Tag Archives: Health
Deb Haaland, first Indigenous member of U.S. cabinet, meets counterparts in Ottawa
WASHINGTON - Canada and the United States are working together through "a period of healing" from the open wounds of residential schools and missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, U.S. Inter...
Sep 06, 2023
Ombudsman says military underestimating mental health risks of domestic deployments
OTTAWA - Canada is underestimating the mental health impact domestic emergencies like wildfires and COVID-19 have had on the military reservists who respond to them, a new report says. Gregory Lick, t...
Sep 06, 2023
'Freedom Convoy' got more volatile as protest went on, police officer tells court
OTTAWA - The longer "Freedom Convoy" demonstrators blockaded Ottawa streets in protest of COVID-19 public health restrictions last year, the more volatile the relationship between police and protester...
Sep 06, 2023
Province funds new main cabin at Muskwa Lake Wellness Camp near Pinehouse
The provincial government is providing the Muskwa Lake Wellness Camp with $246,000 to build and furnish a fully functional main cabin, which has improved spaces for group and individual counselling, a...
Sep 05, 2023
Day four of boil water advisory in Montreal suburb, lifted in St-Bruno-de-Montarville
MONTREAL - A boil water advisory affecting more than 40,000 residents of a Montreal suburb is now in its fourth day, despite being lifted in two neighbouring communities. The boil water advisory in St...
Sep 04, 2023
'Hold the line:' 'Freedom Convoy' organizers' criminal trial begins Tuesday
OTTAWA - As Tamara Lich was led away from supporters in handcuffs on the snowy streets of Ottawa in 2022, she threw a single phrase over her shoulder. "Hold the line," said the petite figurehead of th...
Sep 04, 2023
Parents worried about new supervised drug-use site near Montreal elementary school
MONTREAL - Worried parents say they were blindsided by a decision to open Montreal's first supervised drug-inhalation facility less than 100 metres from their children's school. The building is nearin...
Sep 04, 2023
Saskatchewan expands treatment coverage for ALS patients
The province is now offering two new treatments for a fatal neurodegenerative disease under the Saskatchewan Drug Plan.About 3,000 Canadians live with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a disease th...
Sep 03, 2023
'It will be a day that none of us ever forget': First responders reflect on mass stabbings at JSCN and Weldon
*Warning: The following story contains graphic content.As the one-year mark approaches since the mass stabbings at James Smith Cree Nation and the nearby Village of Weldon, one can only imagine what t...
Sep 01, 2023
Review finds at least 120 CRA employees claimed COVID benefits while employed
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency says 120 people have been fired for claiming a federal COVID-19 benefit while employed there. The CRA is reviewing approximately 600 cases in which current employees...
Sep 01, 2023