Tag Archives: Health
Quebec's nursing order launches campaign to stop Halloween objectification of nurses
MONTREAL - Quebec's professional order of nurses is launching a campaign this Halloween to encourage Quebecers to ditch "sexy costumes" in favour of more realistic nursing uniforms. The Ordre des infi...
Oct 24, 2022
Alberta Premier Smith seeking legal advice to pardon COVID-19 rule violators
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is seeking legal advice on whether she can pardon those fined for non-criminal violations of health restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. "The things tha...
Oct 22, 2022
Montreal hospital caters to Indigenous patients by adding bannock to meal trays
MONTREAL - An experience with a patient who wouldn't eat because the meals reminded him of residential school has prompted a Montreal hospital to start offering bannock bread to its Indigenous patient...
Oct 22, 2022
BRSI celebrates completion of renovations at day program facility
Battlefords Residential Services Inc. (BRSI) celebrated the completion of renovations at its BRIDGE day program facility on Friday. The project was completed in 2021, but the organization held the rib...
Oct 21, 2022
New program helps with hospital transportation
The Humboldt District Hospital Foundation (HDHF) has launched a new program to help people get to appointments for mental health and addictions. HDHF Executive Director Lorrie Bunko said the problem c...
Oct 21, 2022
Cops at risk of violence when dealing with mentally ill, homeless: Vancouver officer
VANCOUVER - Police have become de facto social workers for people who lack support services while struggling with homelessness, mental illness and substance use, a spokesman for the Vancouver Police D...
Oct 21, 2022
Homeless shelter sees high numbers as weather turns brisk
With the cooler weather settling in this fall, that is resulting in an increased need for the local emergency shelter, operated by Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs Inc. (BATC). Called "Miwasin Kikinaw...
Oct 20, 2022
Cold weather shelter to re-open in Prince Albert
Concerns related to Prince Albert's homeless community and where they will go when temperatures drop below freezing have been alleviated for at least the short term.Donna Brooks, CEO of Prince Albert'...
Oct 20, 2022
Best ways to prevent CO leaks as the weather gets colder
As the weather gets colder the more likely it is people will be starting up their furnaces.The Prince Albert Fire Department is once again sharing tips to help residents prevent any situations involvi...
Oct 20, 2022
Proposed dental benefit for children would cost $703M: Parliamentary budget officer
OTTAWA - Parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux says Ottawa's proposed dental benefit for children under the age of 12 would cost $703 million over the next three fiscal years. Giroux released the c...
Oct 20, 2022