Tag Archives: Health
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
Businesses invited into hospital build process
Local businesses wanting to get in on the Victoria hospital expansion project are being asked to let the main contractor know what they can do. PCL Construction was given the job of managing the proje...
Mar 30, 2023
Liberals must create national autism framework after Tory bill receives royal assent
OTTAWA - The federal health minister will be required to develop a framework on autism spectrum disorder, including identifying ways to give financial support to autistic people, within the next 18 mo...
Mar 30, 2023
'It's going to take the community': Yukon faces Canada's worst toxic drug death rate
When the doors close at night at the administration office at Yukon's Carcross Tagish First Nation, a van hits the road and drives through the communities to offer naloxone to reverse overdoses, drug ...
Mar 30, 2023
Alleged Quebec cop killer was on probation, had history of mental health problems
MONTREAL - A Quebec man accused of killing a provincial police officer had a history of mental health issues and had been found not criminally responsible at least five times for past offences. Isaac ...
Mar 29, 2023
Treatment centre 'desperately' needed in Prince Albert: councillor
One Prince Albert city councillor said his city "desperately" needs a treatment centre built to help the growing homeless population in Prince Albert, many of whom struggle with addictions.Blake Edwar...
Mar 29, 2023