Tag Archives: Health

Cleat-wearing doc from P.A. scores in Australia competition
One Prince Albert doctor who has a love of football (aka soccer) helped Team Canada get on the scoreboard during a recent competition in Australia. Dr. Nnamdi Ndubuka, is the medical health officer fo...
Aug 14, 2024

Quebec to authorize early requests for MAID, won't wait for Ottawa to change law
QUBEC - Quebec says that starting this fall it will authorize early requests for medical assistance in dying from certain patients before their condition renders them incapable of giving consent. The ...
Aug 14, 2024

Southern vet travelling to La Ronge making an impact on northern pet care
A passion to help animals in need has brought one southern Saskatchewan veterinarian to the North to provide a critical health service in short supply. Dr. Mike Evenson, who owns Northeast Veterinaria...
Aug 13, 2024

'They crossed the line': Crown in closing arguments for 'Freedom Convoy' organizers
OTTAWA - Two prominent "Freedom Convoy" organizers "crossed the line" into criminal activity when they led a massive demonstration to Ottawa in 2022 and refused to leave, the Crown said in its final s...
Aug 13, 2024

Knights of Hope service being met with positive community response
A service in Meadow Lake is on a chivalrous mission to help those with mobility issues get their chores done easier. The Knights of Hope is part of the Meadow Lake Outreach Ministries and according to...
Aug 12, 2024

What is listeriosis, the illness recently linked to a recall of plant-based milks?
Three people have died and several others became sick with listeriosis in an outbreak that triggered a national recall of certain plant-based milk. WHAT IS LISTERIA? The Listeria bacterium is found in...
Aug 12, 2024

Third person dies in Ontario in Listeria outbreak linked to plant-based milks
TORONTO - A third person from Ontario has died in a Listeria outbreak connected to Great Value and Silk plant-based milks, the province's Ministry of Health said Monday afternoon. The statement follow...
Aug 12, 2024

'My Kinda Town': Keegan Isaac to play fundraising Meota concert for COPS Centre
Meota is Keegan Isaac's 'kinda town.' The musician is bringing music to the community to raise funds for the Battlefords Union Hospital Community Oncology Program of Saskatchewan (COPS) in a loving tr...
Aug 12, 2024

Sentencing hearing set for Coutts protesters convicted of mischief, weapons charges
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Two men convicted of mischief at the Coutts, Alta., border blockade are to learn their sentences later this month. On Aug. 2, a jury also found Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert g...
Aug 12, 2024

Cannabis oils and softgels recalled due to intoxicating ingredients: Heath Canada
Health Canada has announced a recall of several cannabis oils and softgels because they may contain unexpected amounts of THC and HHC. The agency says both ingredients are intoxicants and could pose a...
Aug 09, 2024