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Grassy Narrows seeks treatment centre so residents don’t die away from reserve – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Nov 19, 2017 By Kristy Kirkup THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA _ Chief Simon Fobister doesn’t have to imagine the grief and anguish and pain that decades of slow-motion mercury…
Indigenous food bank serves bannock, provides a ‘comfort zone’ for families in the core – CBC
The Native Women’s Resource Centre has Indigenous programming but welcomes everyone Nov 15, 2017 It’s the season of shopping in malls and spending money. But for many people in Toronto…
How the genomics health revolution is failing ethnic minorities – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Nov 14, 2017 By Michael Mackley, Dalhousie University THE CANADIAN PRESS This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary…
Multiple surgeries, infection and a rare disorder: First Nations woman questions her care in Manitoba – CBC
Last year Melodie Harper had her gallbladder removed, now she’s been diagnosed with an incurable condition Nov 13, 2017 When Melodie Harper started to feel pain in her abdomen last…
BR Overdose Stories – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Nov 14, 2017 VANCOUVER – The last of six workshops has wrapped up aimed at sharing the experiences of drug users and first responders with a…
More than 1,100 overdose deaths in B.C. in nine months as death toll climbs – CPMore than 1,100 overdose deaths in B.C. in nine months as death toll climbs – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Nov 9, 2017 VICTORIA _ The unprecedented overdose death toll in British Columbia means it may be time to have a “courageous conversation” about decriminalizing the drugs that are…
Interior Health commits $2 million annually for First Nations elders care – Vernon Morning Star
Nov. 8, 2017 Initiative to benefit 4,450 elders across Southern Interior region. Interior Health (IH) and the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) announced a shared investment of $3 million to…
Alberta’s Indigenous people three times more likely to die from opioids – Calgary Herald
November 8, 2017 Alberta’s Indigenous communities are receiving a disproportionate amount of opioid prescriptions amid an epidemic of overdose deaths, according to the first detailed snapshot of substance use among…
Hospitals source of most complaints, Patient Ombudsman report says – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Nov 9, 2017 By Shawn Jeffords THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO _ Many patients, their families and caregivers worry filing a complaint about their health care could lead to reprisal,…
Toenails, saliva and urine could answer questions about Giant Mine’s toxic legacy – CBC
200 people from Yellowknife, Dettah and Ndilo are giving toenail, urine, saliva samples to test for arsenic Nov 07, 2017 When Johanne Black gazes across Yellowknife’s Back Bay all she…
