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Keeping in the spirit of the season, the Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre (KMHC)’s Long-Term Care unit has gone through a holiday makeover, thanks to dedicated staff members, patients, and their families.

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) chief Arnold Boyer told the provincial health minister last week that newly passed legislation could result in patient care being treated like “fast food,” with performance targets creating a kind of “fast medicine” that could compromise doctors’ abilities to properly evaluate patients.

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake participated again this year in the long-standing Movember campaign, raising awareness for causes like prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and mental health issues.

More than 10,000 people took to Montreal’s Bell Centre this weekend to express their outrage over a controversial law that changes how doctors in Quebec are paid - a law that health experts in Kahnawake say could exacerbate problems the community already faces with retaining and recruiting physicians.

As part of a push to support patients locally, the Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre (KMHC) has announced increased capacity in its short-term care unit - including one bed specifically reserved for patients undergoing treatment for substance use disorders.

When Jon McComber went to the Knights of Columbus on Tuesday for the Kateri Memorial Hospital Centre (KMHC) blood donor clinic, he joked that he donates for the free pretzels.

This week was International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Day (September 9) and World Suicide Prevention Day (September 10), with Kahnawake Shakotiia’takehnhas Community Services (KSCS) offering an informational session outside its main building on Tuesday to underline those two days.

On the evening of August 23, community members in Kahnawake gathered once again to walk with purpose, emotion, and solidarity during the 2025 Purple Ribbon Walk. 

Women from Kahnawake, Akwesasne, and Kanesatake may be victims of a disturbing campaign of sexual harassment, after an individual came across indecent images of her and others posted non-consensually online.

The Kateri Memorial Foundation (KMF) disbursed more money than ever before at the 10th edition of its Karonhiaráhstha Scholarship Award Ceremony last week, supporting 40 of Kahnawake’s brightest young minds as they pursue careers in the medical field.n