Home » Archives by category » Mainstream News (Page 1484)
Yukon midwifery association to study past Indigenous birth culture – CBC
Yukon government gives $74,360 to research project, which will begin this year February 09, 2018 The Yukon government is putting money toward a research project that will document Indigenous communities’ historical…
New Credit chief hopes cancer protocol helps forge better understanding – TheSpec.com
The chief of the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation hopes a new agreement with the province’s principal adviser on cancer leads to greater trust between his community and…
B.C. announces $20M in support for Indigenous communities battling overdoses – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Feb 8, 2018 By Camille Bains THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER _ British Columbia has announced $20 million in funding over three years for Indigenous communities struggling with an overdose…
First of its kind First Nations mental health and wellness conference takes place in Vancouver – CBC
We’re dealing with some very difficult things,’ Grand Chief Doug Kelly says Feb 08, 2018 Mental health and substance abuse are the top health priorities for First Nations across B.C.,…
New Manitoba senator says federal dental program for First Nations, Inuit communities isn’t working – CBC
We’ve trained people to access care only when they are in pain,’ says Sen. Mary Jane McCallum Feb 07, 2018 Manitoba’s newest senator says dental disease is a real issue…
Ottawa’s promise to fix First Nations water crisis still falling short: report – CBC
Suzuki Foundation says there’s been some improvement, but more work still needed on funding, regulations Feb 08, 2018 The federal Liberal government gets mostly “glass half-empty” ratings on its work…
New Credit, Cancer Care Ontario sign protocol – Brantford Expositor
February 6, 2018 NEW CREDIT – The Mississaugas of the New Credit hope to get better access to health services from a relationship protocol signed with Cancer Care Ontario, says…
First Nations gathering in Vancouver want better water legislation, safe drinking water – CBC
Water advocate Autumn Peltier among opening speakers at Assembly of First Nations conference in Vancouver Feb 06, 2018 In a conference room at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, more than 200…
Living in isolation is no excuse’: Keeping fit and eating right, on Labrador’s northern coast – CBC
Shannon Dicker regularly posts her workouts and meal preparations to social media Feb 06, 2018 It takes a lot to keep motivated up to stay fit and healthy in the…
Quebec’s air ambulance policy separating kids from parents reeks of paternalism – The Globe and Mail
February 06, 2018 “Barbarous,” “untenable,” “cruel” – just some of the epithets pediatricians are using to describe the Quebec government practice of denying parents the ability to accompany their children…
