Tag Archives: Health
B.C. officials push back against safe supply critics and their 'polarizing rhetoric'
VICTORIA - British Columbia officials have sought to rebut claims that drugs prescribed through the province's safe supply program aimed at curbing overdoses are being re-sold to young people, helping...
Jun 05, 2023
Mother Nature provides challenge for city's homeless population
Whether it's the high humidity or a sudden flash spring storm, the city's homeless population faces an ongoing battle with Mother Nature.Resting in the shade of a tall building along First Avenue East...
Jun 05, 2023
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