Tag Archives: Health
Five things to know about health-care talks Tuesday between Trudeau, premiers
OTTAWA - On Tuesday in Ottawa, Canada's 13 premiers and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will sit around the same table in person for the first time since COVID-19 hoping to find a path toward a new long...
Feb 05, 2023
Tiny wines find home in B.C.'s market, as Canadians consider reducing consumption
VANCOUVER - Wine lovers have growing options on the shelf to enjoy their favourite beverage as producers in B.C. offer smaller container sizes. Multiple British Columbia wineries over the last several...
Feb 05, 2023
Health-care unions push for safer parking spaces at Sask. hospitals
After recent events of harassment of health-care workers happened at hospital parking lots, at least one union is petitioning for more to be done.The SEIU-West represents health-care workers in Saskat...
Feb 04, 2023
Humboldt District Health Complex receives $340k for nurse/patient call system
The Humboldt District Hospital Foundation (HDHF) and the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) have partnered up to invest locally.Each organization has decided to commit $170,000 ($340,000 in total) to...
Feb 03, 2023
Governments seek buyer as Quebec COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer Medicago set to close
MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it's looking to find a buyer for Medicago Inc., the Quebec-based COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer that will be shut down by parent company Mitsubishi Chemical. Quebe...
Feb 03, 2023
Montreal shelters expand services to care for homeless as extreme cold hits city
MONTREAL - An extreme cold snap that brought risks of frostbite and hypothermia with temperatures of -28 C on Friday in Montreal had the city's shelters fearing for the homeless population. Environmen...
Feb 03, 2023
Mental health service in La Ronge expands offerings, accepting new clients
STG Health Services Inc. (STG La Ronge Branch) announced the expansion of its services in northern Saskatchewan. This will include private individual counselling, psychotherapy, and psychological asse...
Feb 02, 2023
COVID-19 tests will be mandatory for travellers from China for another two months
OTTAWA - People arriving on flights to Canada from China, Hong Kong and Macao will have to do a COVID-19 test before they board for another two months, after Canada announced it would renew border res...
Feb 02, 2023
Quebec says only people at risk who haven't had COVID-19 should get booster dose
MONTREAL - Only people who are considered at risk for severe COVID-19 - and who haven't already been infected - need to get a booster dose, Quebec's public health director said Thursday. The vast majo...
Feb 02, 2023
As sexual assault rates rise, provinces face shortages of specially trained nurses
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - As rates of sexual assault climb across Canada, nursing experts say there is a shortage of specially trained forensic nurses to properly care for victims. Timely care from a well-tr...
Feb 02, 2023