Tag Archives: Health
Follow Canada's lead on easing COVID-19 travel restrictions, U.S. lawmakers urge
WASHINGTON - Lawmakers from the northern United States are cheering reports that Canada is poised to abandon COVID-19 vaccination rules for foreign visitors, and want President Joe Biden's administrat...
Sep 23, 2022
Specialists join forces to push B.C. for same recognition as family doctors
Specialists ranging from cardiologists to pediatricians and orthopedic surgeons are pushing the British Columbia government to alleviate backlogs that have worsened wait times. Their stance comes as t...
Sep 22, 2022
Orano Canada donates $250K to new NICU at Victoria Hospital
A uranium company is donating $250,000 in support of the new NICU at Prince Albert's Victoria Hospital.Orano Canada made the announcement earlier this week, coinciding with the unit welcoming its firs...
Sep 22, 2022
Overnight shelter returning to downtown La Ronge
A return to normal is coming for La Ronge's Extended Hours Program following a bumpy two years. For the first time since 2019, the town's overnight shelter will operate from Scattered Site located alo...
Sep 22, 2022
Canada ending requirements for COVID-19 vaccines, ArriveCan app at border Sept. 30
OTTAWA - The last of Canada's COVID-19 border restrictions will disappear at the end of this month with the expiry of a cabinet order affecting mandatory vaccinations, testing and quarantine of intern...
Sep 22, 2022
Dangerous fungus detected at Montreal-area hospital, health officials say
MONTREAL - A dangerous fungus known for its resistance to treatment was detected earlier this month at a hospital in Longueuil, Que., on Montreal's South Shore, health authorities said Thursday. Since...
Sep 22, 2022
B.C. has Canada's lowest financial support for seniors, says advocate
VICTORIA - A report by British Columbia's seniors advocate says the province ranks last in Canada in providing key financial support to elders, with 84 per cent of its low-income seniors sometimes run...
Sep 22, 2022
Military officer reprimanded, fined for anti-vaccine comments while wearing uniform
OTTAWA - A Canadian Armed Forces officer who publicly urged other military members to disobey orders and not help distribute COVID-19 vaccines was reprimanded and fined on Thursday after apologizing f...
Sep 22, 2022
Humboldt Urban Garden Sanctuary receives national award
The Canadian Nursery Landscape Association has awarded the Humboldt Urban Garden Sanctuary (HUGS) with the Green for Life Community award.Project designer Leslie Cornell received the nationally recogn...
Sep 22, 2022
How is cannabis legalization going? Feds launch overdue review to find out
OTTAWA - The federal government launched a long-awaited review on Thursday of how legalizing marijuana has affected the health of Canadians, the domestic cannabis industry and the black market. The Li...
Sep 22, 2022