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Band councillor decries brown, smelly water pouring from taps on N.S. reserve – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Oct 3, 2016 ST. PETERS, N.S. _ A councillor from a Cape Breton native reserve says residents are fed up with the thick, brown water pouring out of their…
NOSM’s Aboriginal Reference Group Holds Meeting
The Aboriginal Reference Group of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) met on Thursday, April 27 at the School’s West campus. Chair Rosie Mosquito, welcomed two new representatives to…
Nutrition North budget ‘certainly not enough,’ says major Northern retailer – CBC
Sept 28, 2016 ‘The value of the subsidy is actually being eroded every year,’ says an Arctic Co-operatives exec As Northerners suggest improvements for Canada’s troubled food subsidy program, one…
Patient records breached 8 times in last year, confirms N.W.T. health dept. – CBC
Sep 29, 2016 1 case involved ‘snooping,’ 5 cases were deemed accidental, 2 cases were found to be intentional Over the last year, there have been eight privacy breaches of…
Suicides ‘shatter’ First Nation – Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal
Sept 27, 2016 I just would like inform people that Pikangikum First Nation has been shattered by three suicides in recent days. We are very distressed by these incidents. We…
Water in oncology ward of Winnipeg hospital tests positive for legionella – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Sep 28, 2016 WINNIPEG _ A hospital in Winnipeg says it’s found low levels of legionella bacteria in its water supply. Catherine Robbins, chief operating officer at Victoria General…
Cape Breton’s Potlotek First Nation protests dirty water – CBC
Sep 27, 2016 Thick, black liquid pouring out of taps at the Cape Breton reserve A rally at Potlotek First Nation in Cape Breton protested ongoing dirty water issues in…
Sask. robo-medicine program gets boost for expansion – The Star Phoenix
September 28, 2016 The provincial government is pumping $500,000 into expanding the use of robots that have allowed Saskatoon doctors to examine children in Pelican Narrows. Here’s why remote presence technology has…
Anti-Nestlé rally in Guelph unites people of all ages against ‘bad use of our water’ – CBC
Sept 27, 2016 Nestlé Waters Canada manager says company is ‘committed’ to working with township regarding 2nd well in Elora Adam Inniss didn’t spend his Monday evening like most teenagers…
Don’t give up’: Inuit youth hopeful about federal study on suicide – CBC
Sep 26, 2016 Suicide is preventable, but addressing it will mean removing tremendous barriers, Inuit leaders tell MPs When Nina Ford began testifying on “the grueling effects of suicide” in…
