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Manitoba toddler’s arm burned during cast removal, mom says – CBC
Feb 21, 2017 Doctor apologized, but mother worries her child is scarred for life A mother from Sandy Bay First Nation in Manitoba is worried her two-year-old daughter may be…
Hard-to-house’ weak link in effort to end homelessness in Edmonton, report says – CBC
The dark side of all this is the fact that we have not looked after these people’ Feb 21, 2017 Edmonton is nearing the end of its 10-year plan to…
Investment into Shelters for Family Healing – Netnewsledger
21 February 2017 OTTAWA – “Providing a safe and secure space for Indigenous women and children who are victims of family violence on reserve is a priority. These five new…
Unsafe to drink – The Globe and Mail
A Globe review shows water treatment plants are failing on reserves across Canada. For every system the government fixes, plenty remain in a shambolic state Several days each week last…
Sask HPV Boys – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Feb 20, 2017 REGINA – The Saskatchewan branch of the Canadian Cancer Society is hoping the provincial government will find some room in the budget for…
B.C., Ottawa sign health agreement worth $1.4 billion, $65 million for overdoses – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Feb 17, 2017 RICHMOND, B.C. _ Canada’s health minister has announced a 10-year, $1.4 billion health-funding agreement with British Columbia, and a multimillion dollar investment to fight the opioid…
British Columbia and Ottawa to sign health agreement – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Feb 17, 2017 By Dirk Meissner THE CANADIAN PRESS VICTORIA _ British Columbia and the federal government will sign an agreement on health funding that includes extra money to…
B.C. coroner calls for clean heroin supply to addicts as January OD toll at 116 – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Feb 17, 2017 VICTORIA _ The number of illicit overdose deaths was down in January in British Columbia, but the toll of 116 people is still the third-highest on…
Nunavut Coroner says Iqaluit’s health system failed Annie Kootoo – APTN
February 17, 2017 A Nunavut Coroner report has left the family of Annie Kootoo with a map of how the Nunavut Health system failed her. The report, given to the…
Research examines culturally responsive mental health services for First Nations youth – URegina
A U of R research team is examining the need for culturally responsive mental health services for First Nations. The project funded by the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation could help…
