Tag Archives: Health

Former Supreme Court judge tabbed to help settle several 'Havana Syndrome' claims
OTTAWA - Former Supreme Court justice Thomas Cromwell will mediate claims against the federal government from nine family members of Canadian diplomats who suffered unexplained ailments in Cuba. The d...
Nov 11, 2022

RCMP warn of new type of fentanyl circulating in the Battlefords area
Battlefords RCMP is warning the public that a new type of fentanyl is now in the Battlefords area. Fentanyl is often mixed in with other illegal street drugs and can be deadly even in small quantities...
Nov 10, 2022

Children are 60% of flu cases with PA, Northeast highest in province
Children are getting a visit from the flu virus and most of them are across the central belt of Saskatchewan. Of all the 260 cases of flu in Saskatchewan, 60 per cent are in children ranging from newb...
Nov 10, 2022

Quebec to hire more nurses to address overcrowding in north after death of 10 infants
MONTREAL - Health officials in northern Quebec say they are trying to hire more nurses and Inuit staff after a coroner's report released last month linked the deaths of 10 infants in the region to ove...
Nov 10, 2022

Tam warns of flu upswing, new COVID-19 variants as viral triple threat continues
OTTAWA - Canada's top doctor is warning of "increased growth" in new COVID-19 variants and an upswing in seasonal influenza cases, just as a surge of respiratory syncytial virus inundates hospitals. C...
Nov 10, 2022

Veterans affairs minister stands firm on record in face of anger, call to resign
OTTAWA - Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay is standing firm in the face of anger and frustration at the Liberal government over ongoing delays, backlogs and staff shortages and a call for hi...
Nov 10, 2022

Annual Radiothon raises over $760K for Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital
The annual Jim Pattison Children's Hospital (JPCH) Radiothon was once again a huge success.Radio stations in multiple communities like Prince Albert, North Battleford, Meadow Lake, Saskatoon, and Regi...
Nov 09, 2022

Alberta premier consulting with Trump adviser may affect health system, NDP warns
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition leader says Premier Danielle Smith consulting a medical adviser of former U.S. president Donald Trump on COVID-19 who calls vaccines "bioweapons" exacerbates worries sh...
Nov 09, 2022

Death of Quebec teen shot by cops avoidable if health system had intervened: coroner
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner has concluded the 2018 death of a teenager shot by provincial police could have been avoided if health-care workers had communicated better and followed up with the teen re...
Nov 09, 2022

Quebec defends decision to cut inflation cheques and ask Ottawa for more health funds
Quebec's decision to give most residents a second cash payment to help them deal with inflation isn't a reason for Ottawa to deny the province additional health-care funding, Finance Minister Eric Gir...
Nov 09, 2022