Tag Archives: Health
Five ways to reduce and evaluate risk in a potential sixth wave of COVID-19
As most provinces and territories lift COVID-19 public health measures, Canadians are left to assess their own risk level amid signs of a sixth wave. Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's chief public health offi...
Apr 07, 2022
Health Canada mulls lower threshold for drug decriminalization: B.C. minister
OTTAWA - Health Canada is considering British Columbia's decriminalization request but with a lower threshold for the amount of drugs a person can carry, says a provincial minister. Mental Health and ...
Apr 06, 2022
Calls to health line reveal desperation of Quebec care home owners as COVID-19 hit
MONTREAL - Newly released recordings of phone calls to a Quebec government health line from March 2020 reveal how desperate the owners of a long-term care home were as COVID-19 struck their establishm...
Apr 06, 2022
Norovirus outbreak tied to raw B.C. oysters linked to 91 illnesses in U.S.
Health officials in the United States say a norovirus outbreak linked to raw British Columbia oysters has spread to at least 13 states. A statement posted by the Centers for Disease Control and Preven...
Apr 06, 2022
Health workers have a small budget request to tackle the Canadian care crisis: a plan
OTTAWA - The federal government is set to table a budget Thursday against the backdrop of several national and international emergencies and major funding commitments. Chief on that list is addressing...
Apr 06, 2022
Saskatchewan to make its own decision on fourth COVID dose
It could be another week or so before the Government of Saskatchewan decides whether or not to offer fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccines more widely.On Tuesday, the National Advisory Committee on Immuni...
Apr 05, 2022
'An inquiry won't bring back anybody': jury makes 12 recommendations to improve inmate safety at Pine Grove
A registered nurse at the Pine Grove Correctional Centre broke down in tears when asked how she felt being told by a doctor he wanted a second test done by a different nurse.Alicia York was on duty th...
Apr 05, 2022
Strong results for initial North West psychiatric nurses class
The first cohort of graduating psychiatric nursing students, which completed their program in December, achieved a 91 per cent pass rate on their national licensing exam in March.According to North We...
Apr 05, 2022
Conexus donates $50,000 to hospice
Conexus Credit Union sees good things in the Rose Garden Hospice and has donated some money to help make it a reality. Branch manager Brent Smith said it was not a hard sell to support the hospice wit...
Apr 05, 2022
Email reveals Quebec ministers knew earlier about Herron care home tragedy
QUEBEC - An email tabled at an inquest into pandemic deaths reveals Quebec cabinet ministers knew about the dire situation at the Herron long-term care home at least 10 days earlier than they had prev...
Apr 05, 2022