Nurses worry about hospital safety

Sept. 28, 2007 - Iqaluit nurses fear the danger, stress and daily grind of their poorly-paid jobs will follow them to the Qikiqtani Regional Hospital, when it opens Oct. 19. Read More>>

Staff nurses feel undervalued, shortchanged by pay policy

Sept. 28, 2007 - It's hard to escape the conclusion that the Government of Nunavut values the work done by short-term contractors over that done by its full-time, indeterminate employees. Read More>>

Nunavut tops in Canada for teen moms

Sept. 28, 2007 - Young, single and pregnant: Nunavut babies are still much more likely to have unmarried teenaged mothers than anywhere else in the country. Read More>>

Walk honours native victims of violence

Sept. 26, 2007 - A large turnout is expected Wednesday night at a march in memory of missing and murdered Anishnawbe and Metis women. Read More>>

Storytelling critical to healing process

Sept. 26, 2007 - The history of residential schools is still fresh in the minds of many aboriginal people living in Saskatchewan, where the last school closed in 1996. Read More>>

FASD funding awarded to B.C. communities

VICTORIA, Sept. 26, 2007 - The Victoria Foundation has awarded funds to 40 projects throughout B.C. from the $10-million Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Action Fund established by the B.C. Ministry of Children and Family Development in March 2006. Read More>>

Nike unveils shoe designed for American Indians

BEAVERTON, OREGON, Sept. 26, 2007 - Nike on Tuesday unveiled what it said is the first shoe designed specifically for American Indians, an effort aiming at promoting physical fitness in a population with high obesity rates. Read More>>

New Mental Health Commission takes up gauntlet

Sept. 26, 2007 - Neuropsychiatric disorders contribute more to the global burden of illness than heart disease, cancer or stroke, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which blames such conditions for 14% of the global burden of disease. Read More>>

Canada's New Government continues its commitment to the North

IQALUIT, NU, Sept. 25, 2007 - The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians, today announced funding for 10 International Polar Year (IPY) projects which focus research on human health and environmental impacts of climate change in the Canadian North. Read More>>

Walk to honour victim

Sept. 25, 2007 - The Gordon's First Nation wants its community to be aware of the dangers and tragedies of drunk driving. Read More>>

Canadian pediatricians recommend more vitamin D for pregnant, nursing women

TORONTO, Sept. 25, 2007 - Pregnant women and nursing mothers should talk to their doctors about taking a daily supplement of 2,000 international units of vitamin D, the Canadian Paediatric Society said Monday. Read More>>

Canadian mothers and babies don't get enough vitamin D

OTTAWA, Sept. 24, 2007 - Canadian mothers and babies, especially those in northern communities, aren't getting enough vitamin D, according to a new statement by the Canadian Paediatric Society. Read More>>

Labrador’s aboriginal groups recognize world suicide prevention day

Sept 24, 2007 - The honking horns of support were all you could hear from motorists during the first annual suicide prevention walk last Sunday. Read More>>

Marchers target violence against women

Sept. 21, 2007 - At the annual Take Back the Night march and rally, organizers placed emphasis on the violence faced by aboriginal women. Read More>>

Scrubbing best way to swat superbug

Sept. 21, 2007 - Wash, wash, wash your hands - that's the most effective way to avoid catching or spreading the superbug, which recently killed a young girl in Nunavut. Read More>>

Inuit fare yields to nutritionist's nightmare

Sept. 20, 2007 - The Inuit Health Survey, headed by a McGill University epidemiologist, uses the Amundsen icebreaker as a floating medical centre. Part 6 of our seven-day series, On Thin Ice. Read More>>

'How can they ever compensate?'; Survivors of residential schools apply for settlement cash

Sept. 19, 2007 - Barbara Riley was ripped from her Walpole Island home at age 10 and stripped of her Ojibwa culture. Read More>>

More than $1.3 Million invested for sex health education

Sept. 19, 2007 - Improved testing for sexually transmitted infections and sex health education for at-risk Manitobans is on the way through a $1.3-million investment by the provincial government. Read More>>

Applications sought by NH

Sept. 19, 2007 - The seventh annual call is out by Northern Health for applications for aboriginal health initiatives projects to promote healthier lifestyles among First Nations people. Read More>>

Native youths facing crisis: report

WINNIPEG, Sept. 18, 2007 - Aboriginal youth in Canada face astonishing challenges in various facets of their lives, according to a report being released today in Winnipeg by a national poverty group. Read More>>

AFN applauds anti-poverty strategy for First Nations children and youth

OTTAWA, Sept. 18, 2007 - National Chief Phil Fontaine isapplauding the National Council on Welfare for its denunciation of the harmfuldecisions and broken promises made by successive governments that have left somany Aboriginal people destitute. Read More>>

Officials fear spikes in violence, alcohol and drug use

OTTAWA, Sept. 18, 2007 — Nearly $2 billion in native residential schools compensation will be a mixed blessing, say frontline workers who fear major spikes in alcohol and drug use, family violence and exploitation. Read More>>

First Nations CFS holds annual general meeting

Sept. 18, 2007 - Child and family service workers and aboriginal leaders agree a more holistic approach is needed to aid First Nations families across southern Manitoba. Read More>>

Bolder action needed to give Aboriginal children and youth a decent life

OTTAWA, Sept. 18, 2007 - A new report released today concludes that bolder, more innovative government action is needed to give Aboriginal children and youth a decent chance in life. Read More>>

Inuit gather in Apex to commemorate TB victims

IQALUIT, Sept. 17, 2007 - Thirty-seven years after the vessel C.D. Howe made its final medical patrol to the North, Inuit gathered in Apex to remember those who died far from home in the tuberculosis epidemic, and celebrate those who returned home healthy. Read More>>

Nunavut researchers assess diabetes among Inuit

Sept. 14, 2007 - Medical researchers working aboard an Arctic icebreaker near Pangnirtung, Nunavut, this week say Type 2 diabetes is one of their major health concerns they're looking for in Inuit. Read More>>

Iqaluit residents prodded and poked

Sept. 14, 2007 - A Shipborne health study is promising to pay dividends of better statistics and follow-up treatment for Iqaluit residents. Read More>>

Nunavut to get alcohol treatment centre

Sept. 14, 2007 - Nunavut's premier, Paul Okalik, wants to see an alcohol abuse treatment centre built in the territory. Read More>>

Hospital placed under informal trusteeship

Sept. 14, 2007 - After lurching from crisis to crisis for years, Puvirnituq's Inuulitsivik hospital is now under a form of trusteeship - although Quebec prefers to call the new management "close observation." Read More>>

Cheam take drug fight to community level

Sept. 14, 2006 - Imagine finding out your nephew, who lives just a few doors away, is making or selling drugs. That’s the challenge close-knit aboriginal communities face as they battle the spread of drugs. Read More>>

Aboriginals' spiritual needs focus of Oct. 16 talk

KINGSTON, ON, Sept. 14, 2006 - Health care professionals and members of the public are invited to a talk on the spiritual needs of Aboriginal patients, family and staff, to be held Oct. 16 at the Grand River Regional Cancer Centre. Read More>>

Aboriginal Wellness and Learning Centre opens at Hillside Beach, Manitoba

WINNIPEG, MB, Sept. 12, 2007 - Aboriginal youth and families in need of spiritual guidance and cultural teaching will find support at the new Windy Hill Learning and Wellness Centre. Read More>>

First Nation team walks for diabetes

Sept. 12, 2007 - Three First Nation young people will soon be headed to sunny Hawaii to walk for a good cause on December 9. Read More>>

Man-made chemicals blamed as many more girls than boys are born in Arctic

Sept. 12, 2007 - Twice as many girls as boys are being born in some Arctic villages because of high levels of man-made chemicals in the blood of pregnant women, according to scientists from the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (Amap). Read More>>

Grandmothers unite to fight alcohol abuse

Sept. 12, 2007 - Growing up on an Alberta Cree reserve, Theresa Whiskeyjack would always listen closely when the community's elderly residents offered up words of advice. Read More>>

Nunavut health group to commemorate Inuit TB victims

Sept. 11, 2007 - Members of a major health project in Nunavut are holding a ceremony on Tuesday to remember Inuit who lost their lives to tuberculosis in the 1950s and '60s. Read More>>

First Nation pleads for suicide help

TOFINO, B.C., Sept. 11, 2007 — Members of a West Coast Vancouver Island First Nation are searching for answers following two attempted suicides this past weekend and one successful suicide in early August. Read More>>

Winnipeg aboriginal group launches lakeside retreat centre

Sept. 11, 2007 - A Winnipeg aboriginal group is opening a new centre to help disadvantaged young people get away from the pressures of the street and relax in cottage country. Read More>>

Suicide prevention in spotlight across Nunavut

Sept. 10, 2007 - World Suicide Day was observed on Monday across Nunavut, which has one of the highest suicide rates in Canada. Read More>>

Inuit Groups Stage Parliament Hill Traditional Gathering To Recognize World Suicide Prevention Day

OTTAWA, Sept. 9, 2007 – To mark World Suicide Prevention Day, on September 10th 2007, Inuit organizations in Ottawa are staging a lunchtime traditional gathering on Parliament Hill beside the eternal flame to recognize World Suicide Prevention Day. Read More>>

One obese Winnipegger completes run across Prairies for diabetes research

WINNIPEG, Sept. 8, 2007 - Cole Choken used to be able to polish off four pizzas and a box of chicken in one evening. But after shedding 100 pounds and training for months, the 21-year-old completed a marathon across the prairies Saturday, raising money for diabetes research. Read More>>

Health call goes out

Sept. 7, 2007 -Northern Health is making an early call for the next round of applications for funding as its Aboriginal Health Initiatives Program (AHIP) enters its seventh year. Read More>>

Meno Ya Win Health Centre a step closer

Sept. 8, 2007 - Completion of the Meno Ya Win Health Centre in Sioux Lookout in 2010 will fulfill the “hopes and dreams” of quality health care services for area First Nations, Frank Beardy claims. Read More>>

Canada's New Government and the Government of Alberta sign agreement with Peace Country Health to increase aboriginal employment and economic opportun

GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB, Sept. 7, 2007 - Canada's New Government, the Government of Alberta and Peace Country Health Region (PCH) today signed a partnership agreement to promote career and employment opportunities for Aboriginal people in the area of health care. Read More>>

After the settlement comes healing, closure

Sept. 6, 2007 - The federal government's Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement–the largest class-action settlement in Canadian history–will take effect on September 19. Read More>>

More Iqaluit Inuit needed for major health survey

Sept. 5, 2007 - Finding Inuit in Iqaluit to take part in Canada's largest Inuit health survey is proving to be a challenge for the research team, which is preparing to arrive in the Nunavut capital later this week. Read More>>

First Nation warns of elder abuse

Sept. 04, 2007 - Long Plain First Nation and Portage la Prairie RCMP are concerned about the possibility of elderly abuse rising after residential school survivors receive their compensation money. Read More>>

It's remote, it's challenging, it's worth it

KUUJJUAQ, QC, Sept. 1, 2007 - This Arctic community near the northern tip of Quebec is not where you might expect to find a recently retired NHL star moving into the neighbourhood. Read More>>

Prime Minister Announcement on Mental Health Falls Short on Helping Those Most At Risk in Canada: First Nations

OTTAWA, August 31, 2007 - Assembly of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine said today's announcement by the Prime Minister is not an adequate response to First Nations' calls for a comprehensive mental wellness program. Read More>>