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Phoenix Sinclair inquiry commissioner says ‘time has come’ for progress report – CBC
Nov 29, 2016 ‘Those 62 recommendations have been hanging out there for 3 years,’ Ted Hughes says The retired judge who led the Phoenix Sinclair inquiry says it’s time for…
Sudbury researcher a boost for native health – The Sudbury Star
November 25, 2016 Dr. Carrie Bourassa is an experienced and well-regarded researcher, but she sees herself more as a “servant to indigenous communities” than anything else. Health Sciences North Research…
Personal care home workers in Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation could go on strike Nov. 28 – Thompson Citizen
November 25, 2016 Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union (MGEU) members at the personal care home in Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation (NCN) will be on the picket line Monday if the…
Indigenous musicians raise awareness about high suicide rates – APTN
November 18, 2016 A group of some of the biggest names in Canadian Indigenous music got together in Vancouver. They held a benefit to raise awareness about the high rates…
Doctor, health administrator to lead Manitoba switched at birth review – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Nov 24, 2016 OTTAWA _ A pediatric doctor and a health administrator have been tabbed to examine how four indigenous men from northern Manitoba were switched at birth 40…
Lake Country bylaw will ban smoking in parks, public areas – Kelowna Daily Courier
November 23, 2016 Lake Country parks and public areas will be smoke-free in the new year. A new bylaw that prohibits smoking in any public space, at or within 7.5…
NB Transition House – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Nov 24, 2016 SAINT JOHN, N.B. – An emergency housing facility for at-risk youth is scheduled to reopen in Saint John after getting financial help from…
BR NS Opioid Deaths – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Nov 24, 2016 HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s chief public health officer is warning the province to get ready for a potential wave of deaths due to…
Anti poverty groups calls on Liberals to make immediate changes to child benefit – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Nov 24, 2016 By Jordan Press THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA _ An anti-poverty group is calling on the federal government to make a small change to its key measure…
Nak’azdli First Nation builds ‘tiny houses’ for homeless men – CBC
‘Everybody deserves to have a home,’ says capital housing and lands manager Nov 23, 2016 Four men on the Nak’azdli Whut’en reserve northwest of Prince George have just moved into…
