Tag Archives: Health
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
Yukon budget lays out $48.2-million surplus, funding for dental, inflation relief
WHITEHORSE - The Yukon government is predicting a $48.2-million surplus in 2023 with a budget promising cash for housing, health care, infrastructure and inflation relief. The document, tabled by Fina...
Mar 02, 2023
B.C. premier 'astonished' firm got Health Canada approval to make and sell cocaine
LANGLEY, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby says he is "astonished" that Health Canada has granted a cannabis company the right to possess, produce, sell and distribute cocaine. Adastra Labs in...
Mar 02, 2023
Quebec health minister says emergency room death of 86-year-old woman 'disturbing'
MONTREAL - The family of an 86-year-old woman who died in an emergency room last week near Quebec City says it's not normal that she was allegedly left to die in a hallway without food or water. Gilbe...
Mar 02, 2023
Sask. NDP MLAs stop in P.A. as part of Health Solutions Tour
Listening to those on the front lines in Prince Albert and surrounding areas was the first and major step for three NDP MLAs on their Health Solutions Tour.Health Critic Vickie Mowat and Rural Health ...
Mar 02, 2023
Ottawa ends shipments of rapid COVID-19 tests as millions set to expire
The federal government has stopped shipping rapid COVID-19 antigen tests to provinces as millions are set to expire within the year, and experts say the once-essential tool has lost its importance in ...
Mar 02, 2023
'Havana syndrome' report won't undermine U.S. support for victims: White House
WASHINGTON - The White House says a new report debunking the idea that "Havana syndrome" was the work of a foreign adversary won't diminish President Joe Biden's support for its victims. U.S. intellig...
Mar 01, 2023
Company planning to make COVID-19 vaccine in Canada could go out of business
MONTREAL - An American company that signed a deal with the federal government to produce COVID-19 vaccines in Montreal has warned investors it could go out of business within the year. Executives at M...
Mar 01, 2023
B.C. and Ottawa reach $27-billion health funding agreement
LANGLEY, B.C. - Millions in immediate federal funding will make a difference in the "acute situation" in British Columbia's hospitals, especially in rural communities, Premier David Eby said Wednesday...
Mar 01, 2023