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Heart and Stroke Foundation writing cheque for First Nations Health Authority – AM900 CHML
March 08, 2017 The Heart and Stroke Foundation is putting up the cash towards starting the First Nations Health Authority. Foundation Health Promotions Director Jeff Sommers says the money will…
Growing demand for midwives in northern Ontario – CBC
Last year 27% of expectant moms in Ontario who requested a midwife were not able to get one Mar 06, 2017 Kyla Boiteau says she first became interested in midwifery…
Project of the Heart sends love from Tilbury to Neskantaga – CBC
Community sends enough donated supplies to fill tractor trailer Mar 06, 2017 Another southern Ontario community has opened its heart to a remote First Nation reserve in the north, collecting…
No excuses for boil water orders on First Nations reserves – Michael’s essay – CBC
March 05, 2017 In May of 2000, during a random test of the water supply in the farming town of Walkerton, Ontario, traces of e-coli were found in a shallow…
Conference helps dads be better dads – Winnipeg Free Press
March 3, 2017 Front-line social service workers wrapped up a sold-out parenting conference Thursday that focused on everything about being a dad. The Second Canadian National Fatherhood Conference brought together…
Here’s why health care funds for First Nations children aren’t being spent – CBC
There’s a failure to connect available money to patients who need it Mar 03, 2017 There have been countless reports about First Nations children on reserve not getting access to…
Mobile homes headed to Fort Chipewyan to relieve housing shortage – CBC
‘There’s a housing shortage in Fort Chipewyan … There’s overcrowding and people living with relatives.’ Mar 03, 2017 Sixteen mobile homes are destined for the Northern Alberta community of Fort…
Trudeau is letting my people down by failing to lead on solving our mercury crisis:’ Chief – Our London
Chief Simon Fobister wants to hold the prime minister to his pledge to help solve the mercury problem “once and for all” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is watering down a…
Report Points to Source of Mercury Contamination in Grassy Narrows – Water Canada
March 3, 2017 A new report provides strong evidence that the old industrial chlor-alkali plant, that is upstream of the Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek (Grassy Narrows First Nation) in Dryden, Ontario,…
Western medical science must embrace Indigenous healing, says education professor – CBC
Gregory Lowan-Trudeau says the two health perspectives can complement one another Mar 03, 2017 Western science and Indigenous science are two very different methods of studying human health and the…
