Tag Archives: Health
Sod turned on new care home project in St. Brieux
The sod has been turned on a 15-bed personal care home in St. Brieux. Several dignitaries were on hand April 2 for the ceremony at 213 Second Ave. N. to commemorate the beginning of construction. The ...
Apr 17, 2024
'Embracing life': Cancer survivors share stories during Daffodil Month
A searing pain on the right side of his body dropped Ames Leslie to his knees and brought tears to his eyes. He had been out grocery shopping with his wife when the moment that proved to be the start ...
Apr 16, 2024
Sask. Gov't confirms investigation after former Pine Grove inmate passes away in hospital
Nearly three weeks after a woman on remand at the Pine Grove Correctional Centre (PGCC) was rushed to hospital, comes tragic news she has died. Out of respect for the family, paNOW has opted not to pu...
Apr 16, 2024
Higher tobacco and vaping taxes offsets drug plan spending in federal budget
OTTAWA - The federal government expects that its latest effort to discourage Canadians from smoking, contained in the federal budget tabled Tuesday, will generate $1.7 billion in new revenue. That inc...
Apr 16, 2024
Some of the key highlights from the Liberal government's 2024 federal budget
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland introduced the 2024 federal budget on Tuesday. Some key highlights: Housing In hopes of building nearly 3.9 million new homes across Canada by 2031, the gov...
Apr 16, 2024
Quebec court approves class action alleging opioid makers misled users about risks
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has authorized a class-action lawsuit against 16 pharmaceutical companies that are alleged to have misled consumers about the efficacy and dangers of opioid me...
Apr 16, 2024
Dental-care double standard: hygienists ask for equal pay under federal plan
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is guilty of a double standard when it comes to how much practitioners will be reimbursed under a new federal plan, the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association is chargi...
Apr 15, 2024
Wild turkey breaks into Quebec long-term care home, a sign of 'exploding' population
MONTREAL - A break-in by a wild turkey at a long-term care home south of Quebec City over the weekend is a sign that the range and population of the birds are expanding in Quebec, bringing them closer...
Apr 15, 2024
Eight years since B.C. declared public health emergency, toxic drug crisis rages on
VANCOUVER - In the dozen years she's worked with the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users, executive director Brittany Graham has lost count of the people she's seen succumb to British Columbia's toxi...
Apr 14, 2024
Overdoses prompts B.C. First Nation to declare state of emergency
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A spike in overdose deaths in the six British Columbia nations that make up the Tsilhqot'in National Government has prompted the chiefs to declare a local state of emergency. The...
Apr 12, 2024