Wasaya Group supports new health centre

Apr 3, 2007 - A local group of First Nation supporters has made a big pledge to health care in Northwestern Ontario. Read More>>

Children's health services gets funding

THUNDER BAY, ON, Apr 3, 2007 - A major funding announcement was made Tuesday for children and youth mental health services. Read More>>

Province Supports Aboriginal Youth Conference

PRINCE GEORGE, Apr 3, 2007 - The Province is supporting a conference in Prince George where Aboriginal youth from around B.C. will gather to celebrate creative expression and discuss the pitfall of addictions, said Education Minister Shirley Bond. Read More>>

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is Linked to the Justice System

TORONTO, April 3, 2007 - For the first time in Ontario, a website has been developed that helps lawyers, crown attorneys and judges deal with the most perplexing and costly phenomena they face routinely in the courts - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). Read More>>

Reserve struggling with abuse of prescription drugs

INDIAN BROOK, NS, Apr 2, 2007 - Using pliers to rip out healthy teeth just to get a narcotics prescription. Twelve-year-olds having sex with men in exchange for narcotics. Those are the kinds of things that are happening on the Indian Brook First Nation, where residents say an epidemic of drug use is taking a terrible toll. Read More>>

Mixed reports on safety of eating northern Alberta game

Apr 3, 2007 - Eating moose meat or deer meat near Alberta's oilsands developments might be less risky than thought. Read More>>