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Her daughter ‘died’ from an opioid overdose. And then ‘she was back.’ – Cambridge Times
Roxanne Shuttleworth was in shock. Her 31-year-old daughter had called her on the phone to explain that she and a friend had overdosed on a drug that, unknown to them,…
Shoebox Project helps women avoid homelessness – Times Colonist
November 22, 2016 Volunteers on Vancouver Island and across North America are thinking out of the box to help women in need this holiday season. “This is something that resonates…
BR Reconciliation Report – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Nov 22, 2016 OTTAWA – The National Aboriginal Economic Development Board says Canada’s G-D-P would get an annual boost of 27.7 billion dollars if barriers were…
BR Switched At Birth – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Nov 22, 2016 WINNIPEG – Health Minister Jane Philpott says the federal government will be supporting four indigenous men from northern Manitoba who were switched at…
Federal health minister has emotional meeting with men switched at birth – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Nov 21, 2016 By Steve Lambert THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG _ Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott had an emotional meeting Monday with some indigenous men from northern Manitoba who…
Trudeau sells Trans Mountain decision, talks overdose deaths during B.C. visit – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Dec 21, 2016 By Laura Kane THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER _ During his first visit to British Columbia since the controversial approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, Prime…
A lot of us are still running,’ residential school survivor says at Walk for Wenjack – CBC
Gord Downie fans launch commemorative walk for boy who died running away from residential school Nov 21, 2016 Chanie Wenjack was simply a “trespasser found dead” in the eyes of…
Indigenous Manitoba legislator shares story of sexual abuse, ripple effects – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Nov 20, 2016 14:43 By Kristy Kirkup THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA _ At eight years old, Nahanni Fontaine remembers waking up with her knees up and her panties down after…
Spokesman for switched at birth families says they’ll meet with health minister – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Nov 20, 2016 WINNIPEG _ Health Minister Jane Philpott will meet Monday with families involved in two cases where babies were switched at birth at a northern Manitoba hospital…
Results from census of Penticton’s homeless population surprise organizers – Penticton Herald
December 20, 2016 The first-ever census of Penticton homeless population found there are 128 people in the city without roofs over their heads – double what organizers expected. “When we…
