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State of emergency in Attawapiskat after 11 suicide attempts

April 11, 2016

A number of suicide attempts by residents in Attawapiskat prompts a state of emergency and as Cindy Pom reports, the chief and council sent out a call for help from both the federal and provincial governments to send a crisis team to the community.

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