Tag Archives: Health
No pharmacare bill this year would be a deal-breaker, says NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh
OTTAWA - New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says if the Liberal government does not introduce and pass a pharmacare bill in the House of Commons this year, he will consider it a deal-breaker. His party...
Jan 19, 2023
Commissioner recommends delaying Quebec nurse exam amid concerns over high fail rate
MONTREAL - A preliminary investigation into why more than half of candidates failed Quebec's nurse licensing exam last fall has found "concerning elements" surrounding both the exam and student prepar...
Jan 18, 2023
Child's breathing tube can be removed despite parents' protest: Quebec appeal court
MONTREAL - Quebec's Court of Appeal has ruled that a Montreal hospital can permanently remove a breathing tube from a child who has been in a coma since he fell into the family pool in June. In the de...
Jan 18, 2023
Republicans, Democrats poised for battle as debt ceiling deadline looms Thursday
WASHINGTON - It's become a reliably consistent sideshow in U.S. congressional politics: Democrats and Republicans battling over a self-imposed limit on federal borrowing, a feud that often leads to st...
Jan 18, 2023
Smith says she won't pursue COVID pardon legislation on advice from justice officials
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she won't introduce legislation to pardon those convicted of COVID-19 public health violations because she has been advised to let the courts handle it. ...
Jan 17, 2023
Officials promise changes at 'toxic' Montreal hospital after ER nurse protest
MONTREAL - Quebec's health minister says he is bringing in an external manager to try and resolve a labour dispute that forced a major Montreal hospital to partially close its emergency room Monday ni...
Jan 17, 2023
Local paramedics, support workers trying to keep up with rising addiction crisis
Over the last nine years, Saskatchewan has seen a steady increase in overdose deaths, and 2022 saw yet another record on that front. Prince Albert has seen its own share of drug and substance related ...
Jan 17, 2023
Smith says no COVID-19 pardons because Canadian system doesn't work like the U.S.
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she is no longer pursuing amnesty for COVID-19 health-rule violators because Canada doesn't work that way. "Because we've been so influenced by the (Unit...
Jan 16, 2023
Police confirm missing man found deceased
The Prince Albert Police Service has confirmed a man reported missing weeks ago has been found deceased.Dwight Whitehead was found late Monday morning in a wooded area, near the 1000 Block of 18th St....
Jan 16, 2023
Liberals mum on bill to codify standards in long-term care, despite new guidelines
OTTAWA - A team of experts released a highly anticipated, detailed handbook on how to boost quality of life and prevent the spread of infection in long-term care homes last month that could inform ant...
Jan 16, 2023