Tag Archives: Health
Safe supply supporters march after arrests of Vancouver drug activists
VANCOUVER - Activist and podcaster Garth Mullins has been advocating for safe supply of illegal drugs for years, but says he started feeling a "moral panic brewing" recently against the idea. Mullins ...
Nov 03, 2023
'We don't want another tragedy': P.A. Raiders agree with new rule making neck protection mandatory
The Prince Albert Raiders are throwing their support behind the Western Hockey League's (WHL) new rule making neck protection mandatory.The league announced the new measure earlier this week after for...
Nov 03, 2023
Alberta doctors 'trepidatious' about changes to already fragile health-care system
CALGARY - The new president of the Alberta Medical Association says doctors are apprehensive about expected changes to the province's health-care delivery system as they deal with ongoing pressures in...
Nov 02, 2023
Canada's health spending growth 'modest,' remains below pre-pandemic levels: CIHI
Growth in Canada's health spending increased slightly but has remained below pre-pandemic levels and is expected to reach $344 billion in 2023, new data from the Canadian Institute for Health Informat...
Nov 02, 2023
Twin Lakes District Planning Commission pushing for Nipawin Heliport
The Twin Lakes District Planning Commission (TLDPC) is looking to get its heliport project at the Nipawin Hospital, back on track.Originally, the TLDPC initiated the project back in 2020 (pre-COVID), ...
Nov 01, 2023
B.C. Coroner's death panel recommends issuing drugs without prescription to stop ODs
VICTORIA - A call to provide controlled drugs without prescriptions to people in British Columbia in an effort to battle the deadly overdose crisis that has killed thousands of people was promptly rej...
Nov 01, 2023
Reasons for releasing Chinatown stabbing suspect should be public: B.C. Review Board
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia man accused of a triple stabbing in Vancouver's Chinatown in September has lost his bid to seal a document that identified him as a "significant threat" before he was re...
Nov 01, 2023
Alberta moves to strengthen legislation before proposed opioid class-action lawsuit
EDMONTON - The Alberta government has introduced updated legislation that it says would help make sure anyone who contributed to the opioid addiction crisis is held responsible. Dan Williams, the mini...
Oct 31, 2023
RCMP hoping for more treats than tricks on Halloween
As little ghosts and goblins get set for trick or treating Tuesday night, Battlefords RCMP are encouraging everyone to take extra precautions so that everyone has a safe and happy Halloween. Staff Sgt...
Oct 31, 2023
Health professionals, not police should care for intoxicated prisoners: B.C. watchdog
SURREY, B.C. - Intoxicated people are dying in jail cells in what the British Columbia police watchdog says is an "outdated practice" of holding them for their own protection when they should be getti...
Oct 30, 2023