Tag Archives: Health
The Battle of the Badges is back in Melfort
The friendly rivalry resumes as the Battle of the Badges is underway in Melfort. For the second time, the Melfort Fire Department and Melfort RCMP are challenging each other to see which organization ...
Nov 22, 2024
Pat King found guilty of mischief for role in 'Freedom Convoy'
OTTAWA - Pat King, one of the most prominent figures of the 2022 "Freedom Convoy" in Ottawa, has been found guilty on five counts including mischief and disobeying a court order. A judge in an Ottawa ...
Nov 22, 2024
'Emotional time' for B.C. poultry farmers who have to cull thousands of birds
Mark Siemens is a third-generation egg farmer in B.C.'s Fraser Valley and he recalls his grandfather sharing a story about fighting an unknown disease that raced through the farm decades ago, forcing ...
Nov 22, 2024
385 patients die waiting for surgery in Saskatchewan; Think Tank calls for healthcare reform
A Freedom of Information request made to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health is revealing that 385 patients died while waiting for surgery during the 2023/24 period.While this number reflects a slight...
Nov 21, 2024
Third deer infected with chronic wasting disease in B.C.
A new case of chronic wasting disease, an incurable illness that has the potential to decimate deer populations, has been identified in British Columbia. The B.C. Ministry of Water, Land and Resource ...
Nov 21, 2024
Petition by RFK Jr. fan prompts Montreal council to end water fluoridation
MONTREAL - Municipal officials have opted to end water fluoridation on the Island of Montreal in a move spurred by a petition from a resident who claims he has the support of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. A c...
Nov 21, 2024
Tense cross-examination of former cop at inquest into 2016 death of Ottawa man
A former police officer involved in the case of an Ottawa man who died after a violent arrest had several testy exchanges with lawyers during Thursday's cross-examination at a coroner's inquest, and r...
Nov 21, 2024
Prosecutors say alleged smugglers at Manitoba border cared more for money than lives
FERGUS FALLS - A prosecutor urged a jury Thursday to find two accused human smugglers guilty, saying the men cared more about money than people's safety and their actions led to the deaths of a family...
Nov 21, 2024
Coroner's inquest into 2016 death of Ottawa man hears from ex-cop involved in arrest
A former police officer involved in the violent arrest of an Ottawa man who later died in hospital told a coroner's inquest that he was traumatized by the incident and worried about his own safety at ...
Nov 20, 2024
Arborfield Flu Clinic for Nov. 20 cancelled
A local flu clinic that had been scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 20 will no longer take place.The Arborfield Flu Clinic that was slated to run from 3 to 6 p.m. tonight has been cancelled.
Nov 20, 2024