Tag Archives: Health
Cost of travel nurses is ballooning in Saskatchewan, NDP says
The Opposition NDP says Saskatchewan's reliance on contract nurses is getting "quite costly," which the NDP says is another sign of a failing health-care system.On Wednesday, NDP Health Critic Vicki M...
Mar 14, 2024
'Stay with us': Quebec coroner's inquest in officer's death hears from colleagues
MONTREAL - Officers who were involved in the operation last March that resulted in the deaths of a Quebec provincial police sergeant and her killer offered emotional testimony Wednesday about how the ...
Mar 13, 2024
'We are barely hanging on by a thread': Sask. health care union holds rally in Prince Albert
Carrying signs that called on the employer to boost wages and amplifying their call for help with the use of a megaphone, members of a Saskatchewan health care union made some noise on Tuesday outside...
Mar 12, 2024
No evidence of widespread diversion of B.C. safe-supply drugs, say Farnworth and RCMP
There is no evidence of widespread diversion of safe-supply drugs, British Columbia's solicitor general and the RCMP said Monday, after Federal Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre and Alberta Premier D...
Mar 11, 2024
Cop killed: Quebec officer says lack of info sharing between police, health workers
MONTREAL - A Quebec provincial police officer told a coroner's inquest on Monday that there isn't enough collaboration between police and the mental health system on matters of public safety. Charles ...
Mar 11, 2024
B.C. class action alleges menstruation cycle tracking app breached users' privacy
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says a class-action lawsuit can move forward over alleged privacy breaches against a company that made an app to track users' menstrual and fertility...
Mar 08, 2024
Muskoday woman invited to compete at World Championship of Performing Arts
International Women's Day is a day that pays tribute to the successes of women from around the globe, and acknowledges the daily sacrifices they make for the betterment of their families and communiti...
Mar 08, 2024
B.C. RCMP announce seizure of millions of dollars worth of contraband cigarettes
SURREY, B.C. - Police in British Columbia say they've seized more than 27 tonnes of contraband cigarettes worth more than $24 million in a pair of investigations over the past year. Assistant RCMP Com...
Mar 08, 2024
Researcher finds Kikinahk free bus service has tremendous benefits for community members
A researcher from the University of Saskatchewan was in La Ronge on Thursday to discuss his findings of the free bus service operated by the Kikinahk Friendship Centre. "I came here today because we o...
Mar 07, 2024
B.C. health authority warns of possible privacy breach after police recover documents
VERNON, B.C. - An RCMP investigation has revealed a possible privacy breach for thousands of employees who worked or work at a health authority in British Columbia's Interior. Interior Health says pol...
Mar 07, 2024