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Attawapiskat Chief says he’s homeless, needs more resources after spike in suicide attemptsThe chief of the remote northern Ontario community of Attawapiskat says health-care workers are “overwhelmed” after 11 people in the community of roughly 2,000 attempted to take their own lives on Saturday.CanadaApr 11, 2016
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Attawapiskat crisis: Community has declared a state of emergency 5 times since 2006The remote northern Ontario first nation of Attawapiskat has declared a state of emergency after a rash of suicide attempts was reported over the weekend. It's not the first time the James Bay community of about 2,000 has made such a declaration.CanadaApr 11, 2016
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Attawapiskat in state of emergency after 11 suicide attempts on Saturday; nearly 100 since AugustA 10-year-old child was among the 11 people who tried to kill themselves Saturday.CanadaApr 11, 2016
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