Tag Archives: Health
Cash lottery could turn dreams into reality for potential winner and BUH Foundation
The largest capital campaign taken on by the Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) Foundation is ramping up with the launch of its $100,000 Cash Lottery.In a media release the foundation said: "With 36 dra...
Aug 14, 2023
Coroner to hold inquest into officer cadet's suicide at Royal Military College
OTTAWA - The Ontario coroner will hold an inquest into the death of an officer cadet who took his own life while attending Royal Military College last year, a move the family's lawyer says is rare - a...
Aug 14, 2023
As B.C. temperatures soar, advocates call for rules to keep rental housing cool
VANCOUVER - Advocates for renters in British Columbia say it's time to consider setting a maximum temperature for rental housing to protect vulnerable tenants from dangerous heat. The call comes as a ...
Aug 14, 2023
Co-op donation kick starts Ronald McDonald house build campaign
Kasey Halkett, age five, has spent over a hundred days using the Victoria Hospital and her family has made much use of the Family Room sponsored by Ronald McDonald House Charities. She made the offici...
Aug 10, 2023
Miracle Treat Day returns to support Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation
Once again ice cream is on the menu along with a chance to support the most significant needs at Saskatchewan's Children's Hospital.Aug. 10 marks the 21st Miracle Treat Day for DQ restaurants, with pr...
Aug 10, 2023
Highest court refuses to hear appeal from B.C. churches opposed to COVID-19 ruling
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear an appeal from three British Columbia churches that argued their constitutional rights were violated when provincial restrictions banned indoor...
Aug 10, 2023
Fax machines standing in way of Quebec health system fully adopting AI: report
MONTREAL - The Quebec health-care system's reliance on fax machines, handwritten notes and paper files is standing in the way of the province fully harnessing artificial intelligence, according to a r...
Aug 09, 2023
Health Director for Sturgeon Lake passes away, leaves behind strong legacy
A well-known advocate for First Nations healthcare has passed away.Shirley Bighead died on July 19 in Saskatoon at the age of 66. At the time, she was the Director of Health for the Sturgeon Lake Firs...
Aug 09, 2023
Health advocacy work helped to heal Mark Holland during mental health crisis
OTTAWA - Advocating for the health of Canadians gave Mark Holland a sense of purpose he needed to help pull him out of the darkest period of his life, the newly appointed health minister said in an in...
Aug 08, 2023
Saskatchewan centre to have dedicated door, space for mental health patients
Inside a new health centre in Saskatchewan's capital will be a space solely for people urgently requiring psychological help.And, from the outside, it can be accessed through a dedicated door. It's wh...
Aug 07, 2023