Tag Archives: Health
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
Hospital Foundation's Swinging with the Stars SOLD OUT
Hot on the heels of another successful Festival of Trees, the Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) Foundation got more exciting news on Wednesday with the announcement that the upcoming "Swinging With The...
Dec 07, 2023
Shortage of Ozempic, 2 other diabetes drugs expected to last into 2024: Health Canada
Health Canada says it is working with manufacturers to make diabetes drugs, including Ozempic, more available during a worldwide shortage fuelled by high demand that's expected to last into the new ye...
Dec 06, 2023
B.C. chief coroner Lisa Lapointe retiring, sad about lack of sway on overdose policy
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe says she's leaving her post after 13 years, saddened by her agency's inability to sway policies to reduce the "tragic impacts" of toxic drugs ...
Dec 06, 2023
Health Canada authorizes updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine targeting XBB variant
OTTAWA - Health Canada authorized Novavax's updated COVID-19 vaccine targeting the XBB.1.5 variant on Tuesday. "Today's expanded authorization will support the Canadian government's strong commitment ...
Dec 05, 2023
Privacy commissioner makes several recommendations following theft of van full of health samples
An investigation into the loss of health information this summer after a van full of lab samples was stolen in Prince Albert has resulted in several changes being recommended.The Office of the Informa...
Dec 04, 2023
New suicide support group to open in Meadow Lake
As the holiday season drifts ever closer, thoughts turn to loved ones and being together. For others, Christmas is a time of grief, guilt or a myriad of other emotions as the empty space at their tabl...
Dec 04, 2023
Quebec employment minister wants to recruit asylum seekers to work in health care
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is launching a pilot project to recruit about 1,500 asylum seekers over the next three years to fill labour shortages in the health-care system. Employment Minister Ka...
Dec 04, 2023
NDP concerned about Intensive Care Unit bypass at Battlefords Union Hospital
The Saskatchewan NDP are concerned following a leaked memo that indicated the Battlefords Union Hospital was among several facilities put on bypass for their Intensive Care Units. The first leaked Sas...
Dec 03, 2023