Tag Archives: Health
'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
Girl set on fire in Saskatoon school faces long recovery, says grandmother
SASKATOON, Sask. - The family of a 15-year-old girl who was lit on fire at a Saskatoon high school has asked people to wear purple Tuesday when classes resume. "It is her favourite colour," the girl's...
Sep 09, 2024
Coroner issues report into 'avoidable' killings of Quebec police officer, assailant
MONTREAL - The deaths of a provincial police sergeant and the mentally ill man who fatally stabbed her were avoidable, a Quebec coroner has concluded, saying health-care workers and police should have...
Sep 09, 2024