Tag Archives: Health
Over $60K raised for new equipment at P.A.'s Victoria Hospital
The Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert is getting over $60,000 to help purchase new medical equipment.The funds were raised during the Victoria Hospital Foundation's (VHF) Charity Golf Classic last we...
Jun 28, 2023
Dental care to cost $3B less than budgeted unless provinces drop coverage, PBO says
OTTAWA - The Parliamentary Budget Officer estimates the promised federal dental insurance plan will cost $2.9 billion less than the government budgeted, assuming provincial governments don't drop thei...
Jun 28, 2023
SHA hopes to recruit more physicians for Meadow Lake Hospital
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is attempting to recruit more physicians to work at Meadow Lake Hospital to meet staffing needs."We have limited O/R [operating room] capacity over the summer, ...
Jun 27, 2023
Canada bans testing of cosmetics on animals, in line with dozens of other countries
TORONTO - Canada has banned testing cosmetic products on animals, a largely symbolic move that brings the policy in line with dozens of other countries. The amendments to the Food and Drug Act were in...
Jun 27, 2023
Provinces with existing dental coverage got smaller share of federal kids' benefit
OTTAWA - Provinces that already cover dental-care services for children have been given a smaller share of federal dollars from the Canada Dental Benefit, further driving concerns that governments wil...
Jun 27, 2023
Groups decry 'punitive,' 'coercive' drug policies amid worsening overdose crisis
VANCOUVER - A coalition of eight advocacy groups is decrying Canada's "devastating" drug policy that advocates say is doing more harm than good in the country's fight against the illicit drug overdose...
Jun 26, 2023
Ideology underpinning conversion therapy has foothold despite ban: LGBTQ advocates
OTTAWA - Despite a federal ban on conversion therapy being in place for more than a year, advocates fear the broader ideologies underpinning the practice continue to have a strong foothold in Canada. ...
Jun 25, 2023
As LBGTQ community girds for battle, advocates say time and the law are on their side
WASHINGTON - Harleigh Walker is just an ordinary American high school kid, but with one important difference: how she's spending her summer vacation. The self-described "very happy" straight-A student...
Jun 23, 2023
Hope Air expedition makes stops in La Ronge, Prince Albert
Representatives with Hope Air were in La Ronge and Prince Albert on Tuesday as part of the sixth annual Give Hope Wings expedition.Hope Air is a national charity providing travel support through fligh...
Jun 20, 2023
Yukon's COVID vaccine rollout falls short for First Nations care, engagement: auditor
A report from Canada's auditor general found that Yukon's COVID-19 immunization rollout hadshortcomings, including a lack of engagement with First Nations, some of whom worried they were test subjects...
Jun 20, 2023