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Winnipeg group warns of drug supply dangers, saying 5 people died within 2 weeks – CBC
‘It’s a moment of tremendous loss,’ Resource Assistance for Youth’s executive director says Apr 16, 2026 A Winnipeg organization is urging people to get their drugs tested after it says…
Alberta doctors urge province to offer free RSV shot to all newborns to cut health risks, hospital visits – CBC
Provincial government says cost-effectiveness analysis underway Apr 16, 2026 Pediatricians are calling on the Alberta government to provide a preventative RSV shot for free to all newborns this fall, saying…
Hospitalization rates for illnesses like COVID, flu have doubled since pre-pandemic, report finds – CBC
Vaccine-preventable respiratory infections sending thousands to hospital, all while vaccine uptake is dropping Apr 16, 2026 Years after the virus that causes COVID-19 kicked off a global pandemic, it’s still…
10 years of the toxic drug public health emergency; healing and hope for the future
Press Release April 16, 2026 Unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations | VANCOUVER – The 2025 First Nations specific toxic drug deaths and event…
Northern Toll – The impact of the drug toxicity crisis in Northern Ontario corrections
Press Release ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This report was made possible through funding provided by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the University of Toronto’s Centre of Criminology and…
First Nation accuses Alberta of withholding cancer data – MBC Radio
Apr 16, 2026 A critical cancer study commissioned by a First Nation remains incomplete because Alberta Health Services hasn’t released health data from 2022 onwards — data the Mikisew Cree…
Honouring lives, strengthening healing: Ten years of the toxic drug public health emergency
Press Release Apr 14, 2026 April 14 marked 10 years since the toxic drug public health emergency was declared in BC. On this solemn day, First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) honours and…
BioMark Diagnostics to Present Liquid Biopsy Platform at the Canadian Thoracic Society Research Forum
Press Release April 14, 2026 VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA –– BioMark Diagnostics Inc. (“BioMark” or the “Company”) (CSE: BUX) (FSE: 20B) (OTCQB: BMKDF), a leading developer of liquid biopsy technologies for…
TRU and FNHA sign MOU to advance First Nations health and education
Press Release April 14, 2026 Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc – KAMLOOPS – The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) and Thompson Rivers University (TRU) have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that formalizes…
TRU and FNHA aim to advance health and wellness for First Nations communities through MOU – CFJC Today Kamloops
Apr 15, 2026 KAMLOOPS — Thompson Rivers University (TRU) and the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to improve health outcomes for First Nations communities…
