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First Nations Declare Public Health Emergency | Toronto News
Four First Nations in northern Manitoba have declared a regional public health emergency as opioid overdoses, toxic drugs, HIV, hepatitis C, and homelessness surge across their communities. Leaders from Red Sucker Lake, Wasagamack, Garden Hill, and St. Theresa Point — united under the Anisininew Okimawim Grand Council — are calling for immediate, long-term federal and provincial action, including multi-year funding for treatment, harm reduction, prevention infrastructure, and First Nations policing. With nearly 60 people waiting for care in one community and children exposed to needles in…
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