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Report says Liberals need to make prevention central in anti poverty plan – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Apr 20, 2017 By Jordan Press THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA _ A new report calls on the federal government to not just think about opening the back door to…
Nobody’s taking responsibility:’ board says govt’s must address Yellowknife’s arsenic problem – CBC
Oversight board recommends that federal, territorial, municipal gov’ts establish process for YK cleanup Apr 20, 2017 Over a decade since Yellowknife’s Giant Mine closed its doors for the final time,…
Poverty Report – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Apr 20, 2017 By Jordan Press OTTAWA – A new report calls on the federal government to not just think about opening the back door to…
It’s the War on Drugs and everybody is losing.’ – My Cariboo Now
Apr. 19th, 2017 A first nations woman stood outside a closed police barricade on Mackenzie Avenue in Williams Lake Wednesday morning praying for change and for the two lives that…
Northern Ontarians suffer from poor health and access to care: report – Mississauga
Health Quality Ontario says northern communities suffer from remoteness but also social factors that impact health Nearly 300 kilometres separate Timmins from Sudbury. That’s the distance France Picotte has had…
$1.2M in mental health support for northern Saskatchewan First Nations – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Apr 19, 2017 LA RONGE, Sask. _ The federal government is putting up $1.2 million over two years for more mental-health support in two northern Saskatchewan indigenous communities. Health Minister…
Prenatal escorts in Nunavut already eligible for travel funding under new policy – NunatsiaqOnline
April 19, 2017 But the GN says new policy is still being updated A newly-announced Health Canada policy has already been put in place to fund non-medical travel companions for…
Health Canada confirms fentanyl in pill seized on New Brunswick First Nation – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Apr 19, 2017 FREDERICTON _ Health Canada has confirmed a pill seized on the Esgenoopetitj First Nation in New Brunswick contained fentanyl. RCMP say five Esgenoopetitj residents have been…
Jino Distasio: Can $11 billion federal funding end homelessness in Canada? – The Province
In North American cities like New York, San Francisco, Vancouver and Toronto, we have grown accustomed to seeing homeless people walk among us, often with visible signs of duress from…
Pharmacy distributors want in on Canada’s legalized marijuana regime – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Apr 19, 2017 By Kristy Kirkup THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA _ The federal government’s plans for legalizing recreational marijuana has many would-be players looking to carve out a role…
