Mental-health, addiction supports for youth expand in the Interior
Press Release April 17, 2024 PRINCETON – Children, youth and families in Princeton and Merritt will benefit from seamless mental-health and addiction services as B.C. expands Integrated Child and Youth (ICY) teams to within the School District 58 Nicola-Similkameen boundary. “Children and youth today face more challenges…
Eskasoni, Province Celebrate Opening of New Long-Term Care Home
Press Release 17 April 2024 Mi’kmaw elders and seniors across the province now have access to long-term care in a Mi’kmaw community. A new 48-room home named Kiknu, a Mi’kmaw word meaning “our home,” in Eskasoni is the first in the province to be built in a…
New BC Cancer centre in Nanaimo moves forward
Press Release NANAIMO – People are one step closer to accessing enhanced cancer care services as a business plan for the new BC Cancer centre at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH) has been approved. “The population in Nanaimo is growing rapidly and aging, and we’re taking a…
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer: Building Métis Cancer Resilience
Press Release The health and wellbeing of all Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizens is a priority. To meet the needs of Métis communities, the MNO has made numerous investments over the years to identify and understand the variety of health factors effecting MNO citizens in the…
The Daily Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Press Release Canada’s international transactions in securities, February 2024 Canadian investors acquired $24.2 billion of foreign securities in February, led by an all-time high investment in foreign bonds. Meanwhile, foreign investors reduced their exposure to Canadian securities by $8.8 billion, led by a record divestment in government short-term debt…
Get involved in Alberta’s health advisory councils
Press Release Albertans across the province are encouraged to apply to join new advisory councils dedicated to improving health care in their communities. In November, Alberta’s government announced plans to refocus the health care system to improve overall outcomes for Albertans, and to support health care workers…
CMA to governments: stay focused on health care crisis
Press Release April 16, 2024 The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) is pleased to see investments into the health care workforce, healthy Indigenous communities and the social determinants of health in the 2024 federal budget. Investments in youth mental health and a national school food program can help…
Pangnirtung and Pond Inlet tuberculosis outbreak update
Press Release April 16, 2024 The Department of Health is advising that the outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) declared in Pangnirtung on November 25, 2021, as well as the outbreak declared in Pond Inlet on March 17, 2023, is ongoing. Since January 2021, Pangnirtung has 48 individuals diagnosed…
The toxic drug crisis: a devastating public health emergency reaches its eighth year
Press Release Apr 16, 2024 The 14th of April, 2024, marked eight years since British Columbia (BC) declared a public health emergency due to increased drug poisonings. Since then, more than 14,000 people have died due to toxic substances. The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) recognizes this…
Ontario Investing in Local Emergency Preparedness and Response
Press Release Targeted investments will help keep communities safe during emergencies April 16, 2024 Treasury Board Secretariat Table of Contents Content Quick Facts Quotes Additional Resources Related Topics TORONTO — The Ontario government is investing $5 million in communities across the province to help them prepare for…
Naujaat tuberculosis outbreak update
Press Release April 16, 2024 The Department of Health is advising that the outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) declared in Naujaat on May 16, 2023, is ongoing. Since January 2023, 21 individuals have been diagnosed with active TB and 121 individuals have been diagnosed with latent TB in…
Supports increased for people with complex care needs
Press Release April 15, 2024 KELOWNA – People facing complex mental-health, addiction and housing challenges will benefit from better access to housing with the wraparound supports they need. Two hundred and forty new complex-care housing (CCH) units, as announced in the Province’s Homes for People plan in…
6th Annual Dare to Dream Day
Press Release Dilico Children’s Mental Health Team and Mazinaajim Children’s Foundation are hosting an event for Young Imaginations. The 6th Annual Dare to Dream Day is a free fun filled event for children and their families. Children will get to visit and interact with a number of…
Call for Members: Client Engagement Committee
Press Release April 15, 2024 Iqaluit Health Services is seeking three community members to join the Client and Community Engagement Team to work with Iqaluit Health Services staff and leadership on improving healthcare services for Nunavummiut. Interested applicants must: Be a resident of Iqaluit, but priority and…
Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Joins NTI on Tour of Nunavut Communities
Press Release (April 15, 2024 – Iqaluit, Nunavut) This week Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) is pleased to host Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, in the Nunavut communities of Naujaat, Mittimatalik, and Iqaluit. Dr. Tam’s tour coincides with the launch of a community-wide screening clinic…
Montreal’s first culturally safe family health clinic for Natives opens
Press Release Native Montreal today officially opened the first culturally secure family healthcare clinic in the metropolis region, with the aim of providing holistic, culturally appropriate services that will complement the existing public services. Quebec’s Minister of Health, Christian Dubé, the Minister responsible for Relations with First…
Tŝilhqot’in Declare State of Local Emergency Due to Opioid Crisis
Press Release The Tŝilhqot’in National Government (TNG) has declared a state of local emergency in response to recent deaths in communities last week. This order was issued for all six Tŝilhqot’in communities and provides the Nation with the opportunity to access additional government support. The toxic drug…
Premier’s, minister’s, provincial health officer’s statements on the eighth anniversary of toxic-drug public-health emergency
Press Release VICTORIA – Premier David Eby has issued the following statement marking the eighth anniversary of the toxic-drug public-health emergency: “Today, as we mark eight years since our province declared the toxic-drug crisis a public-health emergency, we recognize the catastrophic impact this crisis has had on…
Aging with Dignity in Nunavut: Sakku Investments and Partner to Operate New Kivalliq Long Term Care Centre
Press Release Rankin Inlet, Nunavut – The Government of Nunavut (GN) has signed a contract with Sakku Investments Corporation, a Rankin Inlet based company, and their partner Embassy West Senior Living to operate the new Kivalliq Long Term Care Centre in Rankin Inlet. The new 24-bed centre…
The Daily Monday, April 15, 2024
Press Release Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, February 2024 Manufacturing sales increased 0.7% in February, led by the petroleum and coal product subsector as well as the electrical equipment, appliance and component subsector. The chemical subsector posted the largest decline. Continue reading Wholesale trade, February 2024 Wholesale sales…