Manitoba to discuss health with First Nations in north

The province will hold talks this fall with First Nations to improve health services in the populous Island Lake region.Premier Greg Selinger said Tuesday the consultations will help determine whether to build a hospital in the region or adopt a decentralized model that would see different communities specialize in specific areas of health care.
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Island Lake Regional Health Consultations Set to Begin in September

Manitoba will begin community consultations with residents of Garden Hill, St. Theresa Point, Red Sucker Lake and Wasagamack First Nations this fall on plans to improve health services in the Island Lake region, Premier Greg Selinger announced today at the Assembly of First Nations annual general meeting in Winnipeg

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Nunavut’s aspiring doctors learn hands-on anatomy Youth camps aimed at health careers

Participants in this week’s health careers camp at Iqaluit’s Nunavut Arctic College campus learned about anatomy the hands-on way — by dissecting a seal and looking at its organs.
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Canada Shares in an Historic Occasion to Mark a Pivotal Anniversary for Metis People

Parliamentary Secretary John Duncan today participated in Back to Batoche Days in Batoche, Saskatchewan. Mr. Duncan attended the day's activities on behalf of the Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians.

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New funding structure for physicians in the Sioux Lookout Area

An agreement was signed between Sioux Lookout Regional Physician Services Inc. (SLRPSI) and the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care which provides a new funding structure for physicians in the Sioux Lookout area.

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National Aboriginal Role Models get news coverage

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