Tag Archives: Health
Battlefords Emergency Shelter to make sure homeless have festive meal for Christmas
The Battlefords homeless shelter, operated by Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs Inc. (BATC), will help make sure homeless people using the facility aren't left out this Christmas season.Acting coordina...
Dec 11, 2023
Menstruation Equity Fund pilot in the Battlefords and Meadow Lake
Women in need of menstruation support will find relief in the Battlefords.The Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre is among a number of registered food banks in the province and the country t...
Dec 11, 2023
Seniors over 87 can apply to join federal dental plan starting next week
The federal government hopes to avoid gumming up the works of its new dental-insurance plan by gradually phasing in enrolment over the course of the next year, Health Minister Mark Holland said Monday...
Dec 11, 2023
NDP health critic holding out hope pharmacare bill could be tabled in next five days
OTTAWA - With the House of Commons set to rise for the holidays at the end of this week, time is quickly running out for the Liberal government to introduce pharmacare legislation before the end of th...
Dec 11, 2023
Federal government to announce details of dental insurance plan
Several government ministers are expected to launch today a new federal dental insurance plan that will provide benefits directly to eligible Canadian residents, though the first claims won't be proce...
Dec 11, 2023
Seniors over 87 can apply to join federal dental plan starting next week
OTTAWA - The federal government unveiled some details Monday of a long-awaited plan to help uninsured Canadians afford dental care - a rollout industry professionals say they'll be watching closely fo...
Dec 11, 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 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