Tag Archives: Health

Another major hurdle has been cleared in the quest to build a heliport at the Nipawin Hospital. The Twin Lakes District Planning Commission (TLDPC) announced on Monday that CandorBuild Construction ha...

OTTAWA - As debate around the Liberals' drug policy dominated parts of the spring House of Commons sitting, the Conservatives are offering little insight into what approach they would take when it com...

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has filed a class-action lawsuit against manufacturers of so-called "forever chemicals," involved in what it calls widespread contamination of drinking-water...

TORONTO - Deaths in Canada's 12 most populous cities go up during extreme heat waves and people aged 65 and older are at higher risk than those who are younger, says a Statistics Canada report release...

OTTAWA - The federal health minister has asked the Senate to move as quickly as possible to pass the government's pharmacare legislation so that Canadians can start accessing medications by next sprin...

A renovation of a garage at the Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre (JRMCC) will be used as an exercise space for various programs. Work on the project began about a month ago and it is expected t...

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) was in Melfort on Tuesday to present a Hand-in-Hand Innovation Award to Food Sharing Melfort.Originally started by healthcare workers in the community, the grou...

A Melfort physician faces potential discipline from the Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan (CPSS) Discipline Committee. The charges against Dr. Robert Steffen were filed on June 8. On...

OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland is accusing the Conservatives of trying to "sabotage" the government's dental care program by calling up dental associations and "bullying" them - accusations the...

The Beverly and Qamanirjuaq Caribou Management Board (BQCMB) has released a 10-year management plan that takes a step further by including actions other parties can take to help conserve the herds. Ca...