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Indigenous maternal health program aims to address inequality of health care – CBC
Researchers receive $2.6M grant to improve Indigenous maternal and child health May 25, 2017 Researchers in Toronto have received a $2.6 million grant to bolster Indigenous maternal and child health…
Low-income, Indigenous families feel weight of child benefit reviews – CBC
May 25, 2017 Status Indians asked to provide proof of Canadian citizenship A growing number of low-income and Indigenous families in Saskatchewan must prove they are eligible to collect federal…
For a second year, Governor-General’s Innovation Awards honour Canadian trailblazers – The Globe and Mail
The Governor-General’s Innovation Awards are a celebration of Canadian creators who have reshaped lives nationally and abroad. In the ceremony’s second year, awards were handed out for a breakthrough in…
Suicide of First Nations youth shows kids in care must be heard: advocate – CP
Source: The Canadian Press May 24, 2017 CALGARY _ Alberta’s child and youth advocate says the suicide of a 15-year-old indigenous boy reinforces how crucial it is that children under provincial care be…
Atlantic Update – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire May 24, 2017 (Dalhousie-Homicide) A Halifax police detective says he examined a bloodied tarp and duffel bag found on a farm belonging to William Sandeson’s family.…
The Open Door shelter fights to keep its mission alive – Montreal Gazette
May 24, 2017 The clock is ticking on a west-downtown shelter that serves some of Montreal’s most destitute men and women. Last week, The Open Door‘s administrators received notice they…
Domestic violence services coming to First Nations communities in Miramichi – Global News
May 24, 2017 The New Brunswick government is setting up services for victims of intimate partner violence for three First Nations communities in the Miramichi region. The Eel Ground First…
New studies find Alberta Métis face heightened burden of disease, injuries – Edmonton Journal
May 22, 2017 The Métis Nation of Alberta has produced three new health reports detailing higher rates of injuries and tobacco-related diseases among its population, along with disparities in how…
Vancouver hosts interfaith service for those affected by opioid crisis – The Catholic Register
May 19, 2017 VANCOUVER, British Columbia – As the strains of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” filled the sanctuary of Christ Church Anglican Cathedral in Vancouver, one by one the people in…
Food insecurity in Nunavut ‘should be considered a national crisis,’ expert says – CBC
Conference Board of Canada releases food report card, gives Nunavut a D for food security May 19, 2017 Food insecurity in Nunavut “needs remedial action,” say the authors of a…
