Tag Archives: Health
Lawyer for pharma company argues against single trial in B.C. opioid damages case
VANCOUVER - Holding a single trial in British Columbia to determine damages for each province and territory related to opioid health-care costs would be a "monster of complexity," one of the dozens of...
Nov 29, 2023
Nipawin Heliport project becoming closer to a reality
The Nipawin Hospital is one step closer to seeing construction start on its heliport.Town Council met on Monday and approved setting aside roughly $142,000 for the project.The heliport is expected to ...
Nov 29, 2023
Liberals say pharmacare bill unlikely to pass this year, despite promise to NDP
OTTAWA - Government House leader Karina Gould warned Tuesday the Liberals are unlikely to get a pharmacare bill passed by the end of the year, despite their promise to do so in an agreement with the N...
Nov 28, 2023
Available Christmas hampers at Kikinahk nearly triple in recent years
An annual Christmas hamper program run by La Ronge's Kikinahk Friendship Centre will fill the bellies of more northerners this holiday season than ever before. The application period for the program i...
Nov 28, 2023
Possible class-action lawsuit filed in Alberta over child special allowance payments
EDMONTON - The Alberta and federal governments are facing a potential class-action lawsuit over how the province handled payments for children in care. A statement of claim filed Friday alleges Albert...
Nov 27, 2023
If Liberals need more time on pharmacare, NDP says it will demand 'more results'
OTTAWA - The NDP says there's still enough time for the Liberals to meet their deadline for introducing pharmacare legislation, but if the government needs more time, their legislative dance partners ...
Nov 27, 2023
Life expectancy for Canadians fell in 2022 for third year in a row, says StatCan
OTTAWA - Life expectancy for Canadians decreased for the third straight year in 2022, and more people died of COVID-19 than in any other year since the pandemic began, according to a report released M...
Nov 27, 2023
Kinsmen TeleMiracle gives $50,000 to BUH Foundation Pyxis campaign
The Kinsmen Telemiracle Foundation is giving a big boost to the Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) Foundation by donating a hefty $50,000 to the Medication Matters campaign. Funds raised will help purch...
Nov 27, 2023
B.C. in court against pharma companies in bid to certify opioid class-action lawsuit
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Supreme Court should certify a class-action lawsuit against opioid makers on behalf of all provinces and territories to save time and money on what would otherwise be ...
Nov 27, 2023
Saskatchewan reports five flu-related deaths in two-week span
Influenza has hit Saskatchewan hard in recent weeks, with the virus claiming the lives of five people and case numbers rising rapidly.The latest Community Respiratory Illness Surveillance Program (CRI...
Nov 26, 2023