Exploring Theme: "Legislative and Institutional Issues"

‘I think it’s important to get this passed,’ said Chief Pauline Frost, after vote was delayed CBC News: Vuntut Gwitchin Chief Pauline Frost expressed disappointment that she did not get to see the proposed Yukon Health Authority Act become law this week. The legislation, which would create a new, arm’s-length organization to carry out front-line health care in...

Coroner’s inquest into shelter deaths wraps up. The inquest is being held at the Best Western in downtown Whitehorse. Photo: Sara Connors/APTN  APTN News: Upper management for a non-profit that operates the Whitehorse emergency shelter said it’s often up to frontline staff to use their own judgement when assisting shelter clientele who are intoxicated or...

An inquest into the deaths of four Indigenous women at a Whitehorse shelter is taking place over the next three weeks. Photo: APTN.  APTN News: The first few days of an inquest into the deaths of four Indigenous women at the Whitehorse Emergency Shelter has proven to be highly emotional for the loved ones of...

A counsellor at work (CTV News Vancouver) NationTalk: Windspeaker.com – The decision by Alberta to regulate counsellor therapy through the College of Alberta Psychologists (CAP) will not meet the urgency of mental health care required by Indigenous populations in the province. Letters sent from Treaty 6 and Treaty 8 nations in February to provincial ministers...