Tag Archives: Health
La Ronge council ends COVID-19 vaccine policy
The Town of La Ronge has formally removed its COVID-19 mandatory vaccine policy. The unanimous decision to do so was made at a regular council meeting on Tuesday. The policy came into force in October...
Jun 14, 2023
B.C. becomes first province to provide universal coverage for opioid treatments
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is expanding access to opioid treatment medications such as methadone by providing universal coverage to help people with substance use disorders, making it ...
Jun 14, 2023
'Keep fighting': Ukrainian soldiers continue battle with Russia despite low morale
KYIV, Ukraine - The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has left many Ukrainian soldiers feeling war weary but unwilling or unable to give up the fight. Artem Baulin, a junior sergeant from Ky...
Jun 14, 2023
FSIN continue partnership for cervical cancer screening in the North
First Nations leaders say they will continue a partnership aimed at improving education and treatment options for cervical cancer in northern Saskatchewan communities.The Federation of Sovereign Indig...
Jun 13, 2023
Changes cut wait times for mental health counselling by 79 per cent in N.W.T.
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories government is lauding changes to its health-care system that it says reduced wait times for mental health counselling by 79 per cent. The territory released a r...
Jun 13, 2023
NDP attempts to prod Liberals into action on pharmacare by tabling its own bill
OTTAWA - No longer content to wait for the Liberals to make good on their promise, the New Democrats tabled their own pharmacare legislation in the House of Commons Tuesday. The NDP and Liberals struc...
Jun 13, 2023
4-H charity steer raises nearly $26,000 for first responders retreat
CORRECTION: A previous version of the story stated that Crossroad Farms purchased the steer for $21,000.The farm won the steer in a separate auction that raised that total. They then donated it to the...
Jun 12, 2023
'We lost too many children': Ukrainian heart doctor says admission to NATO is urgent
KYIV, Ukraine - A Ukrainian doctor who was forced to treat open-heart surgery patients in a bomb shelter last year says he's grateful for the assistance his country has received from Canada. But Dr. I...
Jun 12, 2023
Vancouver family who lost son to fentanyl donates $20 million to new treatment model
VANCOUVER - Jill Diamond says when her brother Steven was struggling with substance addiction the system meant to support him was messy and filled with delays, disappointments and waitlists. After yea...
Jun 12, 2023
‘It’s going to reduce cancer:’ Analyst praises warnings on cigarettes
Cigarettes are getting a new look that's aimed at reducing smoking.Health Canada is now requiring manufacturers to add warning labels to individual cigarettes in addition to existing warnings on packa...
Jun 11, 2023