The Star: The grand chief of 49 northern First Nations is calling for a national suicide strategy after the loss of two 12-year-old girls since Sunday.

Two girls take their lives in Northern community, four others flown out | Toronto Star

The small, indigenous community of Wapekeka is in mourning after the suicides of two 12-year-old girls. The deaths took place on Sunday and Tuesday. There is concern that more children will try to take their lives. A crisis team has flown into the Oji-Cree community, which is located about 450 km northeast of Sioux Lookout, deep inside northwestern Ontario.

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