Tag Archives: Health
Applications open for dental care benefits touted by Liberals as inflation relief
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency is now accepting applications from parents for the new children's dental benefit, which was put forward as part of the Liberal government's package of cost-of-living...
Dec 01, 2022
Prince Albert flexes muscles for good cause
A countrywide fundraiser that helps youth with autism or intellectual disabilities participate in physical activities was able to raise over $3,300 from the Prince Albert area alone. The Move for Kids...
Nov 30, 2022
COVID vaccine policy for Arctic Winter Games not due to Alberta influence: official
YELLOWKNIFE - An official with the Arctic Winter Games says its decision to revoke a mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy for the upcoming event had nothing to do with pressure from the Alberta governmen...
Nov 30, 2022
Calls for expanded safe supply as B.C. counts another 179 overdose deaths
VICTORIA - British Columbia's coroner says the overdose death toll for October reached 179 people, prompting a renewed call for Premier David Eby to introduce a widely accessible safe supply of drugs....
Nov 30, 2022
Coroner refuses Montreal family's request for new investigation into woman's ER death
MONTREAL - The Quebec coroner's office has rejected a request by a Montreal family for a new investigation into the death of an 86-year-old Filipino woman found lifeless on the floor of an emergency r...
Nov 30, 2022
Ministerial staff shared information about soldiers' role in "Freedom Convoy"
OTTAWA - Emails released through a public inquiry suggest federal Liberal political aides were scrambling earlier this year to figure out the extent to which members of the Canadian Armed Forces were ...
Nov 30, 2022
Province expanding eligibility for rural and remote healthcare incentive program
The government of Saskatchewan is expanding eligibility for its incentive program to help get more healthcare professionals to rural and remote areas.Back in October, the province announced it was off...
Nov 30, 2022
Feds name doctors, academics and lawyer to Cannabis Act review panel
OTTAWA - The federal government has announced a panel of experts that will lead a statutory review of the country's Cannabis Act. Panel members include Dr. Oyedeji Ayonrinde, an associate professor in...
Nov 30, 2022
MLCN celebrates re-opening of detox centre
Nearly two years after being forced to close due to COVID, the eight-bed detox centre at Montreal Lake Cree Nation is back open.The grand reopening was marked Monday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Ba...
Nov 29, 2022
Trudeau says Chinese protesters deserve free speech, a 'mistake' to bar cameras
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says everyone in China should be allowed to express themselves amid Beijing's crackdown on COVID-19. He also says an Ottawa university should not have barred rep...
Nov 29, 2022