BC Government: Eliminating barriers to supports for firefighters
Press Release April 11, 2019 VICTORIA – Legislative amendments will allow wildfire fighters, fire investigators and firefighters working for First Nations and other Indigenous organizations to gain easier access to…
Bloodied, broken and burned out: 88% of long-term care staff experience violence
Press Release Mar 26, 2019 Two new reports are being released concurrently that expose the high level of violence, abuse and harassment against staff employed in Ontario’s long-term care homes. An…
RNAO celebrates journalists for tackling issues that are important to Ontarians
Press Release TORONTO, March 13, 2019 – Journalists who investigated efforts to combat opioids and support health- care needs in remote and Indigenous communities are among those honoured by the Registered Nurses’…
The Minister of Health highlights investment of $275M in more than 370 research projects across Canada
Press Release March 12, 2019 – Quebec City, QC – Canadian Institutes of Health Research Canada is home to highly trained and creative health researchers, and the Government of Canada…
February 2019 progress update on long-term drinking water advisories on public systems on reserve
Press Release March 7, 2019 — Ottawa, Traditional Algonquin Territory, ON — Indigenous Services Canada The federal government remains steadfast and on track in its commitment to end all long-term…
NOSM Board of Directors Seeks Two Members
Press Release March 05, 2019 The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is seeking two (2) individuals to join the Board of Directors in September 2019. The Northern Ontario School…
AFN National Chief Says Safe Drinking Water and Proper Sanitation for First Nations is a Human Right at AFN Annual Water Symposium
AFN National Chief Says Safe Drinking Water and Proper Sanitation for First Nations is a Human Right at AFN Annual Water Symposium February 26, 2019 (Niagara Falls, ON) – Assembly…
Minister of Indigenous Services and Cat Lake First Nation sign interim framework agreement to address housing and health challenges
Press Release OTTAWA, ONTARIO (February 21, 2019) – Today, the Honourable Seamus O’Regan, Minister of Indigenous Services, issued the following statement regarding today’s meeting with Cat Lake First Nation: “Supporting…
Notice to the media – Ministers Petitpas Taylor and Blair to deliver remarks at the National Indigenous Cannabis and Hemp Policy Conference
Press Release ebruary 20, 2019, Ottawa, ON – The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Federal Minister of Health, accompanied by the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction…
New funding for Lac La Ronge Wellness, Healing and Recovery Centre
Press Release Reconfirms commitment to increasing access to mental health and wellness supports for First Nations February, 14, 2019 — Lac La Ronge, Treaty 6 Territory, Saskatchewan — Indigenous Services…
