Tag Archives: Health
City of Melfort passes incentive for doctors to practice at Wellness Centre
The City of Melfort is increasing their effort in enticing doctors to the Wellness Centre. At a Special Council Meeting on Friday, Council passed a new Medical Clinic Incentive Policy to help bring, a...
Jun 14, 2024
Patients going without care due to nursing shortage in Manitoba First Nation
OTTAWA - The chief of a First Nation in northern Manitoba says its nursing station is operating at half-capacity, and as a result members are going without the care they need. "Health care is supposed...
Jun 14, 2024
Quebec town's bylaw requires kids to collect signatures to play in the street
LES CDRES, Que. - School is almost out, summer heat is setting in and the children of a small Quebec town southwest of Montreal will soon be able to spend their days shooting hoops in the street - if ...
Jun 13, 2024
Work to resume on Calgary water pipe after injuries; consumption continues to rise
CALGARY - Repairs to a fractured Calgary water pipe were to resume Thursday after two workers were injured at the site, while the city's mayor pleaded with residents to step up their conservation effo...
Jun 13, 2024
Cumberland House woman part of hit TV series "Alone"
A woman who was raised on the trapline in northeast Saskatchewan, and who works as a tour operator, has been offered a great opportunity to represent not only her family and community, but also her cu...
Jun 11, 2024
'It's a beautiful feeling': Quadruplets at home after several months in hospital
After about three months in Saskatoon's Jim Pattison Children's Hospital, the leap day quadruplets are all finally at home. "The first baby (Aleah) came home about two weeks ago," said their mother Sa...
Jun 11, 2024
Conservatives oppose Liberal tax changes that include adjustment to capital gains tax
OTTAWA - A motion increasing the proportion of capital gains that are taxed in Canada easily passed the House of Commons Tuesday, as the governing Liberals and Conservatives traded barbs about whether...
Jun 11, 2024
Northern communities to soon benefit from 27 nurse practitioner positions
The Government of Saskatchewan has increased its previous commitment of 25 new Nurse Practitioner (NP) positions to 27.The permanent positions will be in rural and remote areas, with applications stil...
Jun 10, 2024
Provincial auditor believes SHA needs to do more to prevent the spread of TB
The Provincial Auditor of Saskatchewan believes the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) needs to determine the most efficient and effective model to use for tuberculosis (TB) care in the province. Tha...
Jun 10, 2024
Northern communities hiring more nurse practitioners
Communities in rural and remote Saskatchewan areas like the Battlefords and Meadow Lake will soon have additional medical staff serving clinics and hospitals. In a press release, the Saskatchewan gove...
Jun 10, 2024