Indigenous health research team receive $1.76 million grant to address tobacco use in Canadian Aboriginal communities
Press Release September 27, 2016 A research team led by Professors Robert Schwartz and Michael Chaiton received a $1.76 million grant on September 27, 2016 from the Global Alliance for…
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…
Research Assistants wanted in Labrador!
Press Release Posted 14 September 2016, 2:21 pm ADT NCC, in partnership with the University of Guelph, is participating in a community well-being research project and is on the look-out…
Assessing clinical support and inter-professional interactions among front-line primary care providers in remote communities in northern Canada: a pilot study
Press Release 1. Institute for Circumpolar Health Research, Yellowknife, Canada; 2School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Abstract Background. Primary care in remote communities in northern Canada is delivered…
Helping residents of Fort McMurray recover through research
Press Release Government of Canada partners with Government of Alberta and Canadian Red Cross to invest $3 million for research into health effects of Alberta wildfires September 13, 2016 –…
Human Rights Commission Recognizes National Aboriginal Day
Press Release June 21 2016 The Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission recognizes National Aboriginal Day, which is celebrated on June 21. First established in 1996, this year’s National Aboriginal…
Urgent Action Needed to Improve Education for Indigenous Children – C.D. Howe Institute
Press Release June 7, 2016 – The C.D. Howe Institute hosted a small group of thinkers drawn from Canada’s foremost leaders in First Nations education on April 15, 2016. The…
Legal duty to consult Aboriginal peoples triggered over 100,000 times a year in Canada; clearer, consistent policies needed across the country
Press Release May 26, 2016 VANCOUVER— An inconsistent patchwork of federal and provincial duty to consult policies and guidelines currently exist across the country, finds a new study released today…
Geoscience BC receives $5 million in new funding from BC government for mineral, water and energy earth science
Press Release Geoscience BC to launch its largest airborne magnetic survey this summer in west-central BC Vancouver, BC — May 18, 2016 — Geoscience BC commended the provincial government for…
Shameful Neglect – Indigenous Child Poverty in Canada
Press Release May 17, 2016 This report calculates child poverty rates in Canada, and includes the rates on reserves and in territories—something never before examined. The report also disaggregates the…
