Tag Archives: Health
Six infants stillborn in Sask. syphilis outbreak
An increase in syphilis in parts of Saskatchewan has led to the still births of six babies according to the medical officer of health for Indigenous Services in Saskatchewan. Dr. Ibrahim Khan said on-...
Jul 29, 2022
Visa denials denounced at Montreal AIDS conference, federal minister cancels speech
MONTREAL - The International AIDS Society will re-evaluate how it organizes international conferences as a result of visa denials by the Canadian government, the organization's president said Friday i...
Jul 29, 2022
Advocates say the federal government can do more to address opioid use stigma
OTTAWA - New federal government research says that stigmatizing views about opioid use disorder - unfair perceptions and disapproval of people who take these drugs - continue to be held by a significa...
Jul 28, 2022
Montreal says vaccine — not limiting sexual partners — best way to fight monkeypox
MONTREAL - Controlling monkeypox will be done through vaccination, not by encouraging men who have sex with men to limit their sexual partners, Montreal's public health director said Thursday. "If my ...
Jul 28, 2022
Project tracking COVID-19 in Canadian long-term care paused due to lack of data
TORONTO - A think tank that's been compiling data on COVID-19 in Canadian long-term care homes says it has to stop its work because provinces are no longer making enough information public about the s...
Jul 28, 2022
Once months ahead, N.W.T. behind in COVID-19 vaccine rollout for 4th doses
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories was among the first jurisdictions in Canada to offer the COVID-19 vaccine to all adult residents, but it's now lagging behind in expanding a rollout of fourth d...
Jul 28, 2022
New ambulance rates in St. Walburg
Rates are changing for ambulance services in St. Walburg.Starting Sept. 1, WestMed Paramedics Inc. in the town will see rates change to $325 per call, as a result of being designated as an Advanced Li...
Jul 27, 2022
Montreal AIDS conference: progress made toward cure, but COVID stalled global fight
MONTREAL - Ahead of a major international AIDS conference in Montreal, researchers and officials on Wednesday promoted the progress toward finding a cure for HIV but lamented how the COVID-19 pandemic...
Jul 27, 2022
Canada's top doc encourages safe sex, fewer partners to prevent spread of monkeypox
OTTAWA - Men who have sex with men should practise safe sex and reduce their number of partners to limit the spread of monkeypox in Canada, Dr. Theresa Tam advised Wednesday. The World Health Organiza...
Jul 27, 2022
Liberals to launch consultations on criminal justice response to HIV non-disclosure
OTTAWA - The Liberal government plans to launch consultations this October on the criminal justice system's response to HIV non-disclosure. Justice Minister David Lametti made the commitment as he met...
Jul 27, 2022