Tag Archives: Health
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SURREY, B.C. - Intoxicated people are dying in jail cells in what the British Columbia police watchdog says is an "outdated practice" of holding them for their own protection when they should be getti...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
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