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B.C. health officer leads push for European style heroin treatment programs – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jan 30, 2017 THE CANADIAN PRESS VICTORIA _ Prescribing medicinal heroin to prevent overdose deaths might appear to clash with common sense, but the provincial health officer in B.C.…
The Overdose Crisis: We Know How to Save Lives, Doctors Say – The Tyee
From an Albertan reserve to Vancouver’s inner city, caregivers share solutions for turning the tide. Part of a series. ackie Wong works as a freelance writer in Vancouver. This series…
We need to work less to live better – Science Matters
By David Suzuki with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation Senior Editor Ian Hanington. Since the 1950s, almost everything about work in the developed world has changed dramatically. Rapid technological advances…
Charity not the answer to First Nations suicide crisis, anti-poverty expert says – CBC
Anonymous donor pledged $380,000 for suicide prevention after 2 girls died in Wapekeka First Nation Jan 27, 2017 A private donor deserves credit for the generous gift that will fund…
Why non-Indigenous support for Joseph Boyden should set off alarm bells – CBC
Jan 26, 2017 ‘This is not about blood quantum — this is about who is allowed to speak for Native peoples’ I must admit, until the Joseph Boyden controversy started,…
Anonymous donor pledges $380K for suicide prevention plan in Wapekeka First Nation after 2 girls die – CBC
Jan 25, 2017 $30K of $380K donation sent to remote First Nation on Monday An anonymous donor is pledging $380,000 for a plan to prevent more young people from dying…
New ‘point in time’ count brings homelessness in Canada into sharper focus – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jan 26, 2017 10:43 OTTAWA _ New numbers are showing for the first time the depth of the homelessness problem in 28 small and medium-sized Canadian communities, and clarifying the…
Trudeau: Sask. Oil Spill A Reminder To Be ‘Mindful’ Of Environment – Huffington Post
STOUGHTON, Sask. — The Saskatchewan government says it has confirmed which pipeline leaked 200,000 litres of crude oil on First Nation farmland. It says it belongs to Calgary-based Tundra Energy…
Iqaluit’s long-awaited new pool makes a splash – CBC
Grand opening of aquatic centre today at noon Jan 26, 2017 Iqaluit’s new aquatic centre will open its doors to the public today at noon. Mayor Madeleine Redfern and city…
Many women with HIV aren’t sticking to drug treatment programs, BC study finds – Cantech Letter
January 25, 2017 A population-based study of BC residents living with HIV finds that more woman than men aren’t successfully adhering to their drug therapy programs. The study followed over…
