Tag Archives: Health
Liberals spend $3.5M on abortion access projects as U.S. puts issue back in spotlight
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is spending $3.5 million on two projects to improve abortion access in Canada, as the re-emergence of the landmark Roe v. Wade case in the United States brings renewed ...
May 11, 2022
Quebec lost almost $1 billion on COVID-19 protective equipment: auditor general
MONTREAL - Quebec's unpreparedness and its delayed reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic led to the province losing almost $1 billion in its procurement of personal protective equipment, the auditor gener...
May 11, 2022
Most Canadians support the right to choose to have an abortion: poll
OTTAWA - As the United States faces turmoil over the possible overturning of the right to have an abortion, a new poll offers a picture of how Canadians feel about the issue. About four in five respon...
May 11, 2022
Meath Park family grateful for support of Ronald McDonald House
Aubrey Ashby believes if it hadn't been for the Ronald McDonald House (RMH) in Saskatoon, the journey for his family would have been much different.Last September, Ashby's then 16-month-old son Kai wa...
May 10, 2022
Hospital foundation announces new executive director starting next month
Cody Barnett will soon be joining the Victoria Hospital Foundation (VHF) as its new executive director.VHF announced the change in staff Tuesday afternoon and said Barnett will start in his new role o...
May 10, 2022
Pandemic ups and downs likely still compounding surgical backlogs
OTTAWA - The ups and downs of pandemic waves continue to affect wait times for elective surgeries in Canada, adding to concerns about mounting backlogs as provinces ease restrictions, new data from th...
May 10, 2022
'The land is my therapy': healing centre encourages reconnecting with Inuit identity
KUUJJUAQ, Que. - On the shore of a still-frozen lake in front of a traditional Inuit dwelling with the spring sun melting the snow underfoot, the Governor General met eight women who are reconnecting ...
May 10, 2022
Waive patents for COVID-19 vaccines, treatment to end pandemic, expert tells MPs
OTTAWA - Canada needs to turn its COVID-19 aid attention to expanding vaccine production everywhere or the virus will continue to run wild, mutate and bring new waves of disease, says a prominent expe...
May 09, 2022
'Last resort': Police forces struggling to provide support for people in crisis
CALGARY - Pat and Irene Heffernan have relived their son's death many times. Anthony Heffernan, a 27-year-old recovering from a drug addiction, was shot by police four times - including three shots to...
May 08, 2022
$45M sexual, reproductive health fund not yet released a year later: advocates
OTTAWA - A year after the federal government announced a $45-million fund for organizations making sexual and reproductive information and services more available, advocates say none of the money has ...
May 08, 2022