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Message from Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health – World Tuberculosis Day
March 24, 2009 On World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, it is important to reflect on the progress that has been made fighting the disease and also on the domestic and international…
First Nation Teens in Critical Condition
Used Ecstacy at Wedding Reception PAUL FIRST NATION, AB, March 23 – Two teenage girls from Paul First Nation, west of Edmonton, are in critical condition in an Edmonton hospital…
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Marks World Water Day: “The Government Must Recognize the Right to Water as a Human Right”
March 20, 2009 Assembly of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine commented today on World Water Day, which is celebrated on March 22, 2009.“Water is an important issue for Indigenous…
Government of Canada Works with British Columbia to Help Prevent Young People From Taking Illicit Drugs
Penticton, British Columbia –(March 21, 2009) – The Government of Canada is supporting projects under the Drug Strategy Community Initiatives Fund that will strengthen drug prevention among youth in British…
Metabolic Syndrome and its Components as predictors of incident Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in an Aboriginal Community
Abstract Background: Risk factors for type 2 diabetes remain poorly characterized among Aboriginal Canadians. We aimed to determine the incidence of type 2 diabetes in an Aboriginal community and to…
Expert Alert – ‘Dive In’ to Clean Water
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) experts speak out for World Water Day (March 22) ATTENTION: Assignment editors, health, research and science reporters For immediate release- 2009-06 OTTAWA (March 16,…
Barlow says Harper must Recognize the Right to Water to Deserve UN Security Council Seat
For Immediate Release March 17, 2009 OTTAWA, March 17 – Maude Barlow, Council of Canadians chairperson and senior advisor on water to the President of the United Nations General Assembly,…
Further Advancing the Health of Girls and Women: Report on the Women’s Health Strategy for British Columbia 2004-2008
The British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health improves the health of women by advancing knowledge on a range of women’s health issues to improve care and policy for…
Canada’s Economic Action Plan Delivers New Water Treatment Plant for Moose Deer Point First Nation in Ontario
OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(March 19, 2009) – The Government of Canada is taking action to ensure members of Moose Deer Point First Nation have access to safe water by supporting a new…
Canada’s Economic Action Plan Delivers New Water Treatment System for Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation in Quebec
OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(March 19, 2009) – The Government of Canada is taking action to ensure members of Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation have access to reliable water and wastewater facilities by…
