Tag Archives: Health
'Making things a little more accessible': Paralyzed Bronco looks to improve buildings
CALGARY - Spending the last five years using a wheelchair has given former Humboldt Broncos hockey player Ryan Straschnitzki a new path forward. The 23-year-old from Airdrie, Alta., says so many times...
Apr 03, 2023
No legal justification for use of Emergencies Act, civil liberties group tells court
OTTAWA - A national civil liberties group told a federal judge Monday the federal government has not clearly spelled out proper legal justification for its use of the Emergencies Act early last year i...
Apr 03, 2023
Legislation for physician assistants introduced in Saskatchewan
In a bid to help heal Saskatchewan's limping health-care system, the province's health minister has introduced legislation to allow physician assistants to practice in Saskatchewan."This is another to...
Apr 02, 2023
Liberals' political will on pharmacare questioned as minister promises progress
OTTAWA - Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the government's plans for pharmacare are moving forward, but experts who study government drug plans suggest the Liberals may have lost the political wi...
Apr 01, 2023
Medical students to tour La Ronge as part of Roadmap Program
Approximately 22 medical students and family medicine residents will travel to La Ronge on Saturday as part of the Saskatchewan Medical Association's (SMA) Roadmap Program. According to a media releas...
Mar 31, 2023
More people with greater needs driving $7B increase to dental-care cost
OTTAWA - The federal government now expects far more Canadians with long-overdue dental needs to sign up for its insurance plan, and the health minister says that's why the estimated cost has risen by...
Mar 31, 2023
Rush for diabetes and weight-loss drug Ozempic puts cross-border sales in spotlight
VANCOUVER - The B.C. government's bid to restrict the sale of diabetes drug Ozempic to prevent non-Canadian residents draining supplies was the right move and a long time coming, says Brett Skinner, f...
Mar 30, 2023
Indigenous Youth conference sets out to spark change and create positive legacies
Hundreds of youth from all corners of Northern Saskatchewan, have gathered in Prince Albert this week for a special conference and are discussing some serious topics related to gang awareness, leaders...
Mar 30, 2023
Supporters of Quill Plains Centennial Lodge look to refurbish weathered home
It's a facility that has housed senior citizens in the northeast for decades, but the age starting to show on the building has created a desperate need to refurbish it.Amidst the cracks and weathered ...
Mar 30, 2023
MPs debate bill that would outlaw advertising sugar to Canadian kids
OTTAWA - Trix may be for kids, but a Quebec Liberal MP does not want that kind of cereal or other sugary foods marketed that way anymore. A parliamentary health committee is discussing Patricia Lattan...
Mar 30, 2023