Victoria Foundation: New Food Rescue Distribution Centre Opens
Press Release MARCH 16, 2017 VICTORIA, B.C. – A group of like-minded organizations today announced the opening of a new facility that promises to dramatically increase both the quantity –…
Study: Associations between breastfeeding and select health outcomes for off-reserve First Nations, Métis, and Inuit children in Canada
Press Release March 20, 2017 Past research has shown that breastfeeding is related to positive health outcomes among infants and children, but less is known about the possible benefits of…
World’s key healthcare leaders to meet in Montreal
Press Release From the health of migrants to the Zika virus to the challenges facing indigenous peoples and migrant populations, major issues of a global scale will be addressed during…
Government of Canada Invests in Indigenous Research Projects
Press Release $695,000 for 28 research projects on the experiences of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples March 16, 2017, Ottawa, Ontario—Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council The Government of…
CUPE: Blame the province of Ontario’s faulty funding for new round of North Bay hospital staff and care cuts
Press Release March 15, 2017 Despite eliminating over 350 staff and cutting care, beds and services in the last five years, North Bay Regional Health Centre (NBRHC) is “playing a…
Fraser Institute: Health-care spending more than doubled since 2001; projected to keep growing
Press Release March 14, 2017 VANCOUVER—Health-care spending by provincial governments has increased by 116 per cent since 2001, and even though increases have slowed recently, health care is projected to…
World Wide Hearing in the race for $750,000 grant from Google.org Impact Challenge – Canada
Press Release March 13, 2017 World Wide Hearing, a Quebec-based non-profit organization that provides access to affordable hearing aids to children and youth in developing countries and underserved communities, is…
Remoteness Quotient Table to Ensure Equity in Delivery of First Nations Child Welfare Funding – NAN
Press Release OTTAWA, ON (March 10, 2017): Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler joined with Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) Minister Carolyn Bennett today to announce a…
Canada and Nishnawbe Aski Nation work together on First Nation child and family services in remote locations
Press Release March 10, 2017 Ottawa,ON – Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada The health and well-being of Indigenous children is a top priority for this Government. Today’s partnership between…
Government of Canada on Track with Commitments to Improve Water and Wastewater Infrastructure in First Nation Communities
Press Release March 9, 2017 Ottawa, ON Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada All Canadians should have access to safe, clean, and reliable drinking water. This Government is doing the…
