Tag Archives: Health
27 per cent of Sask. children living in poverty
The increased cost of living is leading to an increased number of children living below the poverty line with a significant number of those in Saskatchewan and even more the further north it goes. Mig...
Nov 20, 2024
Coroner's inquest underway into 2016 death of Ottawa man Abdirahman Abdi
OTTAWA - The family of an Ottawa man who died after a violent arrest by police eight years ago is hoping the coroner's inquest into his death will lead to improvements in the way police respond to cal...
Nov 18, 2024
Quebec aims to boost access to abortion pills, clinics
MONTREAL - Quebec wants to improve access to abortion services as part of a new plan to counter what the government describes as an erosion of women's rights around the world. Martine Biron, Quebec's ...
Nov 18, 2024
Ottawa seeks project pitches to for new mental health fund aimed at youth
OTTAWA - Health and Addictions Minister Ya'ara Saks is looking for pitches to help young Canadians who are struggling with their mental health. The federal government plans to distribute $500 million ...
Nov 18, 2024
Dix out as health minister as Eby introduces a drastically reshaped B.C. NDP cabinet
VICTORIA - Premier David Eby says "kitchen table" issues in British Columbia will be the focus for his revamped, postelection cabinet that was sworn in on Monday. Eby's new cabinet, comprising 23 mini...
Nov 18, 2024
Eby says new B.C. cabinet built around 'kitchen table' issues: affordability, homes
VICTORIA - Premier David Eby says the British Columbia cabinet he introduces Monday will be tasked with focusing on issues voters strongly told the government they are most concerned about: affordabil...
Nov 17, 2024
U.S. health officials report first case of new form of mpox in a traveller
Health officials said Saturday they have confirmed the first U.S. case of a new form of mpox that was first seen in eastern Congo.The person had travelled to eastern Africa and was treated in Northern...
Nov 16, 2024
Trudeau says APEC leaders focused on how to trade with Trump administration
LIMA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's been advising world leaders to focus on common goals with Donald Trump ahead of his return to the White House, as Canada shores up its relations with cou...
Nov 16, 2024
Operation Red Nose honours volunteer who wrote code for dispatch program as season starts
This year's iteration of Prince Albert's Operation Red Nose program began with the acknowledgement of the local volunteer who wrote a programming code that helps dispatch drivers. John Alexandersen wa...
Nov 15, 2024
Doctors in northern Saskatchewan treat 27 scurvy cases, highlight food insecurity
LA RONGE, Sask. - Doctors in La Ronge, Sask., have treated 27 cases of scurvy within the last six months, bringing to light the severe impact of food insecurity in the province's North. Dr. Jeff Irvin...
Nov 15, 2024