Tag Archives: Health
Fields of anxiety: Overcoming stigma to address mental health struggles of farmers
Christi Friesen remembers her husband saying he knew that the cloud of depression over her was finally lifting when he saw her smile at the end of the gruelling 2016 harvest season.That October had be...
Dec 09, 2023
Fields of anxiety: Overcoming stigma to address mental health struggles of farmers
Christi Friesen remembers her husband saying he knew that the cloud of depression over her was finally lifting when he saw her smile at the end of the gruelling 2016 harvest season. That October had b...
Dec 09, 2023
NITHA reports new cases of TB in the north
Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) recently announced the latest active tuberculosis (TB) cases.When TB Advisor Tina Campbell was in the region, which serves 33 communities within Meadow L...
Dec 09, 2023
Fields of anxiety: Overcoming stigma to address mental health struggles of farmers
Christi Friesen remembers her husband saying he knew that the cloud of depression over her was finally lifting when he saw her smile at the end of the gruelling 2016 harvest season. That October had b...
Dec 09, 2023
Kopi Thyme brand sauces and soup bases recalled due to potential botulism threat
OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recalling several Kopi Thyme brand sauces and soup bases due to the potential growth of bacteria that causes botulism. The recall applies to products so...
Dec 08, 2023
Feds recover $40M from defunct Quebec vaccine developer Medicago
OTTAWA - The federal government has recovered $40 million of its investment in the now-defunct Quebec-based vaccine developer Medicago as part of a deal with the parent company, the innovation ministe...
Dec 08, 2023
1 in 9 Canadian adults have had long-term symptoms from COVID infection, StatCan says
About one in nine Canadian adults have had long-term symptoms from COVID-19 infection, according to a Statistics Canada report issued Friday. That amounts to 3.5 million Canadians, it said. Almost 80 ...
Dec 08, 2023
Death toll rises to five in cantaloupe salmonella outbreak, as cases almost double
OTTAWA - Five people have died in a salmonella outbreak linked to Malichita and Rudy brand cantaloupes sold in six provinces. The Public Health Agency of Canada says 129 people have been confirmed wit...
Dec 07, 2023
Freezing rain causes serious injuries & vehicle collisions in Prince Albert
The freezing rain has kept Parkland Ambulance busy in and around Prince Albert.The paramedic service has been called out to multiple vehicle collisions and slips and falls. Lyle Karasiuk, the Director...
Dec 07, 2023
HIV diagnoses hit 10-year high in Montreal, cases more than double between 2021-22
Montreal public health officials recorded 310 new HIV diagnoses in the city and its on-island suburbs in 2022, a 120 per cent increase from 2021 - the highest number of new reported cases in 10 years....
Dec 07, 2023