Tag Archives: Health
Veterinary outreach in northern Sask. to expand thanks to $400K PetSmart grant
A $405,000 PetSmart Charities of Canada will allow the University of Saskatchewan (USask) veterinary outreach program to run a three-year pilot project in northern Saskatchewan. That's according to Dr...
Aug 16, 2023
Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, one year on: 'It's restoring the American dream'
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden rattled off an impressive list of economic wins Wednesday to mark one full year of "transformative" climate spending that's better known among critics in Canada and ov...
Aug 16, 2023
China leaves Canada off list of countries approved for group tours
OTTAWA - Canadians are missing out on major tourism revenue from Chinese visitors as Beijing leaves Canada off its list of approved travel destinations - a move that it is linking directly to Ottawa's...
Aug 16, 2023
Kids overdosing is a public health emergency, Canadian pediatricians say
An alarming number of kids and teens have been treated for drug overdoses across Canada, according to a new survey released on Wednesday. The report by the 2022 Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Progra...
Aug 16, 2023
Montreal researchers join international study of rare disease Friedreich's ataxia
Montreal researchers are joining an international study to learn more about a little-understood genetic disease that is found in Canada, and especially in Quebec and in Acadian regions of the Maritime...
Aug 16, 2023
City of Melfort recruiting physicians to local hospital
The City of Melfort has implemented a new policy in hopes of recruiting physicians with enhanced surgical skills to the local hospital.City council approved the new policy on Monday, which will offer ...
Aug 15, 2023
COVID-19 activity showing early signs that it may be increasing, new PHAC data says
COVID-19 infections may be slowly starting to rise again in Canada, new data from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) suggests. "There are signs of continued fluctuations in some COVID-19 activi...
Aug 15, 2023
Air conditioners 'a necessity' as B.C. heat breaks records set almost a century ago
VANCOUVER - When Nicky Fried and her husband arrived in Vancouver from South Africa more than 30 years ago, they didn't need an air conditioner. Now they have two, she said on Tuesday as she enjoyed a...
Aug 15, 2023
Quebecers no longer seeing doctor-assisted deaths as exceptional, says oversight body
MONTREAL - As the frequency of medical aid in dying continues to rise in Quebec, the head of the independent body that monitors the practice in the province says he worries doctor-assisted deaths are ...
Aug 15, 2023
Records tumble as heat wave spreads from B.C.'s south coast to Interior, hitting 40 C
VANCOUVER - During British Columbia's heat dome in 2021, Nasrin Moshiri had to resort to putting the children in her daycare in the bathtub to stay cool. This week, she's taking them to the beach. "I ...
Aug 14, 2023