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Paediatric societies call for Quebec to allow parents on child medical flights – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Feb 6, 2018 4:01 By Giuseppe Valiante THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL _ Quebec must change its policy that systematically denies parents the right to accompany their children during urgent medical…
Audio: What factors lead to First Nations boil water advisories? Recent study mines the data – CBC
February 05, 2018 Operator training, source water protection key to avoiding, reducing length of advisories A recent study offers insight into the range of factors that must be considered as…
Symposium helps celebrate launch of LGBTQ Studies program – U of AB
Camaraderie, conversation and collaboration. These are just a few words guiding the new LGBTQ Studies program at UT, which celebrated its launch with a Queer Camaraderie symposium. The symposium, which…
Oneida First Nation and other communities left out of federal clean water promise: Grand Chief – Globalnews.ca
Oneida Nation of the Thames falls through the cracks of the federal government’s commitment to safe drinking water for First Nations communities, according to the Association of Iroquois and Allied…
Pangnirtung revives healing group, develops suicide prevention action plan – CBC
We want to actually turn things upside down,’ says Inuit Ilagiit board member Markus Wilcke Jan 31, 2018 The Nunavut hamlet of Pangnirtung is developing a five-year action plan on…
Culturally adapted support services can help Indigenous communities heal – CBC
A CAVAC team was sent to the tiny village of Akulivik after a violent tragedy in 2017 Jan 30, 2018 People who offer culturally adapted support services for victims of…
Nunavut’s lower suicide number last year leads to cautious optimism – Nunatsiaq Online
January 30, 2018 “Our ultimate goal is to lower that number” The year 2017 marks the lowest number of deaths by suicide that Nunavut has seen in a decade. The…
Lawyers file class action lawsuit for former patients at Indian Hospitals – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jan 30, 2018 EDMONTON _ Lawyers have filed a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging abuse at Indian Hospitals run decades ago by the federal government. A statement of claim filed in Toronto…
Ottawa may be neglecting its best bet for ending drinking-water advisories: training operators – The Globe and Mail
New research shows that water systems on First Nations reserves operated by people lacking adequate training are more likely to experience drinking-water advisories that last longer , Matthew McClearn writes…
$1.1B class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of former ‘Indian hospital’ patients – CBC
Lawsuit focuses on alleged ‘horrific treatment’ at 29 segregated hospitals across Canada Jan 30, 2018 Two Canadian law firms have filed a $1.1-billion class-action lawsuit on behalf of former patients…
