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Province aims to attract more aboriginal students

February 8th, 2012
Financial help for aboriginal students and extra assistance for those taking teacher training are key elements of a wide-ranging provincial plan to encourage mo...

More First Nations under drinking water advisories

February 8th, 2012
The number of First Nations under drinking water advisories has grown by nearly 40 per cent since 2006, the Liberals said Friday.

Depression survivor's long road to recovery

February 8th, 2012
When she was very young, Roberta Price was taken from her home on Number 1 Reserve in Nanaimo, B.C., and sent to live with a white foster family. She was one of...

Lack of resources holding First Nations students b...

February 8th, 2012
First Nations youth have great potential, but lack the resources to succeed, according to a report on First Nations elementary and secondary education released ...

New vaccines could help Aboriginals in Northern On...

February 8th, 2012
Researchers from the Northern Ontario School of Medicine are working to create vaccines that could prevent the spread of two infectious diseases among Aborigina...

Health Research Non-Profit, the Canadian Cochrane ...

February 1st, 2012
The Canadian Cochrane Centre (CCC) and the National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO) have signed a collaborative agreement to work together to positively i...

New project will link medical records to a secure ...

February 1st, 2012
First Nation patients will benefit from better health and health care through information and communications technologies with the launch of the Mustimuhw cEMR ...

NAN Calls for Immediate Action to Address Prescrip...

February 1st, 2012
Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Mike Metatawabin is demanding action by the government of Canada, in particular Health Canada, to support Cat Lak...

Mobilized around real changes: First Nations' well...

February 1st, 2012
One week after the Crown/First Nations Gathering, the Chief of the Assembly of the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador, Ghislain Picard, is of the opinion that...

Understanding causes of obesity in Aboriginal chil...

January 25th, 2012
To fully understand the causes of the obesity epidemic in Aboriginal children requires an understanding of the unique social and historical factors that shape t...

The Harper Government is Taking Action to Improve ...

January 25th, 2012
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (January 20, 2012) –The Harper Government today announced new research funding aimed at improving Canada's healthcare system. The anno...

Aboriginal crises are symptoms of a deep-rooted pr...

January 25th, 2012
The government of Canada and First Nations leadership have met and agreed on some immediate steps for action. It is admirable that removing the barriers that hi...

Health authority wants more aboriginal employees

January 25th, 2012
The Vancouver Island Health Authority wants to become the Island's employer of choice for Aboriginal people.

Education : Students Get ‘Reel” with Tobacco

January 25th, 2012
Iqaluit, Nunavut (January 23, 2012) – Students from across Nunavut, Northwest Territories and Yukon are participating in Get Reel, a video campaign to create ...

B.C. has highest national rate of those who can't ...

January 20th, 2012
British Columbia has the highest rate of residents in Canada who can’t afford to take their drug prescriptions as directed, according to a study published in ...

Paul Martin urges big investments in aboriginal ed...

January 20th, 2012
Significant investments in aboriginal education must be front and centre at a key meeting between the federal government and First Nations leaders later this mo...

Manitoba may ask military to get supplies into rem...

January 20th, 2012
Manitoba Aboriginal Affairs Minister Eric Robinson says the province is considering asking the Canadian Forces for help getting fuel, food and other critical su...

Better housing, less disease

January 20th, 2012
This past mid-December, when most Arctic residents started shifting their lives around to get ready for the holiday season, the National Aboriginal Health Organ...

CIHR President’s Announcement

January 17th, 2012
I am writing to announce that Dr. Ian Graham will be leaving the position of Vice President, Knowledge Translation and Public Outreach, effective March 31, 2012...

UVIC RESEARCHERS MAP WELLNESS IN BC

January 12th, 2012
Residents of Richmond claim to have the best food security in the province while those in the Okanagan or Central Vancouver Island are more likely to suffer fro...
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