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New research highlights the importance of culturally safe care for Indigenous patients with diabetes
Monday, January 23, 2017 In Canada, rates of Type 2 diabetes are three to five percent higher in Indigenous peoples when compared to non-Indigenous peoples. Not only this, but Indigenous Canadians typically have poorer health outcomes during treatment of diabetes. Queen’s family medicine professor Dr. Michael Green has co-authored a study with colleagues from the […]
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Read MoreResearchers to look at ways of mitigating impact of Arctic oil spills – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jan 16, 2017 22:20 WINNIPEG _ Ottawa and the Manitoba government have announced $4 million in funding for a large-scale research project aimed at helping Canadian companies and agencies be better prepared to mitigate the environmental impact of Arctic oil spills. The Genice project will use incorporate microbial genomics in dealing with the issue […]
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Read MoreYukon home to first humans in North America 24,000 years ago, research suggests – CBC
Jan 16, 2017 Carbon dating of archeological site suggests humans were in Yukon 10,000 years earlier than previously thought Humans may have been living in Yukon’s Bluefish Caves 10,000 years earlier than previously thought, new research from the University of Montreal suggests. If confirmed, this would make it the oldest known archeological site in North […]
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Read MoreThere were no communication rules, says private org that found HMS Terror – NunatsiaqOnline
January 13, 2017 “Parks Canada never shared the communications protocol with the ARF” The absence of a communications agreement contributed to a confusing communications blackout that followed the Arctic Research Foundation’s surprise discovery of HMS Terror in September 2016, the foundation’s lawyer, William McDowell, told Nunatsiaq News Jan. 11. The privately-owned Arctic Research Foundation discovered […]
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Read More$5.28-million investment in infrastructure at Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue to improve research and innovation
January 12, 2017 – Val d’Or, Quebec – Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada The Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, along with Geoffrey Kelley, Quebec Minister responsible for Native Affairs, on behalf of Hélène David, Quebec Minister responsible […]
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Read MoreIPHRC Welcomes Shane Keepness
Jan 10, 2017 IPHRC Welcomes Shane Keepness by Austin Josephson Indigenous Peoples Health Research Centre is pleased to welcome Shane Keepness, Indigenous Research Engagement Platform Specialist (IREPS). Shane is a Ph.D. candidate and is looking forward to working with IPHRC. “I’m just excited to be here and definitely challenging myself and maybe doing research, writing, […]
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Read MoreNCC Housing Survey
January 9, 2017 We are requesting your participation in this brief survey to help us get a “snapshot of housing in NunatuKavut.” As we reference “Housing” in this survey, we would like you to consider homelessness, adequate housing, target populations in need of housing, challenges in obtaining or maintaining housing, and your understanding of housing […]
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Read MoreYou don’t want to miss the Labrador Research Forum!
January 9, 2017 If you are interested in Indigenous research in Labrador, you don’t want to miss this exciting event! It is taking place in Upper Lake Melville on February 15-18, 2017. Look forward to interesting dialogue, knowledge-sharing and idea generating and group think opportunities. Deadline to submit abstracts is January 17. Registration deadline is […]
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Read MoreConnecting for Canada’s 150th
Mobilizing research about Canada’s past, present and future As we settle into 2017, we look forward to celebrating Canada’s 150th birthday. Much has happened since Confederation in 1867, and Canadians will be marking the occasion with home-grown events right across the country. SSHRC is helping facilitate festivities through its new Connection Grants—Connecting for Canada’s 150th. […]
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Read MoreSupport for Muskrat Falls development continues to decline and, for the first time, less than a majority support the project – CRA
January 4, 2017 Less than one-half of Newfoundland and Labrador residents support the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project development, representing a notable decline since May 2015 and May 2016 For the first time since tracking began in 2013, the Muskrat Falls development is not supported by the majority of NL residents HALIFAX, NS January 4, 2017: […]
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