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HungerCount out, picture incomplete – St. Albert Gazette
Nov 23, 2016 Food banks across the country released their annual HungerCount report last week. In national food bank usage statistics Alberta placed second for food bank usage across the…
Peterborough Warming Room director welcomes federal government’s new 10-year national housing program strategy – The Peterborough Examiner
November 23, 2016 One local housing advocate says the 10-year national housing program that has been promised by the federal government is undeniably necessary for Canada – and for Peterborough.…
Karen Nicloux: Stitching a Healthy Future – Yukon Events Magazine
To talk to her, you wouldn’t think the quiet needleworker Karen Nicloux was once in the upper echelons of our local drug circuit. Her journey from maximum segregation at Whitehorse…
Report on Canada’s national housing strategy released – Thestar.com
Countrywide consultation identified priorities for improving access to safe, affordable housing. Nov. 22, 2016 Canadians are calling for a collaborative, strong and innovative national housing strategy to eliminate homelessness across…
Report says Ontario patients should have access to electronic medical records – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Nov 22, 2016 10:42 By Keith Leslie THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO _ Health Minister Eric Hoskins says he agrees with a call to give patients access to their electronic medical…
Feeding the stomach and the mind – Cochrane Times Post
November 22, 2016 Once again this season, the Aboriginal Peoples Alliance Northern Ontario (APANO) are hosting lunchtime meals at the Scout Hall. Since 2012, APANO has held a free bi-weekly…
Her daughter ‘died’ from an opioid overdose. And then ‘she was back.’ – Cambridge Times
Roxanne Shuttleworth was in shock. Her 31-year-old daughter had called her on the phone to explain that she and a friend had overdosed on a drug that, unknown to them,…
Shoebox Project helps women avoid homelessness – Times Colonist
November 22, 2016 Volunteers on Vancouver Island and across North America are thinking out of the box to help women in need this holiday season. “This is something that resonates…
BR Reconciliation Report – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Nov 22, 2016 OTTAWA – The National Aboriginal Economic Development Board says Canada’s G-D-P would get an annual boost of 27.7 billion dollars if barriers were…
BR Switched At Birth – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Nov 22, 2016 WINNIPEG – Health Minister Jane Philpott says the federal government will be supporting four indigenous men from northern Manitoba who were switched at…
