Tag Archives: Health
Canada expands drug strategy to prevent more overdoses, provide additional services
The federal government says its expanded drug and substance use strategy will save more lives and provide more services to people disproportionately affected by Canada's overdose crisis. The drug land...
Oct 30, 2023
Disabled B.C. man forced to drag himself off flight says he's pushing for changes
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A disabled British Columbia man who can't walk and uses a motorized wheelchair for mobility says he was forced to drag himself off an Air Canada flight in Las Vegas after the air...
Oct 29, 2023
NCHCF Radiothon blows past original fundraising goal
The North Central Health Care Foundation (NCHCF) held its first Radiothon in four years on Thursday in hopes of raising money for surgical equipment needs at the Melfort Hospital.Originally, the goal ...
Oct 27, 2023
A list of facts about whirling disease found in some national park waterways in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Parks Canada officials have shut down waterbodies in British Columbia's Yoho and Kootenay national parks after the discovery of whirling disease. Here are some facts about the disease: - S...
Oct 27, 2023
Parks Canada says whirling disease could 'decimate' fish, urges B.C. closure respect
VANCOUVER - Parks Canada officials said they're closely watching lakes and rivers in Kootenay and Yoho national parks for a parasite that could "decimate" as much as 90 per cent of young trout and sal...
Oct 27, 2023
Battlefords Food Bank seeing more clients as Christmas season approaches
The Executive Director of the Battlefords District Food Resource Centre (BDFRC) is hoping the generosity of the community helps restock the shelves over the next few weeks heading into the Christmas s...
Oct 26, 2023
Dentists decry being left in the dark about federal dental insurance plan
OTTAWA - Canadian dentists are demanding details on Ottawa's soon-to-be announced federal dental insurance plan and how the federal government plans to preserve existing provincial and private coverag...
Oct 26, 2023
NCHCF hosting first radiothon since 2019
This Thursday will mark the North Central Health Care Foundation's (NCHCF) first radiothon in four years.The organization hasn't held one since 2019, because of COVID, but tomorrow that will all end a...
Oct 25, 2023
Regulator to restart consultations on long-delayed drug-price reform guidelines
OTTAWA - The federal agency that regulates the price of patented medicines plans to relaunch consultations on the finer points of long-delayed drug-price reform, the agency announced Wednesday. Last y...
Oct 25, 2023
AFCS gathering input in La Ronge for Safe Space Strategy
Representatives of the Aboriginal Friendship Centres of Saskatchewan (AFCS) were in La Ronge on Monday to gather input for the Safe Space Strategy.The Safe Space Strategy is a project where AFCS hopes...
Oct 25, 2023