Tag Archives: Health

Rustad's major housing tax rebate plan overshadowed by anti-vaccine comments on video
On the day British Columbia Conservative Party Leader John Rustad unveiled a major election campaign promise to help renters and homeowners squeezed by high housing costs, a video surfaced showing him...
Sep 23, 2024

'We have a responsibility:' Trudeau urges global leaders to support pact for future
NEW YORK - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that at a time when the world faces increasing instability, leaders have a choice: bury their heads in the sand or put their differences aside for the sak...
Sep 22, 2024

Canada announces $151 million for polio eradication, after outbreak in Gaza Strip
OTTAWA - Canada is setting aside $151 million for the fight to eradicate polio worldwide. International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen announced the news at a Rotary International conference in Tor...
Sep 20, 2024

Health Canada approves updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine
Health Canada authorized Novavax's updated COVID-19 vaccine that protects against currently circulating variants of the virus on Thursday. The protein-based vaccine, called Nuvaxovid, targets the JN.1...
Sep 19, 2024
Facts about the New Brunswick election campaign
FREDERICTON - A quick look at some of the issues in the New Brunswick election campaign: HEALTH CARE Conservatives: introduce "incremental improvements" Liberals: open 30 community-care clinics Greens...
Sep 19, 2024

‘Prevention is better than cure’ says Dr. Shahab on Covid-19
COVID-19 seems to be off the radar of most people in Saskatchewan, but parts of the world are reporting a surge in cases since the summer months. What's the update on this illness in the province and ...
Sep 19, 2024

'He should not have died this way': Prince Albert family calls for inquest after man's death in detox
Raelene Adam wipes away tears as she reflects on the fact she will never see her brother walk through the door again.Michael Robillard died Sept. 4 at the Brief and Social Detox in Prince Albert. Adam...
Sep 18, 2024

Health Minister Mark Holland appeals to Senate not to amend pharmacare bill
OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland urged a committee of senators Wednesday not to tweak the pharmacare bill he carefully negotiated with the NDP earlier this year. The bill would underpin a potenti...
Sep 18, 2024

Canada's physicians formally apologize for harm to Indigenous communities
In a haunting message from beyond the grave, Mtis Elder Sonny James MacDonald recounted being incarcerated for more than two years at an Indian Hospital in Edmonton in the 1940s for tuberculosis treat...
Sep 18, 2024

Water advisory lifted in Hudson Bay
The precautionary drinking water advisory in Hudson Bay has been lifted almost one month after it was put in place. The advisory was issued Aug. 24 due to high turbidity issues. Residents have had to ...
Sep 18, 2024