Indigenous Health in the News

Articles on Indigenous health that may be of interest to physicians and their patients.

2026

The Globe and Mail | May 13, 2026
Proposed $66-million settlement reached in class action over B.C.’s use of ‘birth alerts’

The Conversation | May 11, 2026
Studying racial and ethnic health inequality in Canada: What we need to get right

Government of Canada | May 11, 2026
Fee waiver for reclaiming Indigenous name on identity documents ends soon

CBC | May 10, 2026
Giving birth in a hotel room? For some Indigenous women, gaps in care mean few options

UNBC | May 8, 2026
UNBC and the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health extend partnership

IC Magazine | May 8, 2026
Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal to Hear Evidence on Canada’s Residential School Legacy in Montreal

Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs | May 7, 2026
AMC Calls for Immediate First Nations-Led Response to Manitoba HIV Emergency

APTN News | May 7, 2026
Auditor General says Ottawa still struggles to measure whether First Nations programs work

CBC | May 4, 2026
Auditor General report finds Canada 'fell short' on transforming funding for First Nations

APTN News | April 30, 2026
Amnesty International report warns of deepening housing crisis in First Nations communities

Times Colonist | April 28, 2026
Feds outline $4.3B for Indigenous education, health in spring economic update

The Walrus | April 25, 2026
How Residential School Students Became Victims of Nazi Race Science

CMA | April 22, 2026
How Indigenous stewardship can help protect the planet and our health

CTV News | April 17, 2026
Alberta gov’t, Blood Tribe celebrate new Indigenous-led addiction recovery community

National Observer | April 15, 2026
First Nation accuses Alberta of withholding cancer data

CBC | April 13, 2026
Inuit-centred treatment could help combat Nunavik's tuberculosis crisis, new study suggests