Tag Archives: Health
Upcoming spring vet clinic already full
The upcoming veterinarian clinic May 11-14 at the Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre is full."We've got all of our surgeries and vet check spots full and so, right now, anyone who is still sendin...
May 02, 2023
Flooding has pushed Wisconsin's Bad River closer to Line 5 pipeline: court documents
WASHINGTON - Heavy flooding throughout the U.S. Midwest has pushed the edge of the Bad River in Wisconsin ever closer to Line 5, amplifying fears that the controversial pipeline could rupture on Indig...
May 02, 2023
Sask doctors and transplant team recognized for work in organ donation
Two awards were recently presented to Saskatchewan healthcare workers, in honour of Logan Boulet.Dr. Michael Moser and Dr. Gavin Beck (on behalf of the Saskatchewan Transplant team), received Logan Bo...
May 02, 2023
White House, DHS to end COVID-19 vaccination rule for foreign travellers by May 12
WASHINGTON - The Biden administration says COVID-19 vaccination requirements for foreign air travellers and at the Canada-U.S. border are being lifted as of May 12. The day before, May 11, will mark t...
May 01, 2023
Water pressure: Indigenous leaders from U.S., Canada still demanding pollution probe
WASHINGTON - Indigenous leaders in Canada and the U.S. are turning up the pressure on Ottawa for an investigation of toxic mining runoff from B.C., despite high-level bilateral promises of an agreemen...
May 01, 2023
'If we don't understand, we can't really change': Studying Saskatchewan mass killer
RCMP may never fully learn why Myles Sanderson went on a deadly stabbing rampage on a Saskatchewan First Nation, but they may be able to offer answers that some experts say could help victims' familie...
Apr 29, 2023
Victoria Hospital receives big donation ahead of National Nursing Week
The Victoria Hospital Foundation said it's grateful for a generous donation from one of Canada's biggest banks.To celebrate National Nursing Week, the RBC Foundation said it is donating $10,000 to hel...
Apr 28, 2023
Canada won new Volkswagen battery plant despite 'way, way more' money from U.S.: PM
NEW YORK - Canada won Volkswagen's lucrative new electric vehicle battery plant despite "way, way more" U.S. dollars on the table, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday as he talked up the virtues...
Apr 28, 2023
Health minister tells committee he didn't interfere in arm's-length drug price agency
OTTAWA - Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said Thursday he did not put any undue political pressure on the independent federal agency that regulates the price of patented drugs to influence its effort...
Apr 27, 2023
CMHA plans art show, walk for Mental Health Awareness Week
The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Battlefords branch will celebrate Mental Health Awareness Week, running from May 1 to 7, with a number of local events. The organization will have an art ...
Apr 26, 2023