Tag Archives: Health
Pharmacare would cost public sector billions more a year, but save economy money: PBO
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says a single-payer universal drug plan would cost federal and provincial governments an additional$11.2 billion in the first year of the program, and $13.4 b...
Oct 12, 2023
Victoria Hospital Foundation rebrands to Boreal Healthcare Foundation
It's the dawn of a new era for health care in northern Saskatchewan as the Victoria Hospital Foundation in Prince Albert has rebranded to the Boreal Healthcare Foundation.The organization announced th...
Oct 11, 2023
Health ministers converge in P.E.I. as governments negotiate final deals
OTTAWA - Federal Health Minister Mark Holland is set to sit down with his provincial and territorial counterparts in Charlottetown on Wednesday to discuss how they're going to grow the health workforc...
Oct 11, 2023
Cannabis Act review finds companies struggling to profit, health experts supportive
OTTAWA - A review of the federal legislation that paved the way for the legal recreational use and sale of cannabis says companies in the legal market report struggling to realize profits and maintain...
Oct 10, 2023
New report reveals reasons behind vaccine fatigue in Saskatchewan
As flu, RSV, and COVID vaccines roll out across the province this week, it seems many are hesitant to get their shots.According to data from a survey conducted by Abacus Data and the Canadian Pharmaci...
Oct 10, 2023
B.C. first province to sign individual health deal with feds, worth $1.2 billion
VANCOUVER - Canada's health minister is touting Ottawa's new $1.2-billion bilateral funding agreement with British Columbia as a new model for federal-provincial co-operation to address the health-car...
Oct 10, 2023
Thanksgiving pow wow brings families together, says dancers
The booming and mesmerizing sound of drum beats is echoing throughout Prince Albert's Art Hauser Centre this weekend.After a five-year hiatus, the Northern Lights Casino's Thanksgiving pow-wow has ret...
Oct 07, 2023
SGI, Police Warn Motorists Ahead of Holiday Weekend
The Thanksgiving holiday weekend is here and many Saskatchewan motorists will be hitting the highways, eager to spend time with family and friends. However, members of the RCMP and Saskatchewan Genera...
Oct 06, 2023
Emergency resolution on pharmacare expected at NDP convention
OTTAWA - A group of grassroots NDP activists is planning to push for pharmacare to be a make-or-break element of the federal party's supply-and-confidence deal with the Liberals at a policy convention...
Oct 06, 2023
Disability advocates warn eligibility for federal dental-care plan may be cumbersome
OTTAWA - The federal government's new dental insurance plan has yet to be introduced, but advocates are warning the eligibility criteria for people with disabilities could be cumbersome and may not ca...
Oct 06, 2023