Tag Archives: Health
Postal strike delaying delivery of medicine, necessities to remote areas: AFN chief
OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations says the ongoing postal strike is delaying supplies of medicine and other necessities to rural and remote communities. National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak is ...
Dec 10, 2024
MPs approve $21.6B in supplementary spending; Conservatives vote against
OTTAWA - Parliament has approved $21.6 billion in government spending, in a late Tuesday vote in the House of Commons. On the final day the money could be voted on, MPs rushed through the supplementar...
Dec 10, 2024
French-speaking LGBTQ+ activists want Canada to do more to address funding gap
DOUALA - LGBTQ+ activists across francophone Africa say Western governments and global foundations are ignoring funding gaps for French-speaking countries where repression differs from English-speakin...
Dec 09, 2024
Kenya LGBTQ+ activists try switching role of religion from oppression to empowerment
KISUMU - Every Sunday in the Kenyan port city of Kisumu, an HIV-prevention group gathers dozens of gay and bisexual men for a service to help maintain their physical and spiritual health. Standing in ...
Dec 08, 2024
Groups launch legal challenge against Alberta's new gender-affirming treatment law
EDMONTON - A pair of LGBTQ+ advocate organizations say they've followed through with their plan to challenge Alberta's three transgender bills in court, starting with one that bars doctors from provid...
Dec 07, 2024
Sask. doctor facing professional charges in circumcision case
A Saskatoon doctor has been accused of unprofessional conduct following a high-cost adult circumcision that included a request for the patient to text unsecured post-op pictures of his genitals.Three ...
Dec 07, 2024
Give a Little Life Day Radiothon a huge success
A total of $376,000 has been raised in the Give a Little Life Day Radiothon.Lew Harrison of 101.5 Beach Radio interviews a guest during the Radiothon. (Teena Monteleone/paNOW)"We are just so thrilled,...
Dec 07, 2024
More cases of parasite causing deadly whirling disease in fish found in B.C. waters
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it has detected more cases of a parasite that Parks Canada describes as potentially devastating to young trout and salmon. The provincial Ministry of Wa...
Dec 06, 2024
Canada's housing crisis leads to more unsafe housing for victims of domestic violence
HALIFAX - Women's advocates say provincial and federal governments need to step up efforts to create housing for people escaping gender-based violence because too many women are forced to remain in un...
Dec 06, 2024
Give a Little Life Day Radiothon a huge success
A total of $376,000 has been raised in the Give a Little Life Day Radiothon.It took place at Mann-Northway GM from 6 a.m to 6 p.m. All money raised is being used to ensure patients at Victoria Hospita...
Dec 06, 2024