Aboriginal HIV/AIDS rate higher among Canadians studies
Sudbury researcher Schuyler Webster from Laurentian University notes Aboriginal people show HIV AIDS infection rates over three times the national average. He calls for a national Aboriginal tracking program and editors a Native Social Work Journal special edition on HIV AIDS issues.
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Newfoundland resident dies helping truck out of ditch
A 22 year old man, Darren Granter of Gambo, Newfoundland, died while assisting a driver after a severe weekend snowstorm. He was pinned between two vehicles near Virgin Arm on the north shore. Residents on Avalon Peninsula spent the weekend digging out from the blizzard.
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Montreal philanthropist to reuse election posters for charity
Montreal businessman Murray Levine collects federal campaign signs to reuse for fundraising. He notes the corrugated plastic signs cost about five dollars and could save charities money by printing new messages on the reverse side. He has begun asking riding associations to donate signs before election post-by bylaws deadlines.
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Closure of Sagkeeng Addiction Centre Leaves Patients Adrift
At Sagkeeng First Nation in Manitoba 60 to 70 patients face transfer as Health Canada cuts more than 7 million dollars in funding to the Virginia Fontaine Addictions Foundation after staff refused a forensic audit. A lawyer says no easy placements exist and patients are returning to communities with rising relapse risks.
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Failed school board a democracy lesson
Fredericton premier Bernard Lord and the Conservative government move to reinstate elected district education councils for the next school year ending the experiment of eliminating school boards. Critics call it a strike against democracy while proponents cite taxpayer transparency and community control.
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