Tag Archives: Health
Kinsmen show support for Legacy Trail with $10K donation
The Legacy Trail project to commemorate the old Saskatchewan Hospital saw some added support this week when the North Battleford Kinsmen Committee donated $10,000 to the project. Leon Lozowchuk, from ...
Nov 10, 2023
Sign confidentiality agreements for more details: Holland to provincial dental groups
OTTAWA - Health Canada will consult with provincial dental associations that have complained of being left in the dark about the new federal dental-care plan - but only if they sign a confidentiality ...
Nov 10, 2023
High court to hear appeal of B.C. law slapping health care costs on opioid companies
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear an appeal from four pharmaceutical manufacturers, retailers or distributors trying to stop a proposed class-action lawsuit by the British Columb...
Nov 09, 2023
Radiothon raises over $1.15M for province's only pediatric intensive care unit
The Jim Pattison Children's Hospital (JPCH) won't have to worry about funds for its Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) for quite some time.That's because of thousands of people who donated to this y...
Nov 08, 2023
Interval House prepare hampers; look to new year with hopes of funding for counsellor
As the weather gets colder and the holiday season inches ever closer, Battlefords Interval House is once again preparing hampers for clients who have stayed with them in the last year."All of that is ...
Nov 08, 2023
Quebec public sector strikes: Nurses, health staff launch two-day walkout
MONTREAL - Some unionized Quebec health-care workers launched a two-day strike Wednesday, the latest group to walk off the job over stalled contract talks with the provincial government. The Fdration ...
Nov 08, 2023
BUH Foundation announces $100,000 Cash Lottery winner
A woman from North Battleford is the lucky winner of this year's $100,000 draw in the Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) Foundation's 29th annual cash lottery. Audrey Nesbitt picked up the grand prize w...
Nov 07, 2023
Alberta government report on safe consumption 'pseudo-science,' says medical journal
EDMONTON - An Alberta government report that influenced safe drug consumption policy is so badly flawed it's harming people and should be withdrawn, says a new study in a prominent medical journal. Th...
Nov 07, 2023
Radiothon raises funds for province's only PICU
Over the next two days, radio listeners from across Saskatchewan will hear heartfelt stories from children, families, and medical professionals at Jim Pattison Children's Hospital (JPCH).It's part of ...
Nov 07, 2023
Small businesses still hoping for CEBA loan forgiveness extension as time runs out
OTTAWA - As the deadline to repay pandemic loans and receive partial forgiveness approaches, small businesses are still hoping the federal government will reverse course and extend it for another year...
Nov 07, 2023