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Sudbury researchers want to add ‘life’ to years – The Sudbury Star
February 28, 2017 Two researchers at the Health Sciences North Research Institute and Laurentian University have received a total of $1 million from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to…
Study claims mercury still leaking from mill near Grassy Narrows : chief – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Feb 28, 2017 TORONTO _ A northwestern Ontario First Nation plagued with mercury poisoning for more than 50 years says it has evidence that toxic material is still leaking from…
Momentous decision to right historic wrong at Grassy Narrows – Thestar.com
The hopeful resolution to Grassy Narrows’ nightmare is thanks to the people of Grassy Narrows themselves: elders, hunters and trappers, fishers, mothers and youth who have campaigned tirelessly for decades…
A room with a view, support for the whole family – NunatsiaqOnline
New Kuujjuaq centre will house perinatal and early childhood program KUUJJUAQ—It’s a room with a view, but a new space in Kuujjuaq dedicated to health services promises much more than…
Mercury still leaking into river upstream from Grassy Narrows First Nation, suggests report – CBC
Report points to legacy pollution from mercury spilled decades ago at paper mill Feb 28, 2017 An old chemical plant in Dryden, Ont., is still leaking mercury and contaminating the…
Nunavut MLA wants to know if raven feces cause cancer – NunatsiaqOnline
February 27, 2017 “Is this not a danger? I think a study should be initiated” Nunavut MLA Pauloosie Keyootak suspects the trickster raven might be playing fatal pranks on Inuit…
Government Pledges to Clean Up Toxic Mercury Pollution in Northern Canada – HRW
Last week, the Ontario provincial government announced it was “completely committed” to a thorough clean-up of mercury in the English Wabigoon River in northwestern Ontario. Mercury has had a devastating…
Another homeless count possible – The Chronicle Journal
Thunder Bay officials focused on curing the city’s homelessness problem say they’re looking forward to re-assessing the situation next year through an updated survey. That prospect was made possible Thursday…
Helen Glass Research Symposium to highlight nursing research – UM Today
February 23, 2017 — From March 13 to 15 the College of Nursing in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences will host the inaugural Helen Glass Research Symposium, a multi-day…
First Nation wants inquest into Yukon woman’s death, cites ‘systemic racism’ in health care – CBC
Cynthia Blackjack of Carmacks died in 2013, and her family and First Nation still have questions Feb 24, 2017 The Little Salmon Carmacks First Nation is asking Yukon Supreme Court…
