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OMA wants new negotiating mandate after doctors reject tentative fee agreement – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Aug 16, 2016 By Keith Leslie THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO _ Health Minister Eric Hoskins won’t rule out imposing a contract on doctors, but says he’s willing to give…
There is still much work ahead’: La Loche receives funding, support in wake of fatal shooting – StarPhoenix
August 16, 2016 Eight months after a mass shooting that stunned the nation, the northern Saskatchewan community of La Loche is receiving funding and support for mental health services, affordable housing and…
Supporting city’s aboriginal kids and families – The Star
Drop-in counselling, camps among core services offered There is one thing that seems to always surprise people about the work Native Child and Family Services of Toronto does: the number…
Complex income assistance system may leave Alberta parents, children with inadequate funds – Calgary Herald
August 15, 2016 For parents living in poverty, navigating complex systems to access needed income supports can be challenging. It’s essentially a “survival of the fittest kind of thing,” said…
ER problems can be solved: former ME – Winnipeg Free Press
Racism exists, not a factor in Sinclair death August 16, 2016 Manitoba’s former chief medical examiner says racism didn’t play a role in Brian Sinclair’s death, but doesn’t deny seeing…
Q&A Racism in health care is ‘a real thing,’ says Indigenous physician – CBC
Overt or subtle discrimination ‘can have very real consequences,’ says Alika Lafontaine Aug 15, 2016 The president of the Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada says racism in health care can…
Analysis – Here’s what we know (and don’t know) about N.W.T.’s new health superboard – CBC
9-person council to lead superboard with input from 6 regional wellness councils Aug 16, 2016 You wouldn’t have noticed it in the waiting room, but Aug. 1 was a big…
Lisa Meeches, Indigenous advocate and filmmaker, suffers stroke – CBC
Family appreciates ‘outpouring of love’ from supporters, publicist says Aug 14, 2016 Indigenous advocate and award-winning filmmaker Lisa Meeches is recovering in hospital in Alberta after suffering a stroke over…
Ontario doctors vote on four year deal, 2.5 per cent fee hike each year- CP
Source: The Canadian Press Aug 14, 2016 TORONTO _ Doctors voted Sunday on a new fee agreement reached by the Ontario Medical Association and the government, with some urging their colleagues to reject…
New health accord tackles gaps – The Chronicle Journal
August 12, 2016 Two high-profile aboriginal agencies have formally teamed up to focus on dire health-care concerns and service gaps on remote Ontario and Manitoba reserves that are making life…
