Tag Archives: Health
B.C. to drop COVID-19 vaccine rule for public workers as it launches booster campaign
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is rescinding its policy requiring provincial public servants to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and is planning a spring booster program that will focus on the elderly and...
Mar 10, 2023
Duclos warns provinces to stop letting patients be charged for virtual health care
OTTAWA - Provinces that continue to allow private clinics to charge patients directly for virtual health care could see their future federal funding clawed back, as the government moved Friday to put ...
Mar 10, 2023
Law delaying expansion of assisted dying regime to March 2024 passes
OTTAWA - A Liberal bill to delay the planned expansion of Canada's medically assisted dying regime has passed third reading in the Senate. The expansion, which was originally slated for March 17, woul...
Mar 09, 2023
More mental health resilience during COVID-19 than previously thought, study suggests
The first year of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to have taken a relatively limited toll on overall global mental health, Canadian researchers say in a new study published in the British Medical Journa...
Mar 09, 2023
BRCC launches Sharing a Vision project to gather feedback
People living in the Battlefords and surrounding area will have an opportunity to take part in a new survey to give their feedback. Battlefords Regional Community Coalition (BRCC) is launching a publi...
Mar 08, 2023
Fraser says Canada, U.S. support 'root causes' approach to immigration challenges
WASHINGTON - Canada and the United States both support a holistic, long-term approach to their shared immigration challenges, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said Tuesday after a meeting in the U.S. ...
Mar 07, 2023
Prince Albert woman brings international motivational conference to Saskatchewan
Prince Albert's Corliss Rassyle says the pandemic has had a big impact on peoples' mental health, and in many cases taken them to a place of surviving rather than chasing dreams.That was among the dri...
Mar 04, 2023
B.C. firm walks back talk to commercialize cocaine after drawing Trudeau's ire
VICTORIA - A British Columbia company that received federal approval to produce and sell cocaine has revised its original statement that outlined plans to commercialize the controlled substance. Adast...
Mar 03, 2023
River Valley Resilience Retreat named recipient of 4-H Charity Steer auction
The Prince Albert Regional Beef 4-H Show and Sale is just over three months away, and money raised from the Charity Steer Auction will be used to enhance a local retreat for front line workers.The Riv...
Mar 02, 2023
Syphilis still growing with 639% increase since 2019
The rate of syphilis cases in Saskatchewan has seen a massive jump since an outbreak was first declared in 2019. Dr. Ibrahim Khan, regional medical officer of health for Indigenous Services Canada, sa...
Mar 02, 2023