Tag Archives: Health
Fear of avian flu descends on B.C. farms as millions of chickens are killed
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - It's the first thing poultry farmers in British Columbia's Fraser Valley think about in the morning, and the last thing they worry about at night, according to industry spokeswoman ...
Nov 22, 2023
Company at centre of E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares enters not guilty plea
CALGARY - A company that runs a commercial kitchen at the centre of an E. coli outbreak at multiple Calgary daycares has entered a not guilty plea to municipal bylaw charges. The City of Calgary charg...
Nov 21, 2023
Alberta COVID panel chair urges federal Conservatives to weaponize his findings
EDMONTON - The chair of a taxpayer-funded panel reviewing Alberta's COVID-19 response is urging the federal Conservatives to weaponize his findings in the next election against Prime Minister Justin T...
Nov 20, 2023
Some nurse practitioners in Canada not being paid for administering MAID
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - For the past year, Ellen Gretsinger, a nurse practitioner in Ontario's Niagara region, has been providing patients with medically assisted deaths - and not getting paid for it. She ...
Nov 20, 2023
CRA claws back $458 million in pandemic-era wage subsidies after partial audit
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency has denied or adjusted $458 million in funds disbursed to employers through a pandemic-era wage subsidy program as a result of a partially completed auditing process...
Nov 20, 2023
Multiple vehicle collisions causing injuries highlight busy weekend for Parkland Ambulance
It was a busy weekend for Parkland Ambulance.Paramedics were called out 140 times which included separate vehicle collisions that resulted in multiple injuries.The first happened shortly after 7 p.m. ...
Nov 19, 2023
Public sector strike: Quebec government calls on unions to submit counter-offer
MONTREAL - Quebec's treasury board president implored unions on Sunday to table a counter-offer to the government's last contract proposal as a week of planned, provincewide public sector strikes is s...
Nov 19, 2023
New BORA trail opens to the public
Members of the Boreal Outdoor Recreation Association (BORA) are excited to announce the opening of a new 1.8-kilometre trail.The trail is called Pisiw (lynx in Cree) and is located between McKenzie Po...
Nov 17, 2023
Judge in court martial fines anti-vax reservist $4,000, issues severe reprimand
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A former soldier and reservist who defied the Canadian Armed Forces' COVID-19 vaccine mandate has been fined $4,000 and received a severe reprimand at the conclusion of a court...
Nov 16, 2023
Eight cases of salmonella linked to imported cantaloupes in B.C.
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Centre for Disease Control says there have been eight confirmed cases of a rare strain of salmonella in the province since mid-November. The centre says in a statement t...
Nov 15, 2023