Tag Archives: Health
Joyce Echaquan's community fights for change to health system three years after death
MONTREAL - It has been three years since Joyce Echaquan died in hospital after filming staff insulting her, but for her family and her First Nation, the fight continues to ensure a legacy of better tr...
Sep 28, 2023
Battlefords Humane Society set to euthanize multiple cats to stop spread of deadly feline disease
Multiple cats at the Battlefords Humane Society are set to be put down due to a deadly disease.It was discovered that the facility had a large outbreak of feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) among its...
Sep 27, 2023
A timeline of the E. coli outbreak linked to Calgary daycares and a central kitchen
CALGARY - More than 350 people, mostly children, have been infected in an E. coli outbreak linked to multiple daycares in Calgary. Here's a timeline of key developments in the outbreak: Aug. 31 to Sep...
Sep 27, 2023
What we know about the company linked to the E.coli outbreak at Calgary daycares
CALGARY - Health officials say the source of an E. coli outbreak at several Calgary daycares, declared Sept. 4, was most likely meat loaf and vegan loaf served from a shared kitchen. More than 350 peo...
Sep 27, 2023
Canadian pot companies cheer as Senate committee advances cannabis finance reforms
WASHINGTON - Canadian cannabis companies and their investors cheered a Senate committee's decision Wednesday to push forward with measures designed to ease federal financing restrictions on their U.S....
Sep 27, 2023
Company at centre of E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares faces licensing charges
CALGARY - The company that runs a commercial kitchen at the centre of an E. coli outbreak that infected hundreds at numerous Calgary daycares has been charged with operating without a business licence...
Sep 27, 2023
Quebec nurses union says job postings requiring bilingualism are discriminatory
MONTREAL - A nurses union on Quebec's Gasp Peninsula says job postings by the local health-care network discriminate against francophones because they require that applicants speak English. The union ...
Sep 26, 2023
Flu season fast approaching in Saskatchewan, SHA encourages getting vaccinated
People across Saskatchewan are being encouraged to get their flu shot in the coming weeks.The annual influenza season is fast approaching with the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) setting up clinic...
Sep 25, 2023
Prioritize disadvantaged people for primary care and screening access, report says
TORONTO - A group of Canadian doctors, nurses and other health-care providers has issued recommendations on how to make health care more equitable for disadvantaged people. In a report published in th...
Sep 25, 2023
Meadow Lake Mayor pleased as two new doctors set up in city
The mayor of Meadow Lake is excited that two new doctors have arrived in the community. The provincial government announced Thursday that 16 physicians opened practices in rural Saskatchewan after goi...
Sep 21, 2023