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Volleyball Challenge raises funds for First Nations – Bradford Times
May 5, 2017 Without action, they’re just words – which is why the Student Leadership Team and Social Justice Committee at Chris Hadfield Public School have been fundraising for First…
Food Security Survey Launched – Magic 99.9
May 5, 2017 The province wants to hear from you about how they can provide better access to affordable and nutritious food in the far north. They’ve posted an online…
Saskatchewan Justice to be Honoured by Medical Hall of Fame – Sasknow.ca
04 May 2017 If there had been no Justice Emmett Hall, we may not have had Universal Healthcare in Canada. The late Hall was the man who wrote the legislation…
N’We Jinan rolls into Vancouver with bands from across the Prairies – APTN
May 2, 2017 Back in February, APTN introduced you to a Montreal music producer, and eight kids from a British Columbia First Nation. They created a song and video called…
Nutrition North consultation sparks dizzying kaleidoscope of demands – NunatsiaqOnline
May 03, 2017 Ottawa gets lots of conflicting advice on northern food subsidy program The federal government is ready to report what people don’t like about its $80-million-a-year Nutrition North…
Ontario fund helps indigenous victims of human trafficking – Sudbury.com
Ontario’s human-trafficking strategy includes a focus on indigenous victims. The Ontario government has announced a call for applications for funding from a new program to help protect indigenous victims of…
13 Reasons Why’s depiction of suicide sparks notes from capital region schools – Times Colonist
May 2, 2017 A controversial Netflix series that deals with teen suicide and sexual assault has brought the issues of bullying and mental illness back into focus for school administrators…
Highlights from Wednesday’s census data on age and sex in Canada – CP
Source: The Canadian Press May 3, 2017 OTTAWA _ Some highlights from Wednesday’s release of Statistics Canada’s latest tranche of census data, this one focused on age, sex and dwelling types: _ The…
Edmonton city council votes in support of 4 supervised injection sites – CP
Source: The Canadian Press May 2, 2017 Edmonton city council has voted in support of setting up four supervised injection sites in the inner core. Council voted 10-1 to have Mayor Don Iveson…
B.C. HIV/AIDS researcher among winners of $100,000 Killam Prize – CP
Source: The Canadian Press May 2, 2017 OTTAWA _ Leading HIV/AIDS researcher Julio Montaner is among a group of scientists, writers, doctors and researchers receiving a prestigious prize for brilliant work in fields…
