Constance Lake First Nation

• Ontario First Nation confirms 12 cases of blastomycosis, more than 100 under investigation

  A First Nation in northern Ontario has confirmed 12 cases of a lung infection typically caused by fungus and says more than 100 cases are under investigation.

  Health

  Dec 8, 2021
  
• Additional services required in light of possible blastomycosis outbreak, Ontario First Nation says

  The First Nation says it has reported 44 cases under investigation for the lung infection, which is typically caused by a fungus that grows in moist soil, leaves and rotting wood.

  Health

  Nov 25, 2021
  
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• ‘A lot of anxiety’: Ontario First Nation grapples with possible blastomycosis outbreak

  A First Nation in northern Ontario is handing out flyers and asking residents to fill out a questionnaire to trace the source of a fungus suspected of causing lung infections.

  Health

  Nov 24, 2021
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• Second child dies in northern Ontario First Nation in a month

  A Northern Ontario First Nation is dealing with the death of another child, the second in less than a month.

  Crime

  Oct 1, 2017
• Police investigating death of child on northern Ontario First Nation

  Police say they were called Saturday afternoon to assist Nishnawbe-Aski Police deal with a child in medical distress on the Constance Lake First Nation near Hearst, Ont.

  Canada

  Sep 13, 2017
• Ontario police investigate death of child on Constance Lake First Nation

  An autopsy will be done this week on a four-year-old child who died in northern Ontario on the weekend.

  Canada

  Sep 10, 2017
• Northern Ontario First Nation under boil water advisory gets water treatment plant

  A northern Ontario First Nation says a new water treatment plant will allow it to lift a boil water advisory that has been in place since April 2014.

  Canada

  Jun 21, 2016