Tag Archives: Health

As LBGTQ community girds for battle, advocates say time and the law are on their side
WASHINGTON - Harleigh Walker is just an ordinary American high school kid, but with one important difference: how she's spending her summer vacation. The self-described "very happy" straight-A student...
Jun 23, 2023

Hope Air expedition makes stops in La Ronge, Prince Albert
Representatives with Hope Air were in La Ronge and Prince Albert on Tuesday as part of the sixth annual Give Hope Wings expedition.Hope Air is a national charity providing travel support through fligh...
Jun 20, 2023

Yukon's COVID vaccine rollout falls short for First Nations care, engagement: auditor
A report from Canada's auditor general found that Yukon's COVID-19 immunization rollout hadshortcomings, including a lack of engagement with First Nations, some of whom worried they were test subjects...
Jun 20, 2023

Fire situation eases slightly, but risks remain as more than 400 wildfires still burn
OTTAWA - Canadians should be on alert for more bad air quality days ahead this summer as wildfires continue to burn out of control in most provinces, national public health officials warned Monday. Th...
Jun 19, 2023

'A bit of help': Canadian Red Cross funding medical clinics for displaced in Ukraine
KORSUN-SHEVCHENKIVSKYI - Medical intern Alina Manko sits at a desk and speaks with a woman as other patients wait for their turn. Wearing a red vest and cap, Manko is part of a group staffing mobile u...
Jun 19, 2023

U.S. deploys high-tech Pentagon program to help Canada detect, suppress new wildfires
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Defense has deployed a new high-tech fire detection system to help Canada battle one of its worst wildfire seasons on record. The White House says the FireGuard sys...
Jun 17, 2023

'Make a casserole': River Valley Resilience Retreat offers advice for PTSD awareness month
For Michelle McKeaveney, co-founder of the River Valley Resilience Retreat, the way people need to treat Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in others is simple: try to react to it the way you would...
Jun 16, 2023

Homeless situation is consuming, City councillor says
How to cope with a homeless population that sometimes refuses housing in favour of sleeping rough on city streets remains an unanswered question, but it is being asked, nonetheless. City of Prince Alb...
Jun 16, 2023

RCMP working to confirm identities of 15 killed on bus heading to Manitoba casino
Residents in Dauphin, Man., are anxiously waiting for word on the identities of 15 people killed in a fiery bus crash.Mounties say the group of mostly seniors was heading to a casino when the bus they...
Jun 16, 2023

Muskoday awareness walk arrives in Regina
After seven days, and over 300 kilometers of walking, members of Muskoday First Nation have reached the province's capital.Betty Prosper and Erica Hennie were part of the group raising awareness for t...
Jun 15, 2023