Tag Archives: Health
Quebec doctors vote in favour of deal, premier names new health minister
MONTREAL - Quebec's new health minister was sworn in on Friday, a day after Christian Dub resigned from the role and quit the Coalition Avenir Qubec party over changes to a doctor-pay law he had champ...
Dec 19, 2025
Canada changes regulations for chemicals used to make fentanyl, methamphetamine
OTTAWA - Health Canada says it has amended the regulations for precursor chemicals and manufacturing equipment used to make illegal synthetic drugs like fentanyl and methamphetamine. Changes to the re...
Dec 18, 2025
Saskatchewan’s new mobile mammography unit will start screening patients in January
An upgrade is coming to Saskatchewan's mobile breast screening services.After being on the road for 23 years, the province's mammography bus is retiring, making way for a new mobile mammography unit t...
Dec 18, 2025
Christian Dubé resigns as Quebec health minister after doctor-payment law weakened
MONTREAL - With his signature legislation to modernize doctor compensation diluted, Christian Dub announced on Thursday he would resign as health minister and quit the Coalition Avenir Qubec party alt...
Dec 18, 2025
Virtual technology expected to lower preventable mortality rates in Northern Sask.
Northern residents have twice the preventable mortality rates than their southern counterparts when it comes to cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, but medical professionals believe that gap...
Dec 18, 2025
This is what Canada's pain medication shortages have been like for chronic pain patients
TORONTO - Amanda Godda has been bedridden since August. That's when her prescription of acetaminophen with oxycodone was hit by a nationwide supply shortage. Since then, the 42-year-old has gone from ...
Dec 18, 2025
Wait times at Victoria hospital ER 'very high safety risk' according to leaked document
Wait times at some Saskatchewan hospitals reached levels high enough to be considered a very high safety risk, including Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert, the NDP announced in a news release today. ...
Dec 17, 2025
QuickList on the 23 of Alberta's politicians facing citizen recalls petitions
Citizen-led recall petitions were officially approved Wednesday against United Conservative members Mickey Amery and Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk, bringing total recalls to 23. One in four elected repres...
Dec 17, 2025
Republicans defy Speaker Johnson to force House vote on extending ACA subsidies
WASHINGTON (AP) - Four centrist Republicans broke with Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday and signed onto a Democratic-led petition that will force a House vote on extending for three years an enhanced...
Dec 17, 2025
Why transitional support is key for youth aging out of mental health services
VANCOUVER - For 29-year-old Kelsey, helping young people in Canada to be happier boils down to helping them find a passion and a community. "Even if everything else sucked, even if you had terrible me...
Dec 17, 2025