Alberta Child Welfare class action lawsuit deadline is January 15, 2017
by John Copley (ANNews) – On February 19, 2008, a class action lawsuit was issued by Alberta’s Court of Queen’s Bench. Referred to as T.L.,…
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Poundmaker’s annual sober walk stresses health and sobriety
by John Copley (ANNews) – On November 17, more than 100 people joined staff and administration from Poundmaker’s Lodge Treatment Centre to celebrate National Addictions…
Albertans must demand a better child welfare system – now
by John Copley (ANNEws) – Alberta’s Indigenous children are in dire need of a social and medical services portfolio that not only guarantees them viable…
First Nations stress need to work in partnership towards better health outcomes
December 20, 2016 (Ottawa, ON) – As ministers of Health and Finance continue to try to reach an agreement on federal health-transfer arrangements and the…
New Indigenous member appointed to Alberta Health Services Board
(December 2016) – Alberta Health Services has recently appointed a new member to its Board – Heather Hirsch, an Indigenous woman and 19-year-veteran in frontline…
David Suzuki: Reconciliation requires recognizing rights-based fishing
By David Suzuki with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation senior communications specialist Theresa Beer (Dec. 2016) – Fishing is as emblematic to Canada as ice…
Recent death of aged-out young woman in Surrey a signal that immediate policy changes required
Coast Salish Territory, Vancouver, Dec. 7, 2016 – Leaders of the First Nations Summit (FNS) are once again calling on the Provincial government to bring…
Message from Jane Philpott, Minister of Health on Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week 2016
(Ottawa) – On the occasion of Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week, Canada’s Minister of Health Jane Philpott issued the following statement: December 1-5 is Aboriginal AIDS…
AIDS Awareness is needed at the community level with community-based initiatives
OTTAWA, CNW/ – The Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN) announces Aboriginal leadership and their supporters, including the Canadian Global Health All-Parliamentary Caucus on HIV TB &…
Alberta Chiefs call for meaningful engagement on climate change
(ANNews) – Alberta Chiefs gathered in Edmonton last month to discuss the environment and climate change with the Federal and Provincial governments where they voiced…