Tag Archives: Health
B.C. announces minimum nurse-to-patient ratios, $237M to recruit and retain staff
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has established minimum nurse-to-patient ratios for a range of different hospital settings and is investing $237 million to ensure they are met. They include a minimum of ...
Mar 01, 2024
P.A. businesses donate over $11K to help Sask. burn victims
A Saskatchewan charity that supports burn victims is getting over $11,000 from two Prince Albert businesses. The Saskatchewan Professional Firefighters and Paramedics Association (SPFFPA) received the...
Mar 01, 2024
Measles virus possibly circulating in Quebec, health officials say
MONTREAL - A measles case in suburban Montreal suggests there could be community transmission of the highly contagious virus in Quebec, health officials say. In a notice sent to local health-care prof...
Mar 01, 2024
New suicide loss support program available across Saskatchewan
A new program has been launched aimed at supporting people who've lost a loved one to suicide.Family Service Saskatchewan has received around $200,000 from the Saskatchewan Government so they can offe...
Mar 01, 2024
What are the next steps on the long road to a national pharmacare plan?
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling his government's new pharmacare bill a huge step forward, but won't say what direction Canada's new national drug plan is headed. Health Minister Mark...
Mar 01, 2024
Bill delaying expansion of assisted dying eligibility until 2027 poised to become law
OTTAWA - A Liberal government bill delaying the expansion of medical assistance in dying eligibility until 2027 is poised to become law after passing in the Senate. Access to the procedure was set to ...
Feb 29, 2024
Health, education, disaster planning: Highlights of Alberta's latest budget
EDMONTON - Alberta's budget for 2024-25 foresees a slim $367 million surplus, with slightly lower revenues compared to last year's estimated top line. Here is where some of the funds in this year's re...
Feb 29, 2024
Prince Albert physician to represent Canada at World Medical Soccer championships
A Prince Albert area physician is trading in his stethoscope for a pair of cleats. Dr. Nnamdi Ndubuka, medical health officer for the Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority (NITHA), is one of three Sa...
Feb 29, 2024
Liberals table bill paving way for future pharmacare program a day before deadline
Health Minister Mark Holland tabled a long-awaited bill Thursday meant to pave the way for national pharmacare and preserve a deal that secures NDP support for the government in the House of Commons. ...
Feb 29, 2024
Liberals take first step toward pharmacare with bill for birth control, diabetes meds
OTTAWA - The governing Liberals took their first major step toward national pharmacare Thursday as the health minister tabled a bill that paves the way for a universal drug program and secures NDP sup...
Feb 29, 2024