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For example, during the pandemic news stories have highlighted stories of Canadian men and women who ordinarily enjoy good mental health but have struggled with anxiety and depression arising from feelings of isolation, confusion, and hopelessness due to public health restrictions enforced due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some within this same group of people were also consuming increasing amounts of drugs and alcohol to cope with their lockdown-induced anxiety and depression.
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The Métis Nation of Alberta (MNA) is declaring a pop-up vaccine clinic at MacDonald Island Park a success. The Métis-led program, which is travelling across…
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Before they are even handed the keys to their new home on Cold Lake First Nation, Sara Piche and David Coker are standing in the backyard planning to extend the deck.
“We’ve been waiting for this a long time,” said Piche about finally having a house to call their own on the reserve.
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Housing is hard to come by on CLFN. There are only about 300 homes on the reserve, but there are 3,000 band members, and, as a result, Chief Roger Marten said a lot of people had to leave the reserve years ago, because there simply was no room .
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Daniel Herman started getting worried in late September 2019 when he stopped hearing from his daughter, Ellie Herman. It wasn’t like her to disappear, and Herman was reported missing a few weeks later on Oct. 17.
“I was worried about her seven days a week and 24 hours a day,” said Daniel. “I could barely eat and I didn’t even know what I was going through at the time.”
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Herman, a member of the Chipewyan Prairie Dene First Nation, was found on March 20 at 1:49 p.m. People on a trail by the Rotary Club Gazebo at Thicket Drive and Silin Forest Road found her remains, which were brought to Edmonton for an autopsy. A cause of death was not determined, but doctors confirmed Herman’s identity.