Tag Archives: Health
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
Pastor says Alberta premier lied about nature of phone call before his criminal trial
EDMONTON - The Calgary street pastor at the centre of an investigation that concluded Premier Danielle Smith interfered in Alberta's justice system says she is lying about the nature of their pivotal ...
May 24, 2023
B.C. company expands antibody research, production facilities for second time
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver-based company that helped develop the first antibody therapy treatment for COVID-19 is expanding its research and development capacity as it continues to pursue world-leading n...
May 24, 2023
Nunavut ends state of emergency as water services restored in Kinngait
KINNGAIT, NUNAVUT - The Nunavut government is ending a weeklong state of emergency in Kinngait as water services resume in the hamlet. The territory declared the state of emergency last Wednesday sayi...
May 24, 2023
National police force grapples with calls for change, shifting role as it turns 150
OTTAWA - As the RCMP marks its 150th anniversary, a familiar, nagging question about the storied national police force is resurfacing: Should the Mounties withdraw from small communities across Canada...
May 22, 2023
Eby laments B.C.'s 'troubling' overdose numbers, as toxic drugs claim 206 more lives
LANGLEY, B.C. - The latest illicit drug overdose numbers in British Columbia are "profoundly troubling," says Premier David Eby, lamenting the deaths of 206 more people in communities across the provi...
May 18, 2023