Tag Archives: Health
Alberta replaces chief medical officer of health who oversaw COVID-19 pandemic
EDMONTON - Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the chief medical officer of health who became the face of Alberta's public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic, has been officially removed from her post. The provi...
Nov 14, 2022
Prince Albert doctor responds to child medicine shortages
A Prince Albert family physician is encouraging parents to keep their children home from school if showing any flu-like symptoms.Michelle James is one of a number of doctors across the city who has se...
Nov 14, 2022
Champions of Mental Health Committee creates new scholarships for psychiatric nursing students
The Registered Psychiatric Nurses Association of Saskatchewan - Battlefords Branch (RPNAS) is creating two scholarships to be awarded annually. Two North West College students studying to become a reg...
Nov 14, 2022
Ontario's top doctor 'strongly' recommends masks, Alberta premier says don't panic
TORONTO - Ontario's chief medical officer of health strongly recommended Monday that residents wear masks in indoor public settings to protect children from a "triple threat" of respiratory viruses, w...
Nov 14, 2022
Health Canada importing more kids' pain and fever meds to restock store shelves
TORONTO - A foreign supply of children's pain and fever medication should land on Canadian retail shelves in the coming weeks, Health Canada said Monday. The agency, which had previously announced it ...
Nov 14, 2022
BGC Battlefords annual gala fundraiser coming up
People will have an opportunity to show their support for local youth at the BGC Battlefords (Battlefords Boys and Girls Club Inc.) 22nd annual gala fundraiser planned on Thursday.Monday is the last d...
Nov 14, 2022
New Democrats call for independent review of government's COVID-19 response
OTTAWA - It's time for Canadians to find out how well the federal government handled COVID-19 with a public inquiry into Canada's pandemic response, the NDP says. With the final federal public-health ...
Nov 14, 2022
Slips and falls among 157 incidents this weekend says Parkland Ambulance
Parkland Ambulance was keeping busy this weekend. Paramedics were called out to 157 incidents over the weekend with some of the calls stemming from the same kind of issue. Parkland Ambulance reported ...
Nov 14, 2022
Children’s fever and pain relief medication still in short supply
Shortages of children's fever and pain relief medications are causing concerns across the province.Stephanie Yeboah, a pharmacist at Nanogram Pharmacy in Saskatoon, is well aware as she sees concerned...
Nov 13, 2022
Ex-nurse donates $3.8M for health unit in Downtown Eastside where she worked in 1950s
VANCOUVER - Lily Lee's first contribution to Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and Chinatown neighbourhoods was as a 21-year-old community nurse in the 1950s when she was fresh out of the University of Br...
Nov 11, 2022