This boy hurt in collision didn't have an Indian status card, so Ottawa wouldn't pay for medical evacuation

The family of a Deer Lake FIrst Nation boy who was denied medical transportation coverage because he didn't yet have an Indian status card is calling for changes to the Non-Insured Health Benefits program. Health-care workers and community leaders in northwestern Ontario say problems with the federal program are leading to poorer health outcomes for First Nations people. Here's how Indigenous Services Canada is addressing the issue.