Tag Archives: Health
Case managers warn veterans' lives at stake as Ottawa presses ahead on rehab contract
OTTAWA - Case managers at Veterans Affairs Canada are warning that lives could be at stake as the government presses ahead with plans to change the way physical and mental rehabilitation services are ...
Nov 21, 2022
2022 tax forms in Ontario, Nunavut to offer access to organ donor information
OTTAWA - People who file taxes in Ontario and Nunavut for the 2022 tax year will have the option of seeking information about organ and tissue donation. The federal government has announced the two ju...
Nov 21, 2022
Nearly $800,000 already raised towards improvements of Quill Plains Centennial Lodge
The Quill Plains Health Care Foundation (QPHF) is continuing to raise money to finance the addition of a new wing for the Quill Plains Centennial Lodge (QPCL), along with other much-needed renovations...
Nov 18, 2022
Young advocate for reconciliation recognized with Queen's medal
An 11-year-girl who has done extensive work promoting reconciliation was one of over 100 people to receive a Queen's Jubilee medal in Prince Albert on Friday.And Laryn Constant received a standing ova...
Nov 18, 2022
'Warped stance on COVID': Fired Alberta Health Services board member calls out Smith
EDMONTON - A health system leader fired by Premier Danielle Smith has fired back in an open letter, saying her abusive, divisive attacks, blended with "warped" anti-science beliefs, make her a poor ex...
Nov 18, 2022
Students and staff at many northeast schools getting sick
It seems there are higher numbers of kids falling ill in smaller communities, as well as the province's larger cities. "We definitely notice in most of our communities that we have some high rates of ...
Nov 18, 2022
Foreign supply of children's pain meds set to hit Canadian shelves next week
A large supply of foreign-sourced children's fever and pain medication is expected to start showing up on retail shelves next week, but a pharmacy leader cautions it will likely only put a "small dent...
Nov 18, 2022
Visits may be impacted by COVID outbreak at Sask Pen.
In addition to announcing 10 inmates at the penitentiary in Prince Albert, the Correctional Service of Canada said that planned visits can be impacted. The 10 inmates that were announced as positive y...
Nov 18, 2022
Report uncovers signs of violence, negligence at two Montreal long-term care homes
MONTREAL - A government-commissioned report into the conditions at two privately owned long-term care homes in Montreal has revealed widespread mistreatment of residents at both facilities. Les Rsiden...
Nov 17, 2022
Senators pass Liberal dental benefit for kids, housing benefit for renters
OTTAWA - Senators have passed a bill that will allow low- and middle-income families to access government money to help care for their kids' dental care, starting as early as Dec. 1. The dental benefi...
Nov 17, 2022