Tag Archives: Health
Coroner finds lapses in care for Quebec man who sought MAID after hospital bedsores
MONTREAL - Quebec health authorities should improve their approach to caring for people with spinal cord injuries, a coroner has recommended, after a man sought a medically assisted death because of b...
Nov 25, 2025
Ophthalmologists urge provinces not to allow optometrists to perform minor surgeries
TORONTO - Ophthalmologists are urging provincial governments not to move ahead with plans that would allow optometrists to perform some surgeries and laser eye treatments, which are currently outside ...
Nov 25, 2025
Stopping overdoses like bailing a boat with a thimble, B.C. court hears
VANCOUVER - The co-founder of a Vancouver "compassion club" that bought heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine so it could be tested and sold to save lives said he wanted to stop the dangerous street dru...
Nov 24, 2025
Melfort Food Bank expands services to help clientele
The Melfort Food Bank continues to be busy as they help provide food for residents that are finding it difficult to make ends meet. Secretary Ellen Zuck said over the past three or four years, the num...
Nov 24, 2025
Health minister noncommittal on pharmacare, says expert report isn't binding
OTTAWA - The federal health minister is not committing to following the road map set out by an expert committee to launch a national pharmacare system. Marjorie Michel said her government is reviewing...
Nov 24, 2025
Decorated ski crosser Marielle Thompson bides her time in race return post-injury
CALGARY - Marielle Thompson has Plans A, B, C and pretty well the whole alphabet for her return to ski cross. The 2014 Olympic gold medallist and 2022 silver medallist is juggling her desire to race a...
Nov 24, 2025
Two Nurse Practitioners coming to Melfort next month
Residents of Melfort will soon have more options for their health care. Melfort Primary Health Care has announced the addition of two full-time Nurse Practitioners (NPs) to serve the Melfort area. Tre...
Nov 24, 2025
Fears over plastic contamination prompts nationwide recall of many Yoplait yogurts
Many of Yoplait's yogurts have been pulled from Canadian shelves after the company shared fears over pieces of plastic in some products.Yoplait Canada said in a statement that it proactively issued th...
Nov 24, 2025
Kids have more menu options at Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital
A new program at Jim Pattison Children's Hospital aims to give kids in care a little more menu choices.The hospital's new "Ready Set Eat" program aims to add more variety and customization to the way ...
Nov 22, 2025
Sask. government doesn’t know how many people are waiting for addictions treatment
Addictions continue to tear apart lives and families in Saskatchewan and across the country, with governments trying to figure out a solution.As part of that, the Saskatchewan NDP's mental health and ...
Nov 20, 2025