Tag Archives: Health
Town gets ready to open new Seniors' Fitness Park
Older adults in the area will want to put on their running shoes to try out the exercise equipment at the new outdoor activity centre in Battleford. The Seniors' Fitness Park contains several stations...
Jun 02, 2022
WCVM returning to tri-communities for second vet clinic of 2022
Saskatoon's Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) will be back in the tri-communities next week and many spots remain open for surgeries. Veterinarians and university students will be at the J...
Jun 01, 2022
Colour running back into Nipawin
The blah days of pandemic restrictions are behind and the colour is coming back to Nipawin. Rotary Club member Pat Chernesky is looking forward to June 11 when the first Colour Run since 2019 will hap...
Jun 01, 2022
Quebec health authorities say 52 monkeypox cases confirmed in province
MONTREAL - Quebec's Health Department says 52 monkeypox cases have been confirmed in the province. Health officials said in a tweet late Wednesday the number of confirmed cases is as of Tuesday, up fr...
Jun 01, 2022
Strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza kills thousands of birds in Quebec
MONTREAL - The carcasses of thousands of white gannets have been covering the shores of Quebec's les-de-la-Madeleine for the last two weeks, victims of highly pathogenic avian influenza. "Nobody had t...
Jun 01, 2022
Liberals pressed on whether B.C. drug decriminalization could pave the way
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals faced calls Wednesday to take a national approach to decriminalization amid the mounting death toll of the opioid crisis, even as the House of Commons voted against an ND...
Jun 01, 2022
Experts expect bad year for ticks as disease-carrying bugs expand range in Canada
HALIFAX - The prevalence of ticks that can carry Lyme disease is expected to be higher than ever in much of Canada this year, researchers say. Vett Lloyd, a researcher and director of the Lloyd Tick L...
Jun 01, 2022
B.C. to join small group of jurisdictions with decriminalization of hard drugs
VANCOUVER - British Columbia will soon join a handful of jurisdictions around the world where drug users are not criminalized for possessing small amounts of some illicit drugs for personal use. Criti...
Jun 01, 2022
Tri-communities registered for national physical activity challenge with $100,000 prize
Organizers of the local ParticipACTION Community Better Challenge would like to perform as well or even better than last year. The challenge is a national physical activity initiative with the main go...
May 31, 2022
Quebec to use HPV test to screen for cervical cancer, replacing Pap test
MONTREAL - Quebec says it will start using human papillomavirus tests as its primary screening tool for cervical cancer, replacing the Pap smear. The Health Department says the province will systemati...
May 31, 2022