2.4K views · 41 reactions | A new report released by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) highlights Canada's ongoing health-care crisis, including a major drop in surgeries during the early years of the pandemic. The CIHI team found roughly 743,000 fewer surgeries were performed in Canada during the first 2½ years of the pandemic, a drop of about 13 per cent compared with 2019. | CBC News | Facebook

Today is World Water Day, but clean drinking water remains a critical issue for First Nations in Canada. This CBC Digital Archives clip from 1970 highlights the issue of mercury poisoning in Grassy Narrows - an issue still not resolved. CBC News | CBC Indigenous