Tag Archives: Health
Inflation-focused Pierre Poilievre back to Parliament as health-care talks loom
OTTAWA - It's no secret what Pierre Poilievre thinks about government spending and inflation. Same with guns. But what does the Conservative leader think should happen when premiers ask for billions m...
Jan 28, 2023
B.C. health minister Dix 'delighted' premiers finally set to meet PM on funding
VICTORIA - British Columbia's health minister says he's "delighted" Canada's premiers are set to meet with the prime minister early next month to discuss a potential deal to increase federal health fu...
Jan 27, 2023
WHO decision on COVID-19 emergency won't effect Canada's response: Tam
OTTAWA - On Monday, exactly three years from the day he declared COVID-19 to be a global public health emergency, World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will decide whet...
Jan 27, 2023
Focus on retaining nurses before recruiting nurses from other provinces: association
MONTREAL - Efforts to lure nurses from other provinces are underway in several parts of the country, but the head of a national nurses association says the poaching won't solve anything unless working...
Jan 27, 2023
Canadians worried about the state of provincial health systems: poll
OTTAWA - A new survey suggests the vast majority of Canadians have concerns about the state of the health-care system, particularly in Atlantic provinces where hospitals have struggled to maintain eme...
Jan 27, 2023
Provincial governments not jumping to act on tighter alcohol warning guidelines
HALIFAX - Politicians in charge of provincial and territorial liquor laws aren't hurrying to adopt or promote newly updated guidelines that advise a steep drop in Canadian drinking habits. Across Cana...
Jan 27, 2023
NDP says Alberta premier's prosecutor review flawed, calls for outside investigation
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition leader says Premier Danielle Smith's assurance of a thorough investigation into allegations of interference with Crown prosecutors is "an empty talking point" given new...
Jan 26, 2023
Doctor shortage driving people away from Newfoundland town known for growth
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A doctor shortage is threatening to undo years of work turning the Newfoundland town of Bonavista into an internationally lauded example of rural growth and development, the communi...
Jan 26, 2023
Manning COVID review to cover off work of long-promised Alberta public health panel
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's promise to assemble a panel of medical experts to deliver ongoing advice on public health and COVID-19 will be covered off by former Reform Party Leader Pre...
Jan 25, 2023
Police cite mental health stigma as drivers urge man on B.C. bridge to 'take action'
DELTA, B.C. - Police say drivers on the Alex Fraser Bridge outside Vancouver honked and yelled at a man in a mental health crisis standing outside the safety rail, with some encouraging him to "take a...
Jan 25, 2023