Tag Archives: Health
N.W.T. announces latest case of private health information mishandled
YELLOWKNIFE - A privacy breach affecting people who stayed at a COVID-19 isolation centre is the latest in a long line of cases of health information being mishandled in the Northwest Territories. Lat...
Dec 17, 2022
EMS calls for First Responders in Nipawin area
There's a push for a First Responder program in Nipawin.Jessica Brost, the owner of North-East EMS, has sent a letter to town council calling for the program. "We are shorter on staffing than we have ...
Dec 17, 2022
'They took everything away from him': Prince Albert family calls for answers following botched operation
Jan Kapacila firmly believes her father Gene would still be alive had it not been for a botched procedure in Saskatoon just over a year ago.Agreeing to meet with paNOW, she wiped away tears when discu...
Dec 16, 2022
Montreal public health says two children have died from strep A infections
Montreal public health officials say two children have died from strep A amid an uptick in infections across the city. Health authorities have reported four cases in the city as of Dec. 15 and the dea...
Dec 16, 2022
Ottawa mayor, local businesses welcome expected return of federal workers to offices
OTTAWA - A coffee shop in Ottawa's downtown core is looking forward to some more frequent foot traffic once federal workers head back to the office on a more regular basis. "I'm just personally excite...
Dec 16, 2022
Contraband tobacco inhales 30 to 50 per cent of B.C. market, retailers, industry fear
VICTORIA - At first, Cory Holland thought government anti-smoking measures were working when he noticed tobacco sales at his British Columbia convenience store started to drop. Holland said he recalle...
Dec 16, 2022
Length of stay in Saskatchewan emergency departments on the rise: report
Saskatchewan residents spent more time in the emergency department at hospitals this past year compared to previous years.That is coming from data released last week by the Canadian Institute for Heal...
Dec 15, 2022
Respiratory illnesses surge beyond pre-pandemic numbers in Nunavut
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut health officials say there has been a surge of respiratory illnesses across the territory this year. Dr. Sean Watchel, the territory's chief public health officer, says case...
Dec 15, 2022
Liberal government seeking delay to expanding medically assisted dying program
OTTAWA - The Liberal government announced Thursday it will seek to delay the expansion of Canada's assisted-dying regime to include people whose sole underlying conditions are mental disorders. Justic...
Dec 15, 2022
Six-month COVID-19 vaccine delay would have cost $156B: study
A study from the C.D. Howe Institute estimates Canada would have lost $156 billion in economic activity in 2021 had COVID-19 vaccines been rolled out six months later than they were. That would have b...
Dec 15, 2022