Tag Archives: Health
First Nations health gets $8.2B in funding; may be used on 'social determinants'
VANCOUVER - Federal funding of $8.2 billion over 10 years for the First Nations Health Authority in British Columbia will give Indigenous communities unprecedented control over how to use the cash to ...
Apr 14, 2023
22 overdoses in one night: Ex-paramedic looks back on 7th anniversary of B.C. crisis
VANCOUVER - Brian Twaites remembers the first time he realized toxic drugs in British Columbia had hit a crisis level. On one shift as a paramedic, he handled 26 calls and more than 22 of them were dr...
Apr 14, 2023
‘We are a lifeline’: A look inside the busy world of emergency dispatchers
They are the first, first responders and the lifeline you need when faced with an emergency.This week, Emergency Telecommunications workers are being recognized during National Public Safety Telecommu...
Apr 14, 2023
Canada's pledge to make more vaccines at home is still a work in progress
OTTAWA - The COVID-19 pandemic wasn't even six months old, and not a single vaccine for it had been approved for use anywhere, when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took to a podium in Montreal to promis...
Apr 14, 2023
'Political hit men': Emails detail anger over RCMP handling of border protests
There were complaints that Mounties were not doing enough at the Canada-U. S. border-crossing in Coutts, Alta., when protests erupted over COVID-19 pandemic policies. There were others saying the same...
Apr 14, 2023
B.C. marks 7th anniversary of overdose emergency with grim record statistics
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Emergency Health Services has released grim statistics on the toxic drug crisis ahead of the seventh anniversary of the province declaring a public health emergency. B.C. ...
Apr 13, 2023
Health minister says stiffer rules could prevent over-prescribing to U.S. patients
RICHMOND, B.C. - The federal health minister says regulations governing medical practice may have to be strengthened in each province to prevent "incompetence" by doctors who could write thousands of ...
Apr 13, 2023
'Potentially devastating': Bird flu cases in mammals put scientists on alert
A rise in mammals infected with bird flu has put Canadian wildlife and public health experts on alert, as recent research by federal scientists warns of a "potentially devastating pandemic" if the vir...
Apr 13, 2023
ML NorthWest Community Lodge fundraiser planned
The NorthWest Community Lodge Association Inc. is planning a fundraiser event - called "Making the Lodge a Home" - coming up, to support the lodge. The non-profit will hold the event May 6 at the Mead...
Apr 12, 2023
New dental care program should give First Nations benefits more teeth: NDP
OTTAWA - Dental benefits for Indigenous people should be improved if the new national dental insurance plan offers better or more accessible services, NDP health critic Don Davies said Wednesday. The ...
Apr 12, 2023