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Saskatchewan First Nation gets clean water after five years under advisory – Macleans.ca
Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett announced $9.2 million to replace the water treatment system on the White Bear First Nation July 26, 2017 REGINA – Plans are underway to get…
Same-day mental health services now available in N.W.T.’s Beaufort Delta region – CBC
Eliminating waiting lists part of strategy to improve mental health care in the region Jul 26, 2017 Beaufort Delta region residents now have access to same-day mental health services. Andrea…
Saskatchewan reserve to get clean drinking water after more than five years – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jul 25, 2017 By Jennifer Graham THE CANADIAN PRESS REGINA _ Plans are underway to get a Saskatchewan First Nation clean water after more than five years under a…
Food First NL hopes for a say in new federal food guide – CBC
New guide will focus on variety, avoiding processed foods; especially useful in outports, group says Jul 25, 2017 The federal government is cooking up a new recipe for Canada’s Food…
Pikangikum First Nation lacks basic care and is suicide capital of the world – BT Toronto
Dr. Suzanne Stewart, registered psychologist and professor at the centre for Indigenous mental health and homelessness talks about the emergency suicidal area in Pikangikum First Nation. Read More: http://www.bttoronto.ca/videos/pikangikum-first-nation-lacks-basic-care-and-is-suicide-capital-of-the-world/…
Government, Indigenous leaders herald health agreement that will dismantle ‘colonial’ system – Longwoods.com
Canada’s health minister, the province of Ontario and the Nishnawbe Aski Nation have signed a deal on health care, a “landmark” agreement they say will begin the process of decolonizing…
First Nations ink agreement with Ottawa, Ontario for more control of health care – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jul 24, 2017 By Kristy Kirkup THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA _ Authorities involved in dealing with mental health in remote First Nations reserves say they have a plan to…
Ontario announces new mental health workers for troubled Pikangikum First Nation – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jul 24, 2017 By Kristy Kirkup THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA _ Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins is announcing funding for 20 full-time mental health workers for Pikangikum First Nation _…
Pikangikum First Nation Suicide Crisis Prompts Funding For 20 Mental Health Workers – Huffington Post Canada
OTTAWA — Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins is announcing funding for 20 full-time mental health workers for Pikangikum First Nation — a remote community struggling with a suicide crisis and…
Nunavut boy uses Children’s Wish to fly grandparents 3,400 km for a visit – CBC
It was one of the most heartwarming wishes ever,’ says Children’s Wish Foundation coordinator Jul 21, 2017 Four-year-old Jake Amarualik moved to Ottawa from Resolute Bay, Nunavut, almost two years…
