Initial Six-Month Report Released
Press Release May 1, 2024 The Progress Monitoring Committee released its initial six-month report and monitoring plan today, May 1. Both are required under its terms of reference. The committee, led by Founding Chair Linda Lee Oland, monitors and reports on the implementation of recommendations in the…
Provincial Government Providing Funding to Improve Access to Nutritious Food
Press Release May 1, 2024 The Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Health and Community Services, announced today approximately $220,000 in funding to Food First Newfoundland and Labrador to support improved access to nutritious foods for residents throughout the province. Food First Newfoundland and Labrador is a non-profit…
Toxic Drug Crisis Disproportionately Impacting Indigenous Peoples Calls for Emergency Joint Response
Press Release April 30, 2024 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwə taɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) Last week the Province of B.C. released an update on their 3-year decriminalization pilot project announcing intentions for increased tools for law enforcement, increased tools for health service providers, and increased services for…
Landmark study finds financial and mental health supports among most pressing needs for caregivers in Canada
Press Release TORONTO, May 1, 2024 – Demand for care is growing, the number of senior caregivers is on the rise, fewer people providing care, and care needs are becoming more complex with an aging population and rising rates of disability and mental health conditions. These are…
Strengthening support for sexual violence survivors
Press Release Apr 30, 2024 Alberta’s government is delivering on its commitment to provide sexual assault centres with an additional $10 million to support survivors in their healing journey. May is Sexual Violence Awareness Month, a month to raise awareness, challenge attitudes and promote a culture of…
Media Advisory – Aroland First Nation Elders Lodge Groundbreaking Ceremony
Press Release April 29, 2024 Aroland First Nation Elders Lodge Groundbreaking Ceremony – 30 – For more information, please contact Charnel Anderson, Communications Generalist– Matawa First Nations at (807) 621-9405 or by email at canderson@matawa.on.ca. Read More IHT6…
SCO Launches Survey for First Nations Citizens Impacted by the Sixties Scoop
Press Release April 30, 2024 ANISHINAABE AND DAKOTA TERRITORY, MB — Today, following the completion of the Finding our Spirits Gathering for Sixties Scoop Survivors, the Southern Chiefs’ Organization (SCO) launched a survey for First Nations citizens impacted by the Sixties Scoop. “The Southern Chiefs’ Organization provides…
Niagara Health – Organizational Updates
Press Release Apr 30th, 2024 After 30 plus years at Niagara Health, Angela Zangari’s, Executive Vice-President, Finance, Redevelopment, and Facilities/Chief Financial Officer has made the difficult decision to retire on May 31, 2024. Our sincere thanks and gratitude to Angela for her dedication and leadership to the…
Addictions Treatment Spaces to Open in Onion Lake Cree Nation
Press Release April 30, 2024 Legislative Secretary to the Minister of Health Alana Ross, on behalf of Mental Health and Addictions Minister Tim McLeod, today announced 15 new addictions treatment spaces at Onion Lake Cree Nation. The new spaces will help adults access withdrawal management services and…
More Funding for Cape Breton Medical School Campus
Press Release April 30, 2024 Nova Scotia’s second medical school campus is on track to open in the fall of 2025 with 30 seats for first-year medical students, with a focus on practising in rural Nova Scotian communities. The Province will fund operations at the Cape Breton…
Media Advisory: National report on the state of caregiving in Canada
Press Release TORONTO, April 30, 2024 – On Wednesday, May 1, the Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence (CCCE) will release a detailed report on the state of care in Canada, bringing together a panel of experts and people with lived experience to discuss the findings from a…
Statement from the Yukon Advisory Committee on MMIWG2S+ People on the coroner’s inquest
Press Release April 29, 2024 The Yukon Advisory Committee on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit+ People has issued the following statement: “The Yukon Advisory Committee on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit+ People acknowledges the families and communities impacted by the coroner’s…
Government of Saskatchewan Invests $42.6 Million In Community-Based Funding to Address Interpersonal Violence
Press Release April 29, 2024 Increased Investment will Strengthen Community Outreach and Empower Families The Government of Saskatchewan is providing $42.6 million over three years ($14.2 million a year) to 34 community-based service organizations and 54 programs across the province that provide supports and services to individuals and their families…
Niagara Health Knowledge Institute Research Day returns to showcase work of healthcare researchers
Press Release Apr 29th, 2024 This year marks the fourth edition of the event, to be held at Niagara College’s Daniel J. Patterson Campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Research Day highlights participants’ ideas and findings that will impact the standards of healthcare locally and beyond. Research Day is also…
The FNHA leads Knowledge Exchange with Māori and Sioux Lookout First Nations
Press Release In March and April, the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) hosted two Knowledge Exchange sessions with guests from Sioux Lookout in northern Ontario and Māori representatives from New Zealand. The goal of the sessions was to share lessons learned in delivering health services to First…
B.C. moves to ban drug use in public spaces, taking more steps to keep people safe
Press Release VANCOUVER – B.C. is taking action to make illicit drug use illegal in all public spaces, including inside hospitals, on transit and in parks. It’s part of several new measures introduced by the Province, focused on providing police with more tools to address public safety…
More young people in B.C. will benefit from integrated care
Press Release April 26, 2024 VANCOUVER – Children, youth and families across the province will benefit from seamless mental-health and addiction services as B.C. expands Integrated Child and Youth (ICY) teams to seven new communities. “Young people face more complex challenges than ever and it is imperative…
Statement from Minister of Health and Social Services in response to recommendations from the coroner’s inquest
Press Release April 26, 2024 Health and Social Services Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee has issued the following statement: “Following the conclusion of the coroner’s inquest into the tragic deaths of four members of our community at 405 Alexander, I wish to express my gratitude to everyone who was…
Fox tests positive for rabies in Arviat
Press Release April 26, 2024 The Department of Health is advising residents of Arviat that a fox suspected of being infected with rabies has tested positive. The fox attacked a dog in the community on April 3, 2024, and the dog has been under confinement since the attack…
Mental Health Capacity Building to Support More Saskatchewan Students
Press Release April 25, 2024 Premier Scott Moe, Mental Health and Addictions Minister Tim McLeod, and Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill joined representatives of the Prairie South School Division in Moose Jaw today to announce the addition of five more schools across Saskatchewan to the Mental Health Capacity…