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Child battles brain cancer – Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal
Oct 7, 2016 While a five-year-old Northwestern Ontario boy battles brain cancer at a Winnipeg hospital, his family and friends are trying to raise money so that his parents can…
Aboriginals, youth overrepresented in York Region homeless population – YorkRegion.com
About 12 per cent of York Region’s homeless are Aboriginal residents, although they make up less than 1 per cent of the population, according to a new report. “Aboriginal peoples…
Bringing Care Closer to Home: Hemodialysis Now Available in KI – Netnewsledger.com
6 October 2016 Kitchenuhmayooosib Inninuwug – When Steven Louis Chapman from Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) First Nation was first diagnosed with kidney failure, he did what most other residents from remote,…
What the federal government is doing about dirty water in White Bear – APTN
October 5, 2016 On Tuesday, APTN detailed one man’s efforts to fix dirty water on White Bear First Nation in Saskatchewan. The community has been under a boil water advisory…
Nothing about us without us’ on healthcare, star native doctor tells Hamilton medical students – TheSpec.com
First Nations’ treatment often ignores colonial legacy, Adams says Evan Tlesla Adams says he doesn’t want to be “the star of the show” now that he’s a doctor, although his…
Drilling to start next week for Potlotek First Nation wells – CBC
Oct 05, 2016 Current supply is ‘unacceptable for anybody to drink,’ says Coun. Sandra Johnson Drilling is expected to begin next week for new wells in Potlotek First Nation, which…
New Brunswick dentists urge city of Moncton to restart use of fluoride – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Oct 5, 2016 By Kevin Bissett THE CANADIAN PRESS MONCTON, N.B. _ Restoring fluoride to drinking water is a no-brainer, say dentists in one New Brunswick city, citing a…
Canada’s housing crisis is a public health emergency – TheRecord.com
In emergency rooms and front line clinics, patients are triaged based on the urgency of their illness. The sickest are seen first, followed by those in less immediate danger. A…
Ottawa promises to build new treatment plant for reserve plagued by brown water – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Oct 4, 2016 ST. PETERS, N.S. _ The federal government is promising to build a new treatment plant at a First Nation in Cape Breton, where residents say their…
Dilico, Children’s Society launch Step Up campaign – TBT News
Oct 3, 2016 I Step Up campaign to profile children who give back to their communties THUNDER BAY — Children’s achievements across Northwestern Ontario will be in the October spotlight.…
