Tag Archives: Health
Third physician position announced for Porcupine Plain and virtual physician pilot program
Noting gaps and issues with the provision of emergency services in Porcupine Plain, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has announced a strategy that includes the addition of a third physician pos...
May 31, 2023
Doctors at Surrey, B.C., hospital raise alarm over staffing and patient-care crisis
VANCOUVER - A series of letters from doctors raising the alarm about the management of patient care at a Metro Vancouver hospital is placing British Columbia's largest health authority under scrutiny....
May 31, 2023
NICU families get nutritional boost with SIGA donation
The fact that at least 65 per cent of families that end up using the NICU at Victoria Hospital identify as Indigenous was top of mind when the Northern Lights Casino was deciding where to donate some ...
May 31, 2023
Drug policy advocacy group Moms Stop the Harm wants meeting with Poilievre
OTTAWA - The co-founder of a network of mothers whose children died of drug overdoses says she wants to speak with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre about his opposition to prescribing a safer supp...
May 30, 2023
Parliament votes down Conservative motion against safe supply of drugs
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has failed to persuade the House of Commons to condemn the Liberal government's approach to fighting drug addiction. In a vote of 209-113 Monday, MPs defe...
May 29, 2023
Teddy Bear Clinic brings community together
The annual Teddy Bear Clinic is back in North Battleford today.The event is being held at Central Park behind the North Battleford Library from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.Battlefords Early Childhood Interventio...
May 26, 2023
Province celebrates opening of new hemodialysis unit in Meadow Lake
Dialysis patients in northwest Saskatchewan now have hemodialysis services closer to their communities. The new six-bed satellite unit has opened in the Northwest Health Facility in Meadow Lake. The u...
May 25, 2023
More than one-quarter of Quebec teachers not legally qualified: auditor general
Quebec's auditor general says more than one-quarter of teachers who worked in the province's classrooms during the 2020-21 school year weren't legally qualified. Guylaine Leclerc presented her annual ...
May 25, 2023
Industry blindsided by Ottawa's plan to track ill effects of natural health products
OTTAWA - A new plan to force hospitals to report adverse effects of "natural health products" such as herbal remedies and supplements has come as a surprise to manufacturers, who say they were blindsi...
May 25, 2023
Jagmeet Singh says housing first priority at FSIN Assembly
NDP federal leader Jagmeet Singh shared his thoughts about the importance of protecting Indigenous language, as well the need to fight for housing, healthcare, jobs and a shared prosperity during his ...
May 24, 2023