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Community in crisis: The closure of Neskantaga First Nation’s health centre compounding state of emergency — that’s about to get worse
The plywood board nailed over the entrance to the Rachel Bessie Sakanee Memorial Health Centre in Neskantaga First Nation is ...
Boil water order lifted for affected customers in 5 Massachusetts towns
Several South Shore towns in Massachusetts under a boil water advisory 02:27. A boil water order that was issued for some people in towns in southeastern Massachusetts was lifted ...
'Do not use the sinks' Businesses impacted by boil water order
Several businesses across six South Shore towns are adjusting after E. coli was detected in routine water tests.
Current boil water orders/advisories in the Heartland
MissouriMadison CountyThe City of Marquand lifted a precautionary boil water order on Tuesday, May 13 after an electrical issue at a well house.Scott CountyThe Public Water Supply District #4 issued a ...
A deadly E. coli outbreak in Walkerton, Ont., changed everything 25 years ago
Bruce Davidson remembers the E. coli outbreak that ravaged his hometown 25 years ago as a "strange dream." The hospital in ...
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Ice roads are a lifeline for First Nations. As Canada warms, they’re disappearing.
In the past, winters were so cold that she could walk on the ice that naturally formed over the creek. Now it no longer freezes, and neither do the human-made snow bridges. “It’s directly caused by ...
First Nations call on Carney to deliver on clean water and housing in first 100 days
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government faces its first major test on Indigenous infrastructure when Parliament resumes — First Nations leaders are demanding reintroduction of stalled water legislatio ...