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Matawa First Nations Management Welcomes Indigenous Services Canada Investments on Continuation of Animal Services Pilot-Project
October 11, 2024 Matawa First Nations Management (MFNM) welcomed investments announced todayTHUNDERbyTheBAY,HonourableON: Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) to extend the Matawa Animal Services Pilot-Project from two years to four years to improve animal wellness, provide education, control animal populations, and create healthier, safer communities for both people and animals. Unlike municipalities across […]
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Miscellaneous News – First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission
Each week, we compile news on health, wellness, social services and First Nations, which is organized by category of our service offer. As a result, people in charge of the service offer can disseminate information specific to their field, or any other news relevant to First Nations. Scholarships, awards and grants Green and Inclusive Community Buildings Program Small and medium retrofits: eligible applicants with small and medium-sized projects to retrofit existing […]
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Local, free produce at Sambaa K’e garden promotes food security – Cabin Radio
October 11, 2024 Sambaa K’e has taken a head-on approach to food security by supplying free, local, organic produce to residents. For some, this has brought connection, nutrition and joy. For years, organizers at the Sambaa K’e garden have distributed produce to residents throughout the summer season to promote health, education and the environment, according […]
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Doctors’ report lays out list of shortfalls in Nunavik health care – Nunatsiaq News
Oct 11, 2024 ‘The CMQ nailed it,’ says head of board of health, who hopes government acts quickly to improve situation The head of the CMQ, Quebec’s College of Physicians, has delivered a cutting report on the state of health care in Nunavik. “I am unsure that the majority of Quebecers know what is going […]
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Government of Canada supporting solutions and rapid responses to the substance use and overdose crisis
From: Health Canada October 11, 2024 No community has been left untouched by the toxic drug and overdose crisis. Its tragic impacts are felt among friends, families and neighbours. Too many Canadians have lost their lives to this public health crisis. Canada’s approach is focused on providing access to a full continuum of health care […]
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Peterborough Public Health hires its first-ever Indigenous health manager – kawarthaNOW
October 11, 2024 Samantha Roan will guide health unit’s ‘reconciliation, decolonization, and Indigenization journey’ In her new role at Peterborough Public Health (PPH), Samantha Roan says she hopes to help the health unit “build a more equitable, inclusive, and respectful future that holds space for the truth, where reconciliation is not an end goal but […]
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Accessible paratransit for community members
(Kahnawake – 10, Kentenhkó:wa/October 2024) The Public Works Unit of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) is proud to announce the addition of a new handicapped accessible bus, generously donated by Connecting Horizons. This bus will enhance the ability to provide vital transportation services to community members needing mobility accommodation. The bus is a 2021 […]
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Nurses celebrate passage of national pharmacare legislation; urge Canadians to stay vigilant for a fully comprehensive pharmacare program
Oct. 10, 2024 Nurses celebrate the passing of a long-awaited national pharmacare bill, which members of the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) say lays the foundation for a universal, publicly-funded single-payer pharmacare system. However, RNAO warns that significant challenges remain and Canadians should stay vigilant to ensure that such a system is achieved. On […]
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Pharmacare bill covering diabetes, birth control medications passes Senate – GLOBAL
October 10, 2024 The pharmacare bill that was central to a political pact between the Liberals and NDP is now set to become law after the Senate passed the bill without making any changes. The legislation will inform the creation of any future national, universal pharmacare plan. It will also allow the government to sign […]
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AI tongue can detect difference between Coke and Pepsi, research finds – GLOBAL
October 11, 2024 Move over taste testers, there’s a new contender in the world of flavour evaluation — and it’s made out of circuits and sensors. And eventually, scientists say the technology could be used to find contaminants in foods that could make consumers sick, or detect when something is no longer safe to eat. […]
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