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City Proclaims National Addictions Awareness Week
November 15, 2010 The City of Edmonton is marking National Addictions Awareness Week (NAAW) with a focus on preventing youth from getting hooked on drugs, alcohol and other harmful substances.…
OPSEU calls for timely access in wake of suicides
14 young people have taken their lives in the Sarnia area alone this year. Toronto (15 Nov. 2010) – The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/NUPGE) is asking the province…
Food Banks Canada’s HungerCount study reports highest level of food bank use on record
HungerCount 2010 provides unique, essential information on levels of food bank use in Canada, profiles people in need of food assistance Ottawa, Nov. 16 – The results of the HungerCount…
Media Advisory: Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Ottawa, Ontario – Nov. 15, 2010 – Please be advised that a phone-in Technical Briefing will be held on the transition from the current Food Mail Program to the April…
Government of Canada Takes Action on Childhood Obesity
For immediate release – 2010-28 Ottawa (November 15, 2010) The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, today announced new initiatives for research on physical activity and childhood obesity through the…
Government of Canada helps those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Manitoba
Brandon, Manitoba, November 12, 2010—Homeless and at-risk individuals in Brandon will have access to more temporary housing as a result of support from the Government of Canada. Mr. Merv Tweed,…
Building An Aboriginal Health Hostel In Thunder Bay
November 12, 2010 McGuinty Government Enhances Access To Health Care, Creates Jobs Aboriginal clients who stay in a new hostel in Thunder Bay will also have access to health care…
National Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week 2010: Leaders Gather in Regina to Discuss Aboriginal Access
Vancouver, BC (November 5, 2010) – Saskatchewan’s escalating HIV rates set the stage for leaders to gather in Regina for the launch of Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week 2010 (December 1…
Lakehead Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic Opens
November 9, 2010 McGuinty Government Improving Access To Care For 3,200 Patients People in Thunder Bay now have access to a new nurse practitioner-led clinic which will provide peace of…
Media Advisory – Mental Health Focus of Justice Workshop
Winnipeg, Nov. 9 – Dealing with individuals with mental illness and who have also come into contact with the law is one of the biggest issues facing those working in…
