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Suicides ‘shatter’ First Nation – Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal
Sept 27, 2016 I just would like inform people that Pikangikum First Nation has been shattered by three suicides in recent days. We are very distressed by these incidents. We…
Water in oncology ward of Winnipeg hospital tests positive for legionella – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Sep 28, 2016 WINNIPEG _ A hospital in Winnipeg says it’s found low levels of legionella bacteria in its water supply. Catherine Robbins, chief operating officer at Victoria General…
Cape Breton’s Potlotek First Nation protests dirty water – CBC
Sep 27, 2016 Thick, black liquid pouring out of taps at the Cape Breton reserve A rally at Potlotek First Nation in Cape Breton protested ongoing dirty water issues in…
Sask. robo-medicine program gets boost for expansion – The Star Phoenix
September 28, 2016 The provincial government is pumping $500,000 into expanding the use of robots that have allowed Saskatoon doctors to examine children in Pelican Narrows. Here’s why remote presence technology has…
Anti-Nestlé rally in Guelph unites people of all ages against ‘bad use of our water’ – CBC
Sept 27, 2016 Nestlé Waters Canada manager says company is ‘committed’ to working with township regarding 2nd well in Elora Adam Inniss didn’t spend his Monday evening like most teenagers…
Don’t give up’: Inuit youth hopeful about federal study on suicide – CBC
Sep 26, 2016 Suicide is preventable, but addressing it will mean removing tremendous barriers, Inuit leaders tell MPs When Nina Ford began testifying on “the grueling effects of suicide” in…
Meet Canada’s first aboriginal forensic pathologist – CBC
Sept 25, 2016 Dr. Kona Williams hopes to bridge the gap between her institution and aboriginal communities. Dr. Kona Williams pulls on her crisp white lab coat and points to…
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge meet moms battling addiction in Vancouver – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Sep 25, 2016 By Laura Kane and Gemma Karstens-Smith THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER _ The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge met several mothers who are dealing with drug and…
Research program celebrates 100 papers – Northern Ontario Medical Journal
September 23, 2016 Anishinaabe Bimaadiziwin Research Program makes contribution to First Nation health care in northwest The Anishinaabe Bimaadiziwin Research Program (ABRP), a joint initiative of Sioux Lookout Meno Ya…
September 23, 2016 Anishinaabe Bimaadiziwin Research Program makes contribution to First Nation health care in northwest The Anishinaabe Bimaadiziwin Research Program (ABRP), a joint initiative of Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) and the Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority (SLFNHA), has no shortage of health issues to tackle. Responsible for a region of 38,500 square kilometres and 31 fly-in First Nation communities with a multitude of health and social problems, physicians and health care administrators in the two organizations have more need for a robust research program than most communities. Read More: http://www.nomj.ca/2016/09/23/research-program-celebrates-100-papers.html
Sep 23, 2016 Eight new support recovery beds are coming to Cranbrook as the Interior Health Authority announced the first round of contracts that are aimed at creating 57 new…
