Tag Archives: Health
Horgan urges federal government to carry half the health-care load as premiers meet
VICTORIA - Canada's provinces and territories need a partner that will share half the financial load on the health-care system, which is buckling without stable, predictable and long-term funding, Bri...
Jul 11, 2022
Ottawa's share of health-care funding to be top concern at premiers' meeting in B.C.
A group representing emergency room doctors across the country has a message for Canada's premiers: come up with a co-ordinated plan to prevent their workplaces from being closed due to staffing short...
Jul 10, 2022
Ottawa's share of health-care funding to be top concern at premiers' meeting in B.C.
A group representing emergency room doctors across the country has a message for Canada's premiers: come up with a co-ordinated plan to prevent their workplaces from being closed due to staffing short...
Jul 10, 2022
B.C. to offer COVID-19 booster for 12-plus starting this fall, new vaccines expected
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is gearing up for a major COVID-19 booster shot campaign this fall with the expectation that new vaccines tailor-made to fight the Omicron variant will be available. COVID...
Jul 08, 2022
Quebec nurse gets job back after abrupt 2021 firing over Atikamekw patient treatment
MONTREAL - A Quebec nurse who had been accused of making degrading comments towards an Atikamekw woman in March 2021 won't be fired, an arbitrator has ruled. The firing came in the aftermath of the Se...
Jul 08, 2022
Feds look into potential legal risks of providing abortions to U.S. patients
Federal officials are looking into whether Canadian health workers could face legal risks for providing abortion services to Americans from states where the procedure has been outlawed. A Health Canad...
Jul 08, 2022
Carlton grad receives Terry Fox Humanitarian award
A young woman who has worked hard to raise awareness for water security, made and distributed masks during the pandemic, and used her talents to help promote animal adoptions, is being recognized on t...
Jul 08, 2022
Too many guns vs. mental health supports: in Highland Park, 'why can't it be both?'
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. - The man in the fluorescent green baseball cap nervously eyes the video camera, then politely declines to be interviewed. Instead, he listens intently, edging ever closer as his f...
Jul 08, 2022
Canada not paying for tobacco company stake in vaccine-maker Medicago: minister
OTTAWA - The federal government isn't considering putting up money to help buy shares in the only domestic manufacturer of COVID-19 vaccines, but it is "working on a solution" with Medicago's parent c...
Jul 07, 2022
Art exhibit highlights bond between people and dogs in northern communities
A research-based art exhibit displayed at Mistasinihk Place in La Ronge until Aug. 31 explores the relationship between people and dogs in northern Saskatchewan. A special presentation was held Wednes...
Jul 07, 2022