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20 year promise honoured as B.C. pledges gaming revenue share for First Nations (First-Nations)0
VANCOUVER _ The British Columbia government has pledged to share some of the pie and more of the power with Indigenous communities across the province. All B.C. First Nations will receive a share of provincial gaming revenues, Premier John Horgan announced Thursday as he opened the annual gathering between B.C.’s cabinet and First Nations leaders.
READ MOREIndigenous Panamanians compete in ancestral games0
PIRIATI, Panama _ Some brought bows and arrows to show off shooting skills. Others came to demonstrate their strength, endurance or ability to pull heavy ropes or to paddle small wooden dugout canoes. The women wore brightly hued dresses in red, orange, green and purple, with hand-embroidered details. Men stained their arms and faces with
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Professor of cannabis science is launched at the University of B.C.0
VANCOUVER _ The University of British Columbia is creating a new professorship to study the potential role of marijuana to treat opioid addiction, a move that faculty members say will begin to fill a cannabis research gap. Epidemiologist and research scientist M-J Milloy has been appointed as the Canopy Growth professor of cannabis science at
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Alberta First Nation issues alert following dozens of drug overdoses0
STAND OFF, Alta. _ An Indigenous community in southeastern Alberta has issued a community alert following dozens of suspected opioid overdoses, including one death. The Blood Tribe Police Service says it responded to 22 overdoses between Tuesday and Thursday. And the Blood Tribe EMS says it responded to more than 50 calls during the same
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How the opioid crisis is disrupting hospital care (TheConversation-Opioid-H)0
This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. ___ Author: Stephen Archer, Professor, Head of Department of Medicine, Queen’s University, Ontario; Chris Smith, Associate Professor of Medicine. Division Head, General Internal Medicine, Queen’s University,
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TRC heard concerns about coerced sterilization of Indigenous women: Sinclair0
OTTAWA _ The Truth and Reconciliation Commission heard concerns about coerced sterilization of Indigenous women during its years-long examination of Canada’s residential school legacy, Sen. Murray Sinclair said Thursday as he joined a chorus of calls for a national investigation on the issue. Sinclair, who chaired the commission, said cases brought to his commission’s attention
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