Tag Archives: Health
Alberta government checking medical clinic offering faster physician access for a fee
EDMONTON - The Alberta government says it is checking into a Calgary clinic that is promising fast-track access to a family doctor along with other perks to patients who pay up to $4,800 a year. "The ...
Jul 24, 2023
Mental health minister puts $156M toward launch of 988 crisis hotline in November
OTTAWA - The government is putting $156 million over three years toward a new three-digit suicide-prevention hotline, Mental Health Minister Carolyn Bennett announced Monday. Starting on Nov. 30, peop...
Jul 24, 2023
More money for Montreal supervised drug-use sites amid rise in addiction
MONTREAL - Quebec is boosting funding for supervised consumption sites in Montreal in an effort to prevent overdoses as the city grapples with homelessness and a rise in suspected drug-related deaths....
Jul 21, 2023
Liberals looking for input on planned law to improve safety in long-term care
OTTAWA - The federal government is seeking public input on planned legislation to improve safety in long-term care following the devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Liberals promised dur...
Jul 21, 2023
Wildfire smoke highlights need for better ventilation in public spaces, experts say
Wildfire smoke hanging over communities across Canada in recent months has highlighted the need for better ventilation in buildings used by the public, experts say, urging the establishment of strong ...
Jul 21, 2023
BUH to see operating room upgrades; surgical services temporarily postponed
The Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) will see its surgical services temporarily postponed while upgrades are underway to the operating room. The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) announced plans for...
Jul 20, 2023
Recent resignations suggest industry has too much sway with Health Canada: NDP
OTTAWA - The resignation of a scientific adviser from the federal pesticide regulator is yet another example of industry having too much influence at Health Canada, the NDP's health critic is alleging...
Jul 19, 2023
BC Coroners Service blames illicit drug supply for 184 deaths in June
VANCOUVER - The BC Coroners Service says 184 people died in the province in June due to the toxic, unregulated drug supply that has claimed more than 1,200 lives in the first half of this year. The co...
Jul 19, 2023
Alberta moves to decentralize health-care delivery, 15 years after centralizing it
EDMONTON - Alberta's new health minister has been given the go-ahead to decentralize the entire health-care delivery system - 15 years after the province completed a multistage, multiyear process to c...
Jul 18, 2023
Legal review results in no expansion of methadone dispensaries in Prince Albert
A legal review of local pharmacist Amy Lamb's assertion that zoning restrictions on where methadone can be given out might be illegal has resulted in no changes to what the city allows right now. City...
Jul 17, 2023