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N.W.T. orders review of Hugh Papik’s case after niece says stroke victim was treated as drunk – CBC
Health minister orders external review into Aklavik man’s case August 17, 2016 The Northwest Territories government now says it will launch an external investigation into the care of an Aklavik…
Homeless need more than a roof over their heads – The Chronicle Journal
Aug 17, 2016. The Thunder Bay Shelter House executive director knows the organization’s clients need more than just a roof over their heads. Gary Mack, who has served in the…
Winnipegger helps Indigenous man having heart attack, calls out those who didn’t – CBC
Aug 17, 2016 ‘You can deny that there’s racism all you want but the fact is, people are driving by it every day, literally’ A Winnipeg man who pulled over…
Homeless Victoria man released from hospital to street finds help – Times Colonist
Donald Peter Prevost had nowhere to go after he was discharged from hospital following gallbladder surgery this month — until last week, when he was offered a supportive housing bed.…
Saskatchewan village to get health, education help after school shooting – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Aug 16, 2016 LA LOCHE, Sask. _ A remote northern Saskatchewan village where people were traumatized after a deadly school shooting is getting help to improve its future. Premier…
OMA wants new negotiating mandate after doctors reject tentative fee agreement – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Aug 16, 2016 By Keith Leslie THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO _ Health Minister Eric Hoskins won’t rule out imposing a contract on doctors, but says he’s willing to give…
There is still much work ahead’: La Loche receives funding, support in wake of fatal shooting – StarPhoenix
August 16, 2016 Eight months after a mass shooting that stunned the nation, the northern Saskatchewan community of La Loche is receiving funding and support for mental health services, affordable housing and…
Supporting city’s aboriginal kids and families – The Star
Drop-in counselling, camps among core services offered There is one thing that seems to always surprise people about the work Native Child and Family Services of Toronto does: the number…
Complex income assistance system may leave Alberta parents, children with inadequate funds – Calgary Herald
August 15, 2016 For parents living in poverty, navigating complex systems to access needed income supports can be challenging. It’s essentially a “survival of the fittest kind of thing,” said…
ER problems can be solved: former ME – Winnipeg Free Press
Racism exists, not a factor in Sinclair death August 16, 2016 Manitoba’s former chief medical examiner says racism didn’t play a role in Brian Sinclair’s death, but doesn’t deny seeing…
