates, group says – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Nov 28, 2016 0:05 By Allison Jones THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO _ Ontario food banks say they are seeing an increase in clients unable to afford the rising cost of…
