Tag Archives: Health
Nature of street drugs in Prince Albert has changed, health workers say
Last year was a record year in Saskatchewan, with 484 people dead from suspected and confirmed cases of overdosing on street drugs. In Prince Albert, while users are much more prone to consuming meth,...
Jan 10, 2024
B.C. hospital admissions break record as respiratory illness season nears peak
VANCOUVER - Hospitals in British Columbia are treating a record number of patients as the province's respiratory illness season nears its peak, with the health minister saying the situation is challen...
Jan 10, 2024
Opposition calls for Alberta to dump imported fever medicine amid health concerns
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition says it's time to dump once and for all the remaining bottles of imported Turkish children's fever medicine, given new reports state the liquid clogs hospital feeding t...
Jan 10, 2024
People with private drug coverage more likely to stick to prescriptions: StatCan
OTTAWA - A new Statistics Canada study confirms that financial limitations are keeping people without private or employer-sponsored drug coverage from following through with their prescriptions. It's ...
Jan 10, 2024
Quebec ER overcrowding will 'continue to be difficult,' says health minister
MONTREAL - Quebec Health Minister Christian Dub had mostly bad news Wednesday as he provided an update on the province's overtaxed emergency room network. With emergency departments across the provinc...
Jan 10, 2024
Nova Scotia fourth province to sign detailed health accord with Ottawa
OTTAWA - Nova Scotia is the fourth province to sign a new health accord with the federal government, with Ottawa sending $355 million to improve access to health care. British Columbia was the first t...
Jan 10, 2024
JSCN leadership prepares for public inquest
Acknowledging the emotional impact that will come with revisiting the violent and horrific events that scarred the community, James Smith Cree Nation Chief Calvin Sanderson says leadership is doing th...
Jan 09, 2024
Dental therapy program off and running in P.A. as patients are now welcome
The next generation of dental therapists are now being trained in Prince Albert which will provide more necessary services to rural and remote communities.The new dental therapy program started in the...
Jan 09, 2024
B.C. ditching pap tests for Canada's first at-home self-screened cervical cancer plan
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is aiming to eliminate cervical cancer in the province with the launch of Canada's first at-home self-screening program, Premier David Eby said Tuesday. The premier said s...
Jan 09, 2024
Montreal unregistered acupuncturist's clients urged to get tested for HIV, hepatitis
Montreal public health is urging clients of a man offering acupuncture treatments in the city's Notre-Dame-de-Grce neighbourhood to get tested for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV. In a news release o...
Jan 09, 2024