Tag Archives: Health
Health expert says pandemic isolation contributed to spike in B.C. overdose deaths
VICTORIA - The isolation protocols of the COVID-19 pandemic that kept people from gathering in groups contributed to an increase in drug overdose deaths in British Columbia, says a health expert. Illi...
Oct 19, 2023
Auditor general calls for online application portal for refugees amid severe backlogs
OTTAWA - Refugees are being left behind by Canada's oversized immigration backlogs, and people from some countries are worse off than others, the auditor general found in her investigation of immigrat...
Oct 19, 2023
'It will help': Provincial funding bolsters mental health supports in Prince Albert
More mental health resources are coming to Prince Albert after the province announced $3.2 million in annual funding through Family Services Saskatchewan. The province announced Wednesday that $1.7 mi...
Oct 18, 2023
New long-term care facility officially in the works for Humboldt
Donna Muench had an important announcement for the sold-out crowd at the Cottage Boutique fashion show on Sunday at the Humboldt Legion.The executive director of the St. Mary's Villa Foundation announ...
Oct 17, 2023
Opioid overdoses among homeless people rose dramatically: Ontario study
Opioid overdoses are killing a growing proportion of people experiencing homelessness in Ontario, a new study suggested Tuesday. Researchers from the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences found a...
Oct 17, 2023
Quebec coroner says more diligent police search could have saved life of Cree teen
MONTREAL - A 16-year-old Cree girl might still be alive had police spent more than 10 minutes looking for her after she had fallen into a ditch, a Quebec coroner has found. Neebin Icebound died of hyp...
Oct 16, 2023
NDP to campaign on pharmacare if it backs out of Liberal deal: national director
HAMILTON - The federal New Democrats plan to make pharmacare a central issue in the next election if the Liberals do not meet the bar the opposition party has set for legislation to reduce the cost of...
Oct 15, 2023
Recognizing the importance of end-of-life care during World Hospice Day
Staff and guests at Prince Albert's only hospice are marking World Hospice and Palliative Care Day as they reflect on the journey it took for them to get here.World Hospice Day is on Oct. 15 this year...
Oct 14, 2023
Industry prepares as avian flu cases expected to increase as birds migrate south
VANCOUVER - Animal health experts are warning about avian flu returning to poultry farms as wild birds begin migrating south for the winter. Ray Nickel, spokesman for the B.C. Poultry Association Emer...
Oct 12, 2023
Health ministers wrap up meetings in P.E.I. with a plan to grow the health workforce
CHARLOTTETOWN - The federal health minister says Canada intends to tackle its health workforce shortages by making it easier for nurses and doctors to practice in other provinces, streamlining credent...
Oct 12, 2023