Tag Archives: Health
What it means if you're randomly selected at the airport for a COVID-19 test
OTTAWA - You've just returned from a fabulous trip abroad. You make it through Canadian customs, ready to get home and settle back into normal life, or at least the new normal you've established since...
Jul 20, 2022
More doctors across Canada should prescribe safer drugs to reduce overdoses: minister
VANCOUVER - Canada's minister of mental health and addictions says more doctors across the country should be willing to prescribe a safer supply of drugs to reduce overdoses instead of fearing they wi...
Jul 20, 2022
Questions raised about value of random COVID-19 tests for travellers
OTTAWA - Infectious disease experts are at odds over how valuable it is to randomly test travellers arriving in Canada for COVID-19, as the federal government relaunched its mandatory testing program....
Jul 20, 2022
Quebec City residents asked to avoid five swamped ERs amid staff shortages
Quebec City residents were asked Tuesday to avoid unnecessary trips to five emergency rooms struggling with staff shortages and overcrowding. The Centre hospitalier universitaire de Qubec said that su...
Jul 19, 2022
Overall COVID levels drop in P.A. & North Battleford, levels for newest variant rising: study
Levels for the newest strain of COVID are up in Prince Albert, North Battleford, and Saskatoon.According to the University of Saskatchewan which continues to study the virus in each community, the Omi...
Jul 18, 2022
Montreal Children's Hospital says it's overcrowded, urges to avoid emergency room
Montreal Children's Hospital says a surge in patients is putting strain on its emergency services, forcing families to be redirected elsewhere. The hospital sent a release earlier today, asking young ...
Jul 17, 2022
Mental health experts say Canada should have a three-digit suicide crisis hotline
Canada must make good on a long-standing promise to implement a centralized mental health crisis line that bypasses police and connects those in need with professionals who can help them, experts argu...
Jul 17, 2022
Young athletes encouraged to register for development camp
An Athlete Development Camp will start next week for those between the ages of 10 to 17.The summer is a great time for conditioning work as athletes prepare for fall sports, said Jonas Roberts Memoria...
Jul 15, 2022
Sask. NDP call for funding of life-saving medicine for Nipawin woman
Saskatchewan's opposition party is calling on the SaskParty government to fund life-saving treatment for a Nipawin woman.Earlier this month, northeastNOW shared the story of Morgan Buyaki who suffers ...
Jul 15, 2022
Ottawa announces influenza vaccine agreement with GlaxoSmithKline
In preparation for future pandemic and seasonal flu seasons, the federal government announced Friday it has signed a new deal with GlaxoSmithKline for influenza vaccines. Health Minister Jean-Yves Duc...
Jul 15, 2022