Tag Archives: Health

Premiers need to keep talking about the health-care crisis: medical associations
OTTAWA - The Canadian Medical Association and 14 other organizations representing health workers are urging premiers to keep health care at the top of the agenda at their next meeting in July. The pro...
Jun 05, 2023

How to keep your kids safe at the pool, beach and cottage this summer
The season for pool parties, beach excursions and trips to the cottage has begun.Sadly, some of these events turn tragic each year and drowning is the second leading cause of preventable death for chi...
Jun 03, 2023

Canadian towns and cities try creative ways to recruit lifeguards amid shortage
Staff running pools across Canada are trying to entice people to work as lifeguards amid a shortage, the Lifesaving Society says. Pool and beach staffing can be somewhat challenging at the best of tim...
Jun 03, 2023

City celebrates BGC Club Day in Battlefords with flag-raising ceremony
Battlefords kids came together outside City Hall Friday to celebrate BGC Club Day. The City of North Battleford held a flag-raising ceremony and read a proclamation to recognize the day. BGC Battlefor...
Jun 02, 2023

B.C. man who worked at drug rehab centre faces three sexual-assault charges
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Police in New Westminster, B.C., say a 50-year-old man who worked at a drug recovery organization has been charged with three counts of sexual assault. The New Westminster Poli...
Jun 01, 2023

Lung Sask. praises new warning labels on cigarettes, but says more needs to be done
Many organizations are praising Health Canada's new warning labels on individual cigarettes and that includes Lung Saskatchewan.On Wednesday, Health Canada officially unveiled the new warning labels t...
Jun 01, 2023

'Poison in every puff': Canada reveals warning labels on individual cigarettes
Health Canada's new regulations that require warning labels to be printed on individual cigarettes are set to come into effect this summer. The move, first announced last year, makes Canada the first ...
Jun 01, 2023

New community garden in La Ronge to enhance food security
The Town of La Ronge Parks and Recreation Department is launching a community garden as part of a partnership with Northlands College called the Northern Food Security Project."I envision having a com...
May 31, 2023

Canada Dental Benefit could mean fewer patients in dental school clinics says College of Dentistry
It's now been a few months since Canada's National Dental Benefit came into force and while it's a big benefit for families and young children, there's some concern for aspiring dentists.The federal g...
May 31, 2023

B.C. pharmacists set to treat minor ailments, prescribe contraception starting June 1
VANCOUVER - Pharmacists in British Columbia will have more responsibilities starting June 1 in an effort to improve access for those without a family doctor and ease the stress on an overburdened heal...
May 31, 2023