Tag Archives: Health
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
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