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COVID-19 pandemic stalled progress on eliminating tuberculosis among Inuit: officials

COVID-19 pandemic stalled progress on eliminating tuberculosis among Inuit: officials

Nunavut's health minister says the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted efforts to eliminate tuberculosis in Inuit communities, and questions remain over whether targets to stamp out the disease can be met.
New dental care program should give First Nations benefits more teeth: NDP

New dental care program should give First Nations benefits more teeth: NDP

OTTAWA — Dental benefits for Indigenous people should be improved if the new national dental insurance plan offers better or more accessible services, NDP health critic Don Davies said Wednesday.
New dental care program should give First Nations benefits more teeth: NDP

New dental care program should give First Nations benefits more teeth: NDP

OTTAWA — NDP health critic Don Davies says dental benefits for Indigenous people should be improved if the new national dental insurance plan offers better or more accessible services.
'A brand new day': First Nations sign child welfare agreement with Ottawa, Alberta

'A brand new day': First Nations sign child welfare agreement with Ottawa, Alberta

TROUT LAKE, ALBERTA, CANADA — Three northern Alberta First Nations have signed an agreement with the federal and provincial governments to be responsible for their own child welfare systems.
AFN seeks more time to develop plan implementing UN declaration on Indigenous rights

AFN seeks more time to develop plan implementing UN declaration on Indigenous rights

OTTAWA — The Assembly of First Nations passed a resolution on Thursday calling for more time to finalize a plan on the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Province plugs $10M into sustainable rural, Indigenous tourism

Province plugs $10M into sustainable rural, Indigenous tourism

The province is making its largest ever contribution to the development of authentic, Indigenous-owned and operated visitor experiences to diversify Alberta’s rural tourism economy.
City should permanently close landfill where women were found: First Nations leader

City should permanently close landfill where women were found: First Nations leader

WINNIPEG — The leader of a First Nations advocacy group wants to see the Winnipeg landfill where the remains of two Indigenous women were found permanently shut down.
Indigenous child-welfare settlement heading back to Canadian Human Rights Tribunal

Indigenous child-welfare settlement heading back to Canadian Human Rights Tribunal

OTTAWA — A multibillion-dollar settlement for children and families harmed by Ottawa's underfunding of on-reserve services is heading back to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal for approval, as both sides seek to turn the page on a dark chapter in Canada's history.
Feds' draft plan to enshrine UN's Indigenous rights declaration 'not perfect' Lametti

Feds' draft plan to enshrine UN's Indigenous rights declaration 'not perfect' Lametti

OTTAWA — Justice Minister David Lametti said Wednesday he knows the government's draft action plan for implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is not perfect.
'More needs to be done:' Police say Indigenous woman's body found in landfill

'More needs to be done:' Police say Indigenous woman's body found in landfill

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg police homicide unit is investigating the death of a First Nations woman as suspicious after her body was found in a city landfill.