Tag Archives: Health
‘It’s terrifying’: Health-care workers sound alarm at Legislative Building
Many nurses are fed up with how health care is treated in Saskatchewan.Hundreds of nurses were joined by other health-care workers and members of the public at a rally outside the Legislative Building...
Oct 04, 2024
Alzheimer's Society reaches out to provincial election candidates
New data suggests that over the next 30 years, the number of people in Saskatchewan living with dementia will increase to over 40,000. That's why the Alzheimer's Society of Saskatchewan is hoping to g...
Oct 03, 2024
Sask. NDP demands Moe explain health system woes, overcapacity hospitals
SASKATOON, Sask. - Saskatchewan New Democrats say the Saskatchewan Party's Scott Moe needs to explain how emergency rooms became overwhelmed under his watch as premier.Health care reform is one of the...
Oct 03, 2024
'It will take time': Wab Kinew reflects on first year as Manitoba premier
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew continues to enjoy a honeymoon with voters one year after his NDP government was elected, but there are challenges ahead in fulfilling promises to improve health ...
Oct 03, 2024
Federal minister says not possible to depoliticize Alberta transgender policy debate
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she wants to depoliticize the debate around upcoming legislation affecting transgender youth, but a federal minister says that's not possible. Marci Ien,...
Oct 02, 2024
Canadian government not ordering Novavax's protein-based COVID-19 vaccine this year
TORONTO - The Public Health Agency of Canada says it is not providing Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine this respiratory virus season, citing low demand. It says the manufacturer requires a minimum order of ...
Oct 01, 2024
Scott Moe: the conservative who began as a left-winger with a lights-out hockey shot
SHELLBROOK, Sask. - Scott Moe is the conservative premier who began life as a left-winger with a shot so hard, it was lights out - literally. On this recent fall day, Moe stands among the seats at his...
Oct 01, 2024
B.C. parties lean into ideology as Greens release tax-heavy election platform
British Columbia's three major parties leaned into their ideological divides Tuesday, with the Green Party the first to release a full platform ahead of this month's provincial election. Green Leader ...
Oct 01, 2024
Saskatchewan election begins with promises of tax relief, calls for change
REGINA - Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe kicked off the provincial election Tuesday promising broad-based tax relief while his opponent, NDP Leader Carla Beck, said it's time to move on from faile...
Oct 01, 2024
Premier Scott Moe says Saskatchewan election campaign to begin Tuesday
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is confirming what has been widely expected - the provincial election campaign starts Tuesday. Moe says in a post on social media that he plans to ask Lt.-Gov. ...
Sep 30, 2024