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From opium to opioids: Examining British Columbia’s long history with drugs – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Apr 13, 2017 By Gemma Karstens-Smith THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER _ Hundreds of British Columbians have died from overdoses in recent months, but the powerful painkiller fentanyl isn’t the…
Family doctors being trained to screen addiction in B.C. during opioid crisis – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Apr 13, 2017 By Camille Bains THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER _ A tag hanging from a dead man’s left toe says the cause of death was an overdose of…
Read this and weep: The ugly truth about residential schools – TheRecord.com
We shouldn’t even be calling them “residential schools.” They were prisons, run by sadists. In the late 1870s, indigenous children were forced by the Canadian government to leave their families…
“They treated me like crap, and I know it was because I was Native” – CBC
April 09, 2017 A new report on the healthcare experiences of people living in Vancouver’s inner city concludes the health care system fails Indigenous people — particularly drug users. Lead…
Forbes Bros. Ltd and Metis N4 Construction Sponsor Manitoba Metis Heritage Fund’s Upcoming Gala in Support of Children’s Hospital Foundation
April 10, 2017 Winnipeg, MB – Power line construction group, Forbes Bros. Ltd, and the Manitoba Metis Federation’s (MMF) construction affiliate, Metis N4 Construction, presented matching sponsorship cheques in the…
Budget promises more mental health and veterans’ care – CMAJ
Mental health, home care, and Indigenous and veterans’ care lead the health investments in the federal government’s $305-billion budget released March 22. In total, health programs add up to more…
Health Canada turns to Facebook to find Indigenous kids in need of care – CBC
‘Advertising on Facebook tells me they actually have no idea how to run a competent medical service,’ NDP MP Apr 10, 2017 Health Canada is placing ads on Facebook to…
Feds change policy to ensure women giving birth away from reserve aren’t alone – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Apr 9, 2017 By Kristy Kirkup THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA _ Health Minister Jane Philpott says Ottawa will now pay for someone to travel with indigenous women who need…
MKO launches mobile mental health crisis response and community wellness teams – Thompson Citizen
April 7, 2017 Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO) announced that it has launched a mobile mental health crisis response team during a youth and leadership conference on mental health in Winnipeg…
There’s always a little light’: Indigenous youth find hope in the face of suicide – CBC
Cross Lake community in northern Manitoba declared state of emergency last year after 5 deaths Apr 07, 2017 Every morning before 8 a.m., before 500 high school students arrive at…
