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Chiefs say Ottawa’s criteria on drinking water leaving some nations out – APTN News
January 29, 2018 A group of chiefs from the Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians welcomed politicians back to work Monday in Ottawa with a message. That the government’s promise…
$9.7M investment in innovative health research – UM Today
Manitoba researchers receive funding for cutting-edge research projects to study mental health, multiple sclerosis, Indigenous health, and more January 26, 2018 — Today, while touring the research facilities at the…
Mistreated The legacy of segregated hospitals haunts Indigenous survivors. – CBC
On a brisk spring day in 1965, Annie Michael stepped onto an airplane for the first time. The 10-year-old had tested positive for tuberculosis, the airborne disease that had ravaged…
Poverty not a good reason to take Indigenous kids from parents: Bennett – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jan 26, 2018 OTTAWA _ The minister responsible for relations between the federal government and Indigenous Peoples says poverty has to stop being used as a reason to take Indigenous kids away from…
United Nurses of Alberta recommend new contract, set Feb. 15 for vote on deal – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jan 25, 2018 EDMONTON _ The United Nurses of Alberta is recommending its members approve a tentative deal that includes a two-year wage freeze and job security. The union,…
New Brunswick government to spend $20 million more on seniors programs – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jan 26, 2018 FREDERICTON _ The New Brunswick government is releasing more details about next week’s provincial budget _ this time for seniors. A government source tells The Canadian…
Nunavut community still relies on reverse osmosis for drinking water – Nunatsiaq Online
Source of high sodium in Sanikiluaq’s water source still undetermined, 18 months later January 24, 2018 A year and a half after high sodium levels were discovered in Sanikiluaq’s fresh…
B.C.’s public health officer’s career included policies on HIV, opioids crisis – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jan 24, 2018 VICTORIA _ British Columbia’s first provincial health officer is resigning after nearly 20 years on a job he calls “incredibly rewarding.” Dr. Perry Kendall, who declared…
Quebec doctors call on province to let parents accompany kids on medical flights – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jan 24, 2018 13:52 By Morgan Lowrie THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL _ A group of Quebec doctors is calling on the province to change its policy to allow parents to…
Lifespan of Indigenous people 15 years shorter than that of other Canadians, federal documents say – CBC
Incidence of diseases such as diabetes is 4 times rate of non-Indigenous population January 23, 2018 Federal briefing documents on the new Indigenous Services Department say Indigenous people in Canada…
