Tag Archives: Health
Empty Stocking Fund, Food Bank see lots of support
The Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre (BDFRC) is enjoying plenty of donations from the community this year for the Empty Stocking Fund (ESF) project and the Food Bank. "We're distributing ...
Dec 19, 2022
'Freedom Convoy' protest voted news story of the year
OTTAWA - The massive convoy of demonstrators that rolled into Ottawa this past winter loudly heralded a new era in Canadian politics, with blaring horns and the rumble of hundreds of idling engines. T...
Dec 19, 2022
'Perfect storm' of inflation, high prices driving more into homelessness: advocates
CALGARY - Social agencies and advocates say rising interest rates and high inflation are pushing more Canadians into homelessness. Chaz Smith, who was once homeless himself, said some of the clients o...
Dec 19, 2022
Dietician gives advice for navigating holiday meals
Turkey dinner with mashed potatoes smothered in gravy is a holiday meal we often look forward to - and topping that off with dessert will make those calories add up.According to a study by Wren Kitche...
Dec 18, 2022
In crowded N.B. hospital, 88-year-old awaiting nursing home placed in supply room
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - The daughter of an 88-year-old woman who spent part of Thursday in a supply room at an overcrowded New Brunswick hospital says she's alarmed by the shortages of space and staff in t...
Dec 17, 2022
N.W.T. announces latest case of private health information mishandled
YELLOWKNIFE - A privacy breach affecting people who stayed at a COVID-19 isolation centre is the latest in a long line of cases of health information being mishandled in the Northwest Territories. Lat...
Dec 17, 2022
EMS calls for First Responders in Nipawin area
There's a push for a First Responder program in Nipawin.Jessica Brost, the owner of North-East EMS, has sent a letter to town council calling for the program. "We are shorter on staffing than we have ...
Dec 17, 2022
'They took everything away from him': Prince Albert family calls for answers following botched operation
Jan Kapacila firmly believes her father Gene would still be alive had it not been for a botched procedure in Saskatoon just over a year ago.Agreeing to meet with paNOW, she wiped away tears when discu...
Dec 16, 2022
Montreal public health says two children have died from strep A infections
Montreal public health officials say two children have died from strep A amid an uptick in infections across the city. Health authorities have reported four cases in the city as of Dec. 15 and the dea...
Dec 16, 2022
Ottawa mayor, local businesses welcome expected return of federal workers to offices
OTTAWA - A coffee shop in Ottawa's downtown core is looking forward to some more frequent foot traffic once federal workers head back to the office on a more regular basis. "I'm just personally excite...
Dec 16, 2022