Tag Archives: Health
Quebec delayed preparation for COVID-19 in care homes, leading to deaths: lawsuit
MONTREAL - The Quebec government's failure to follow its pandemic-response plan as the novel coronavirus started circulating in other parts of the world in early 2020 led to preventable deaths in long...
Sep 18, 2023
Kitten injured but recovering after being found in vehicle engine at P.A. car dealership
It was something automotive technicians at Lakeland Hyundai in Prince Albert weren't expecting to see when they started work Friday morning.While doing a routine oil change, they heard scratching and ...
Sep 16, 2023
Alberta's top doctor says more sites affected after E. coli outbreak
CALGARY - Alberta's chief medical officer of health says he has been made aware of additional daycare sites in Calgary where children have tested positive for E. coli, saying in a statement late Frida...
Sep 16, 2023
'You are not alone': Suicide awareness walk spreads message of hope in La Ronge
A message of hope was delivered during a smudge walk for suicide awareness in La Ronge on Friday."I know a lot of people tend to feel as if they are alone in their community. That nobody knows what th...
Sep 15, 2023
Three Canadians sickened in France's botulism outbreak are from Quebec: PHAC
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada has confirmed that the three Canadians who fell ill in a botulism outbreak in France are from Quebec. They're among at least 12 people who have suspected bo...
Sep 15, 2023
E. coli outbreak spotlights daycare food safety, experts say
TORONTO - An outbreak of E. coli that's sickened hundreds has shone a much-needed spotlight on food safety at daycares, experts said as Alberta Premier Danielle Smith pledged to consider further regul...
Sep 15, 2023
Health professionals, patients challenging rejection to use psilocybin in training
A group of health-care workers and patients have turned to Federal Court in an effort to overturn Health Canada's rejection of their request to use a restricted psychedelic drug for professional train...
Sep 15, 2023
Alberta government to help families affected by E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares
CALGARY - The Alberta government will immediately give families a one-time payment of $2,000 for each child affected by an E. coli outbreak related to several Calgary daycares, Premier Danielle Smith ...
Sep 15, 2023
3 people from Canada sickened in botulism outbreak in Bordeaux, France
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada says three Canadian residents have fallen ill from a botulism outbreak in Bordeaux, France. They're among 10 people who have suspected botulism after eating...
Sep 14, 2023
Woman who was one of eight people to overdose Sunday in Montreal has died: police
Montreal police have announced the death of a 42-year-old woman who was one of eight people who overdosed on Sunday in the city's downtown. Const. Jeanne Drouin says the woman died in hospital Tuesday...
Sep 14, 2023