Tag Archives: Health

PBCN Chief confirms development of strategic plan to address challenges with gangs and drugs
To properly address the escalating crime, the first step is to tackle the root causes.The comment from Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) Chief Karen Bird, came during a media conference on Tuesday a...
Feb 13, 2024

B.C. report says climate change brings health risk, as doctor fears 'colossal harms'
VANCOUVER - Communities across British Columbia needs to prepare for a climate-related health crisis like the deadly 2021 heat dome every year, according to the lead contributor to a report on health ...
Feb 13, 2024

Inquest into slain officer: Quebec doctors say it's hard to get patients to take meds
MONTREAL - Psychiatrists who treated a mentally ill Quebec man who killed a provincial police officer told a coroner's inquest on Tuesday about the challenges in getting patients to follow conditions ...
Feb 13, 2024

Diamond North Credit Union donates $50,000 toward Nipawin Heliport project
The Heliport Project in Nipawin has received another fundraising boost. Diamond North Credit Union presented the Twin Lakes District Planning Commission (TLDPC) with a $50,000 donation to go toward th...
Feb 13, 2024

As pharmacare deadline looms, Singh mulls a future without NDP's deal with Liberals
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is mulling what it would mean if the supply-and-confidence deal that ties his party to the Liberals should end prematurely. The deal is poised to fall apart if the pa...
Feb 13, 2024

One person taken to hospital after cougar attack in Banff National Park
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - A cougar attack in a popular wilderness area of Banff National Park has left one person with minor injuries. EMS crews responded to the Rockbound Lake trailhead around 11 a.m. on ...
Feb 13, 2024

B.C. and Ottawa announce $733M in federal health funding for province's seniors
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's seniors advocate welcomes newly announced federal funding for seniors' health care, and says she's particularly excited about the promise to support seniors at home. Iso...
Feb 12, 2024

Melfort plays host to med students and residents
A group of medical students has had a chance to experience health care in Melfort.The 45 students stopped by the city Feb. 10 as part of the Saskatchewan Medical Association's (SMA) Roadmap Program, w...
Feb 12, 2024

Tory MP says he'll apologize to First Nation for 'grossly disrespectful' comments
OTTAWA - A Conservative MP says he'll apologize after facing demands that he retract comments he made last week about First Nations burning down water treatment plants because they're frustrated with ...
Feb 12, 2024

LLRIB celebrates court ruling on child and family welfare services
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) supports the Supreme Court of Canada's recent decision upholding the governance of First Nations over child and family welfare services. Band leadership believes i...
Feb 12, 2024