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Ontario Passes Historic Poverty Reduction Act
May 6, 2009 McGuinty Government Achieves Milestone In Long-Term Fight Against Poverty NEWS For the first time in Ontario, poverty reduction legislation will now ensure that successive governments remain focused…
Fresh thinking at Kwantlen Polytechnic University!
For immediate release May 05, 2009 (METRO VANCOUVER, B.C.) Graphic design is like a teenager that suffers from a bad case of acne and occupational angst. Has it finally grown…
Salvation Army Releases Nationwide Study on Homelessness
Toronto, ON May 5, 2009 – The Salvation Army has released a report with findings from a national study on homelessness in Canada. The report – “Poverty Shouldn’t be a…
Media Advisory: The Canadian Obesity Network-First National Obesity Summit (Canada)
Kananaskis, Alberta –(May 4, 2009) – The Canadian Obesity Network – WHO: Editors, reporters and freelance journalists covering the health beat on: obesity, weight loss, conditions related to obesity (diabetes,…
For Immediate Release – SIGA Generously Donates $50,000 For Pediatric Ambulance
MEDIA RELEASE May 1, 2009 2007-06 In 2000, SIGA sponsored the purchase of the first Pediatric Ambulance which has saved lives of many children in Saskatchewan. During the course of…
A Review of the Engagement Sessions for the Federal Action Plan on Safe Drinking Water for First Nations
Position Statement April 14, 2009 Executive Summary Safe drinking water is an urgent issue for First Nations. The Safe Drinking Water Foundation (SDWF)’s Advanced Aboriginal Water Treatment Team (AAWTT) conducted…
AFN Launches Fitness Challenge on National Aboriginal Diabetes Awareness Day
OTTAWA, May 1 On May 1, 2009, National Aboriginal Diabetes Awareness Day, the Assembly of First Nations is calling on teachers for help in organizing this year’s Fitness Challenge which…
Government of Canada Launches Public Information Campaign to Help Canadians Avoid Flu
Ottawa, Ontario –(May 1, 2009) – Today the Government of Canada launched the initial stages of a major public information Citizen Readiness Campaign to make Canadians and their families more…
Health Advisory: Human Swine Influenza
As of April 30, 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) has upgraded the Phase of Pandemic Alert to Phase 5, that means that there are more H1N1 Influenza A outbreaks…
Communiqué to First Nations Communities
April 29, 2009 TO: ALL FIRST NATIONS CHIEFS AND COUNCILS, AND HEALTH MANAGERS/DIRECTORS RE: SEVERE RESPIRATORY ILLNESS (SRI) IN MEXICO (SWINE FLU) BACKGROUND The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)…
