Tag Archives: Health
Quebec emergency rooms reporting major overcrowding, some at more than 200% capacity
MONTREAL - Quebec is experiencing serious overcrowding in its emergency rooms after the holidays, with some major hospitals in Montreal operating at more than 200 per cent capacity on Friday. One emer...
Jan 03, 2025
Tisdale Hospital ER closed this weekend
A service disruption is set to affect residents of Tisdale and area. The Saskatchewan Health Authority has revealed the Tisdale Emergency Room will not be available from Saturday, Jan. 4 at 8 am to Mo...
Jan 03, 2025
Bob Rae hopeful for UN development goals, despite 'intractable issues' worldwide
OTTAWA - Canada is trying to push the world's nations to stick with the goals they set to confront the planet's main challenges, despite rising geopolitical confrontation that has made the 2030 deadli...
Jan 03, 2025
Case of B.C. teen with avian flu shows 'worrisome' mutation of virus
Infectious disease experts say the avian flu case that infected a 13-year-old in British Columbia shows "worrisome" signs that the virus could be mutating to more easily infect humans, but that the tr...
Jan 02, 2025
'We're here to help': Memorial sled dog race raises mental health awareness
The Meadow Lake Sled Dog Club will host a memorial race for mental health on Jan. 4 and 5 at Makwa Sahgaihecan First Nation in honour of Jocelyn Weeseekase who took her own life in 2021."All of a sudd...
Jan 02, 2025
Dexter Lavallee is P.A.'s first baby of the year
It didn't take long for Victoria Hospital to welcome Prince Albert's first baby of the year. Dexter Lavallee was born at 4:08 p.m. on January 1 to parents Sasha Lavallee and Jesse Bird. The baby boy w...
Jan 02, 2025
B.C. teen with avian flu deemed no longer infectious, taken off supplemental oxygen
VANCOUVER - A letter sent to the editor of The New England Journal of Medicine signed by Canadian health officials says the British Columbia teenager who tested positive for avian flu has been taken o...
Jan 01, 2025
Year in review: A look at Prince Albert's top stories of 2024
As 2024 draws to a close, paNOW is taking a look back on the most important and impactful local stories of the year, as selected by our reporters and editorial staff.10) Rebecca Strong wins Canada's G...
Jan 01, 2025
A look back at the tri-community's Top 10 stories of 2024
With 2024 drawing to a close, larongeNOW takes a look back at the Top 10 stories in the tri-communities this year. Construction of a new 80-bed long-term care facility continued in La Ronge throughout...
Dec 31, 2024
Governor General urges Canadians to care for their mental, physical health
OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Mary Simon is urging Canadians to treat their mental health with the same care as their physical health as they prepare for the year ahead. In a new year's message, Simon says she i...
Dec 31, 2024