Tag Archives: Health
"It's a selfless act": Living organ donor saves brother's life and raises awareness
"If I had to do it again and I had another kidney to be able to provide, I would do it," Jenna Lockert said.In 2014, Lockert donated her kidney to her brother, Kyle Deck. He suffered from IgA nephropa...
Sep 12, 2024
B.C. signs national pharmacare deal with Ottawa, promises to expand drug coverage
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has become the first province in Canada to sign a pharmacare agreement with the federal government that would help the province fund hormone replacement therapy and diabet...
Sep 12, 2024
'I'm not going to listen to you': Singh claps back at Poilievre ahead of House return
MONTREAL - A battle is heating up between Pierre Poilievre and Jagmeet Singh ahead of the return of the House of Commons next week, as the Conservatives challenge the NDP to help them bring down the g...
Sep 11, 2024
Co-ordinator believes Roots of Hope expansion will help prevent suicide
Cathy Wheaton, the Roots of Hope co-ordinator in La Ronge, believes the program's expansion to North Battleford and Prince Albert will benefit those communities. "It's great because it is really hard ...
Sep 10, 2024
Donation to improve critical care, provide cultural components at Children's Hospital
A donation from the Dakota Dunes Community Development Corp. plans to ensure items like moss bags and smudging are available at the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital as well as modern critical care equ...
Sep 10, 2024
In 2020, New Brunswick police fatally shot two Indigenous people, prompting protests
The recent fatal shooting of an Indigenous man by a New Brunswick Mountie offers a chilling reminder of two separate incidents in 2020 when police officers in the province fatally shot Indigenous peop...
Sep 10, 2024
Family of murdered Quebec police sergeant pleased with coroner's investigation
MONTREAL - The family of a Quebec provincial police sergeant who was stabbed to death by a mentally ill man who wasn't taking his medication says it welcomes the coroner's report into her brutal murde...
Sep 10, 2024
PHAC explains reason for pulling COVID-19 vaccines before new ones approved
The Public Health Agency of Canada says it asked provinces to get rid of existing COVID-19 vaccines to avoid confusion with new formulations that will have the same drug identification number. "We can...
Sep 10, 2024
SHA investigating death at Prince Albert detox
A person who was placed in patient care for observation at the Brief and Social Detox Centre in Prince Albert, was later found deceased.The confirmation from the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) co...
Sep 10, 2024
Mother and daughter painting donated to Rose Garden Hospice
Some new roses will adorn the walls of the Rose Garden Hospice thanks to a Prince Albert mother and daughter team of artists. Wilna and Tia Furstenberg were commissioned to paint a scene of pink roses...
Sep 10, 2024