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Canada’s move to control fentanyl chemicals not enough to stem crisis: expert – CP

Source: The Canadian Press Aug 31, 2016  By Camille Bains THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER _ Canada’s plans to restrict six chemicals used to make fentanyl will only increase demands for a more dangerous…

Bullying and harassment allegations made against James Bay health authority – CBC

Aug 31, 2016 ‘No one taking care of our mental health,’ former worker says At least seven mental health workers in northern Ontario say they have been pushed out of…

Innovation, not just money, needed to fix health-care system: Philpott – CP

VANCOUVER – Canada needs innovative solutions to improve home and primary health care so it can match other countries including Britain and Australia, which have overcome similar problems by spending…

Assembly of First Nations urges Canada to invest in safe drinking water – The Globe and Mail

Aug. 30, 2016 The Assembly of First Nations is calling on the government to invest immediately in First Nations’ access to clean drinking water after a Globe and Mail report…

Empty glasses, empty promises to Canada’s First Nations – The Globe and Mail

Aug. 29, 2016 If a government’s first obligation is to ensure the safety of its citizens, a Globe and Mail investigation illustrates how dismally Canada has failed aboriginal communities when…

Federal study shines new light on homeless Indigenous people, veterans – CBC

Number of homeless Indigenous people disproportionate to population percentage August 30, 2016 Fewer beds remain empty each night in Canada’s emergency homeless shelters as users stay days, sometimes weeks, longer…

Free DNA tests offered after two switched at birth cases in northern Manitoba – CP

Source: The Canadian Press Aug 30, 2016 13:45 NORWAY HOUSE, Man. _ Health Canada says it is offering free DNA tests following the discovery of four men who were switched at birth at a…

Crisis intervention services in Saskatoon ‘overloaded’ – StarPhoenix

August 30, 2016 Supports for people dealing with mental health or addictions issues in Saskatoon appear to be overloaded, which may be stopping people from getting help before it’s too…

Sudbury doctor lending her expertise – The Sudbury Star

August 30, 2016 A leading Sudbury doctor will be lending her expertise to help improve the health of Canada’s First Nations, Inuit and Metis people. Dr. Janet McElhaney will serve…

Forty years gone’: Two Canadian friends, born in 1975 – likely switched at birth – KitchenerPost.ca

David Tait Jr. sat before reporters late last week, tears in his eyes. “I want answers,” he said. “So bad.” Tait was born in 1975, in Norway House Indian Hospital…

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