Guelph company develops rapid, portable COVID-19 test kit “We have used this on tailgates of pickup trucks … we’ve used it on boats. It’s very rugged, very robust,” said Thomas. “It can give results now … when central lab testing …
Coronavirus Outbreak Threatens Navajo Nation “To know that those dollars allocated and signed into law are supposed to go to all U.S. citizens, but yet the first citizens of this country are being ignored by Washington, D.C.” This frustration, expressed …
Amazon leaders demand illegal miners stay away to protect tribal lives Illegal mining has “intensified” as gold miners are emboldened by weaker controls and a lack of state presence during the coronavirus lockdown in forests where indigenous people live, according …
Cree-speaking raven puppet helps spread COVID-19 awareness She believes being able to do these videos at such an important time is another opportunity to show how important language is to Indigenous people. “It’s sort of like a code that we …
Gull Bay First Nation confirms 6 positive COVID-19 cases “We have more positive cases on a per capita basis than the country of Italy. Of all the cases in the Thunder Bay District, we have ten per cent of the …
Urban Indigenous left behind by Ottawa’s COVID-19 response While there was no deadline or application for Indigenous communities looking to access government funds, community organizations in urban settings had to put together a proposal by April 13. Sheppard-Buote said the …
CAFN COVID-19 BULLETIN 9 CAFN staff are reaching out by phone to all CAFN Citizens in the Yukon. These calls are to: check in on how you are doing, find out if you have any specific questions, empower you to …
‘Collaborative’ health-care framework: Here’s how B.C. is supporting rural, remote and Indigenous communities “If we can’t build the facilities in rural and remote communities, we should make sure we have the ability to take citizens to those facilities.” https://bc.ctvnews.ca/collaborative-health-care-framework-here-s-how-b-c-is-supporting-rural-remote-and-indigenous-communities-1.4903761 Helping …
Greater Victoria Indigenous artist takes unique approach to COVID-19 masks So when a friend joked that he needed a mask to help prevent spreading germs, La Fortune got on it: he found some yellow cedar from around the house carved …
Officials in northern Saskatchean link COVID-19 cases with travel to Alberta Officials in Alberta have been tracking an outbreak at the Kearl Lake oilsands work camp north of Fort McMuray, and Alberta’s chief medical officer of health said Friday the …