Important Information regarding a Name Change to Weeneebayko Patient Services at Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston
Press Release For over 30 years, Health Canada, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB), the Weeneebayko Area Health Authority (WAHA) and Hotel Dieu Hospital have worked collaboratively to provide…
Government of Canada Invests in a Drinking Water Project at Kitigan Zibi and Works with the Community to Expand the Reserve
Press Release September 23, 2016 – Kitigan Zibi, QC – Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada All Canadians – including First Nations – should have access to safe, clean and reliable…
New Alcohol and Drug Services facility officially opens
Press Release September 23, 2016 WHITEHORSE—Representatives from Yukon First Nations, stakeholder groups, service providers and staff came together today for the opening of the new Sarah Steele Alcohol and Drug…
The Welland & District SPCA and the Ontario SPCA partner with the Wikwemikong Unceded Reserve to help animals
Press Release Wikwemikong, ON (September 23, 2016) – The Welland & District SPCA and the Ontario SPCA have partnered with the Wikwemikong Unceded Reserve – the Wiky Rez – on…
Traditional foods and 25(OH)D concentrations in a subarctic First Nations community
Press Release Sudaba Mansuri1, Alaa Badawi2, Sheena Kayaniyil1, David E. Cole3, Stewart B. Harris4, Mary Mamakeesick5, Thomas Wolever1, Joel Gittelsohn6, Jonathon L. Maguire7, Philip W. Connelly7, Bernard Zinman8 and Anthony J. Hanley1* 1Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; 2Office of Biotechnology, Genomics and…
Launch of Northeastern Ontario’s First-Ever Aboriginal Health Care Reconciliation Action Plan
Press Release Sept. 21, 2016 – Steps to improve the health care status and patient journey experienced by Aboriginal Northerners began today at a cultural celebration to launch the North…
What do you really know about type 2 diabetes?
Press Release September 22, 2016 TORONTO, Ont. –One in three Canadians already has diabetes or prediabetes and many don’t know it. Given those numbers, it’s surprising that there are still many…
The AFNQL is Asking Minister Barrette to Intervene for Ambulances Services in Manawan
Press Release WENDAKE, QC, Sept. 21, 2016 – Aside from a meeting on First Nations Policing Services currently taking place currently in Montreal, the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL)…
Sustainable Solution Provides Fresh Produce to North Caribou Lake First Nation
Press Release September 21, 2016 NORTH CARIBOU LAKE FIRST NATION: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Derek Fox says a community garden shows how First Nations are beginning to…
New campaign, Let’s Talk About Cervical Cancer Screening, to encourage First Nation women to participate in regular Pap testing
Press Release September 21, 2016 SUDBURY, ON – With regular screening, cervical cancer is a preventable disease. That’s the message behind new educational tools developed by the North East Aboriginal…
