Tag Archives: Health
Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week Nov 6-10
It's Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week, have you checked your detectors recently?The Saskatchewan Government has dedicated November 6-10 to educating the public about the dangers of the odorless gas and ...
Nov 06, 2023
Many veterinarians in Canada are facing extreme burnout and declining mental health
Veterinarians in Canada say they are experiencing extreme burnout and plummeting mental health due to staff shortages, a booming number of animal patients and the round-the-clock stress of the job. Ne...
Nov 05, 2023
Many veterinarians in Canada are facing extreme burnout and declining mental health
Veterinarians in Canada say they are experiencing extreme burnout and plummeting mental health due to staff shortages, a booming number of animal patients and the round-the-clock stress of the job. Ne...
Nov 05, 2023
CJHL announces mandatory neck guard policy
The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) announced on Friday that it will require its players to wear mandatory neck guards going forward.The move comes after former NHLer Adam Johnson passed away aft...
Nov 03, 2023
Air Canada admits it violated disability regulations in case of B.C. man
VANCOUVER - Air Canada has acknowledged it violated Canadian disability regulations and apologized to a British Columbia man who uses a wheelchair, after he was forced to drag himself off a flight in ...
Nov 03, 2023
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