Drugs, HIV, homelessness: 4 Manitoba First Nations declare public health emergency
A regional public health emergency has been declared in four northern Manitoba First Nations. Leaders in the Island Lake First Nations say opioid use, toxic drug supply, HIV, hepatitis C and…
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