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Social work faculty co-hosts conference to raise awareness of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder – The Gauntlet
February 14 2017 — The Faculty of Social Work co-hosted a conference to raise awareness of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) from Feb. 5–9. The conference was held at Hotel…
Ontario First Nation ‘reeling’ after suicide of 11-year-old girl – CBC
Alyssa Nanokeesic died by suicide on Friday Feb 15, 2017 The chief of a northern Ontario First Nation devastated by the suicide of an 11-year-old girl says Canada’s healthcare system…
Native centre in Montreal holds workshop to find out what the housing needs are in the city – APTN
February 14, 2017 Native Montréal, a friendship centre in the city is working on making housing more accessible by gathering information on the various needs of the people they serve…
Federal First Nations water strategy ‘flawed’: report – CBC
Feb 10, 2017 Report questions whether government can lift water advisories within five years A new report is questioning whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be able to keep his…
Affordable housing could dwindle for Sudbury’s Indigenous population – CBC
Native People of Sudbury Development Corporation wants federal government to renew subsidy agreements Feb 13, 2017 Over the next five years there could be less affordable housing available for Indigenous…
Food Secure Canada defends northern Ontario nutrition report – CBC
The North West Company claims report lacks context because it wasn’t consulted during research process Feb 13, 2017 Food Secure Canada is defending its 70-page “Paying for Nutrition” report after a…
FSIN Chief: Knowledge exchange aims to let First Nations know ‘HIV is preventable’ – MBC Network Radio
13 February 2017 A number of First Nations are planning to share their knowledge of HIV and AIDS prevention and treatment at a Saskatoon forum this week. The two-day HIV…
Nearly $1 million announced for prevention programs in Sheshatshiu and Natuashish – The Telegram
February 13, 2017 Funding of $965,000 will be used to support prevention-based programming in the Innu communities of Sheshatshiu and Natuashish, the province and the federal government announced today. The…
B C Update – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Feb 13, 2017 (BC–Legislature-Session) British Columbia’s politicians are returning to the legislature tomorrow for what is bound to be a warm-up for the spring provincial election…
Boy with mystery broken bones has gene abnormality linked to pain insensitivity (Broken-Bones) – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Feb 11, 2017 By Laura Kane THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER _ A British Columbia boy who was seized twice by the Children’s Ministry due to his mysterious broken bones…
