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Alta Health Cuts – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Nov 3, 2016 CALGARY – Talks are ongoing between Alberta Health Services and the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees over possible big cuts to frontline health…
Finding solutions to the youth suicide crisis in Saskatchewan – CBC
November 03, 2016 Read story transcript In October, six young girls — the youngest was just 10 — took their own lives in north Saskatchewan. Amidst the shock and sorrow in…
Hungry at school: Nearly 40 per cent of Canadian post-secondary students can’t afford to eat properly – Waterloo Chronicle
Cross-campus study brings attention to ‘hidden’ problem on campus Here’s some food for thought: The largest cross-campus study to date has discovered that nearly 40 per cent of Canadian students…
Man posts video of rat-infested home on Sandy Bay First Nation to get PM Trudeau’s attention – CBC
Central Manitoba family of 10 has been living in home with sewage backups for years Nov 03, 2016 A man has posted his video on YouTube showing a rat-infested home on…
Pressure mounts on federal Liberals to invest in First Nations child welfare – CP
Nov 1, 2016 OTTAWA — An indigenous member of Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s economic advisory council is taking issue with the federal government’s claims that First Nations agencies lack the…
Education: An investment we can stomach?
Hungry for Knowledge is the largest cross-campus study on student food insecurity in Canada, to date. The report collected data from post-secondary students regarding their financial access to food, the…
Lac La Ronge Indian Band looking for long term solutions in response to crisis – PA Now
Moving forward in the wake of an emergency may seem an insurmountable task. The chief of one of Saskatchewan’s largest northern First Nations says the community – specifically its youth…
Terrace city council calls for strategy session on bid to replace aging Mills Memorial Hospital – BCLocalNews.com
Nov 2, 2016 CITY COUNCIL is continuing its efforts to have the provincial government pay more attention to the need for a new Mills Memorial Hospital by discussing strategy with…
Double amputee veteran receives scooter – The Northern View
Nov 2, 2016 A double amputee in Lax Kw’alaams, who had been home-bound, received an electric scooter this month, enabling him to move around his community again. Through money collected…
New board chair named for Interior Health as Malzer prepares to end two-year term – Longwoods.com
Interior Health board member John O’Fee of Kamloops has been appointed incoming chair of the board of directors, to replace current board chair Erwin Malzer when he completes his tenure…
