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Bear Witness Day brings awareness to Jordan’s Principle – CBC
Society urges Canadians to snap photos of teddy bears and post them to social media May 10, 2017 Spirit Bear is not a household name, but he has become the…
New centre bringing First Nation traditions to healing in Manitoba – CBC
Giigewigamig Traditional Healing Centre to serve 4 First Nation communities May 08, 2017 A new traditional healing centre has opened up in Pine Falls to serve four First Nation communities…
Opening a dialogue on indigenous health care – Winnipeg Free Press
Nurses need to hear “the indigenous voice,” University of Manitoba nursing students were told Monday. British Columbia nursing professor Lisa Bourque Bearskin, who teaches at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops,…
How to improve Indigenous health? Address jurisdictional disputes – The Globe and Mail
This is the second of a five-part series on modernizing medicare: lessons from home and abroad Josée Lavoie is a professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, and director…
Back to the Future: Countering the Rise of Today’s “Superbugs” – UM Today
Dr. Ayush Kumar investigates antibiotic-resistant bacteria in water on First Nations reserves May 8, 2017 — Imagine yourself in the dark days before the discovery of penicillin, when there was…
Physicians with disabilities often undervalued – CMAJ
Dr. Jessica Dunkley is currently completing her residency in dermatology at the University of British Columbia. Like most doctors-in-training in this country, she completed her undergraduate medical degree and hoped…
Midwives celebrated in Regina, advocate calls for expansion of services – CBC
Julian Wotherspoon says midwives could fill the ‘gaps’ in remote Saskatchewan areas May 08, 2017 People in Regina saluted midwives Sunday afternoon as part of the International Day of the…
We can improve mental-health care by fighting poverty – The Globe and Mail
May 08, 2017 Historically, Canadians embraced medicare as part of an effort to separate personal wealth from individual health. But, in defending our rights to enter hospitals without risking financial…
Health care dominates the Nova Scotia campaign trail after doctors’ rally – CP
Source: The Canadian Press May 8, 2017 HALIFAX _ Health care is taking centre stage in the Nova Scotia election campaign following a weekend rally by doctors. The physicians’ protest in Sydney Mines…
Volleyball Challenge raises funds for First Nations – Bradford Times
May 5, 2017 Without action, they’re just words – which is why the Student Leadership Team and Social Justice Committee at Chris Hadfield Public School have been fundraising for First…
