Tag Archives: Health

Fire situation eases slightly, but risks remain as more than 400 wildfires still burn
OTTAWA - Canadians should be on alert for more bad air quality days ahead this summer as wildfires continue to burn out of control in most provinces, national public health officials warned Monday. Th...
Jun 19, 2023

'A bit of help': Canadian Red Cross funding medical clinics for displaced in Ukraine
KORSUN-SHEVCHENKIVSKYI - Medical intern Alina Manko sits at a desk and speaks with a woman as other patients wait for their turn. Wearing a red vest and cap, Manko is part of a group staffing mobile u...
Jun 19, 2023

U.S. deploys high-tech Pentagon program to help Canada detect, suppress new wildfires
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Defense has deployed a new high-tech fire detection system to help Canada battle one of its worst wildfire seasons on record. The White House says the FireGuard sys...
Jun 17, 2023

'Make a casserole': River Valley Resilience Retreat offers advice for PTSD awareness month
For Michelle McKeaveney, co-founder of the River Valley Resilience Retreat, the way people need to treat Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in others is simple: try to react to it the way you would...
Jun 16, 2023

Homeless situation is consuming, City councillor says
How to cope with a homeless population that sometimes refuses housing in favour of sleeping rough on city streets remains an unanswered question, but it is being asked, nonetheless. City of Prince Alb...
Jun 16, 2023

RCMP working to confirm identities of 15 killed on bus heading to Manitoba casino
Residents in Dauphin, Man., are anxiously waiting for word on the identities of 15 people killed in a fiery bus crash.Mounties say the group of mostly seniors was heading to a casino when the bus they...
Jun 16, 2023

Muskoday awareness walk arrives in Regina
After seven days, and over 300 kilometers of walking, members of Muskoday First Nation have reached the province's capital.Betty Prosper and Erica Hennie were part of the group raising awareness for t...
Jun 15, 2023

Indigenous kept from economic opportunities from pot legalization: Senate committee
A Senate committee says the current cannabis market and legislation has kept Indigenous Peoples from sharing in the economic opportunities that the legalization of recreational pot created. The standi...
Jun 15, 2023

Construction of La Ronge long-term care facility to start this month
Ledcor Construction Limited has been selected to build the new long-term care facility in La Ronge. Ledcor was selected through a two-stage procurement process. A Request for Qualifications resulted i...
Jun 14, 2023

Suicides in Quebec: Coroner wants friends and family included in mental health care
MONTREAL - Quebec's Health Department should do a better job of involving friends and family in the treatment of people suffering from mental health issues and addictions in order to prevent suicides,...
Jun 14, 2023