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Esgenoopetitj First Nation issues boil water order – CBC
Water must be boiled for at least 1 minute before using Jan 10, 2018 The Esgenoopetitj First Nation has issued a boil water order and is instructing residents in the…
Renewed discussion over assisted dying amid dispute at faith based sites – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jan 9, 2018 By Laura Kane THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER _ Two incidents in British Columbia have renewed a debate about whether faith-based health institutions that receive public funding…
University of Ottawa Heart Institute’s ‘Dr. K’ is Canada’s first Inuk cardiac surgeon – Ottawa Citizen
January 6, 2018 There were no doctors in Donna May Kimmaliardjuk’s family. No nurses, not even a physiotherapist. Still, from the time she was very young, Kimmaliardjuk was determined to…
Indigenous releasing ceremony treats trauma and mental health issues – CBC
January 06, 2018 “When you survive abuse and you turn to alcohol and drugs and self-harm and sex and all of the vices that we use, you start to carry…
After ‘nightmare’ medical ordeal, grandmother calls for review of Colville Lake’s health care – CBC
Laura Tobac says her grandson suffered needlessly because serious medical condition diagnosed too late Jan 05, 2018 Christian Tobac began to suffer from back pain several days before Christmas. The…
Video: ‘I have work to do here:’ Delilah Saunders speaks out after release from hospital – CBC
Death of her sister, Loretta, drives her to fight for equality and for herself Jan 04, 2018 For Delilah Saunders, it all comes back to her sister, Loretta. “I couldn’t…
Access to clean water a luxury for some First Nations reserves – rabble.ca
January 4, 2018 I recently went to a movie and one of the pre-screening ads was about donating to a global charity that helps people get access to clean water.…
Greenland Reconciliation Commission finds colonization did ‘a lot of damage’ – CBC
We were treated very, very badly,’ says Karla Jessen Williamson Jan 04, 2018 The Greenland Reconciliation Commission released its final report last month after three years of research and public…
Legendary but ailing Inuit singer pleas for help to keep heat, lights on – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jan 4, 2018 RANKIN INLET, Nunavut _ An ailing and aging Inuit singer-songwriter whose name is a household word in Nunavut has turned to the public in a plea to keep…
Toronto looking into opening armoury to help deal with homeless seeking shelter – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jan 3, 2018 By Paola Loriggio and Michelle McQuigge THE CANADIAN PRESS Toronto is revisiting a shelved proposal to use a federal armoury to cope with unprecedented demand on…
