Tag Archives: Health
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
Frustration, anxiety persist as Liberals claim success on wait times for veterans
OTTAWA - When Stephen LaSalle first injured his foot in a military training exercise, he had only heard the stories about what it was like to deal with Veterans Affairs Canada. Five years later, the r...
Nov 09, 2022
Alberta Opposition demands Smith revoke call for advice from COVID 'bioweapon' doc
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition says Premier Danielle Smith must cancel the invitation for advice from Dr. Paul Alexander, a high-profile critic of mainstream COVID-19 science who has referred to the ...
Nov 08, 2022
Alberta Court of Appeal dismisses unvaccinated woman's case for organ donation
EDMONTON - Alberta's Court of Appeal has upheld the requirement that eligible transplant recipients be vaccinated against COVID-19, saying the stipulation did not violate the charter rights of a woman...
Nov 08, 2022
Quebec coroner says delays in getting to hospital 'very likely' led to baby's death
MONTREAL - A seven-month-old baby from a northern First Nations community who died of meningitis in April might have survived if it hadn't taken so long to get her to hospital, a Quebec coroner has co...
Nov 08, 2022
Democrat or Republican, Canada will work with Congress after midterms: Trudeau
WASHINGTON - Gretchen Whitmer, the Michigan governor and Joe Biden ally behind the effort to shut down Canada's cross-border Line 5 pipeline, was re-elected Tuesday in midterm elections that showcased...
Nov 08, 2022
Health funding talks end with no agreement as feds walk away, blaming premiers
VANCOUVER - Ministers who gathered for meetings to address the national health crisis left Tuesday without assurances of more funding from their federal counterpart, who blamed premiers for giving the...
Nov 08, 2022
BUH Foundation announces plans for 2022 Festival of Trees
The theme for the 28th annual Festival of Trees will be "A Royal Christmas". The festival will run from Friday, Nov. 25 to Friday, Dec. 2 at the Western Development Museum. Proceeds from this year's f...
Nov 07, 2022