Tag Archives: Health
Cumberland MLA Vermette suspended from assembly after cursing during mental health discussion
Cumberland House MLA Doyle Vermette (NDP) was suspended for one day from the legislative assembly after accusing the government of not "giving a [expletive]" about issues such as suicide and mental he...
May 19, 2022
Health minister pledges support for Ukraine as WHO confirms attacks on health care
OTTAWA - Canada's federal health minister has pledged to rouse support from his international colleagues for rebuilding the besieged health-care system in Ukraine, where facilities and ambulances have...
May 19, 2022
Quebec coroner says many people share blame for high death toll in COVID first wave
MONTREAL - Quebec authorities share blame with the owners of a private Montreal-area long-term care home where 47 residents died during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the province's coroner ...
May 19, 2022
Canada's first two monkeypox cases confirmed in Quebec, others under investigation
MONTREAL - The Public Health Agency of Canada says two cases of monkeypox in Quebec are the first confirmed cases in the country. The agency said in a release late Thursday that it is working with the...
May 19, 2022
BEATS Comic-Con helps kids find their inner superhero
Spiderman was there, and so was Dr. Strange.It was all part of the BEATS (Building Expression and Awareness Through Theatre and Sound) Encounter Comic-Con Youth Expo at the Dekker Centre Wednesday, wi...
May 18, 2022
Canada's COVID-19 infections among adults tripled in early 2022 due to Omicron: study
TORONTO - The number of Canadian adults infected with COVID-19 tripled during the fifth wave of the pandemic compared with the total number of adults infected in the previous four waves, according to ...
May 18, 2022
Federal corrections must improve workplace for parole officers' mental health: report
OTTAWA - A new report calls on federal corrections to ease caseloads, improve workplace policies and give added resources to parole officers in order to mitigate current strains on their mental health...
May 18, 2022
Latest wastewater report shows big drop in COVID levels
COVID-19 levels appear to be dropping drastically in Prince Albert, North Battleford, and Saskatoon.That's according to the latest weekly update from the University of Saskatchewan, in its continuing ...
May 17, 2022
La Ronge campus included in new dental therapy program
A newly announced dental therapy degree program will include La Ronge in one of three campuses the program is available.The program is aimed at Indigenous students and hopes to address the issue of de...
May 17, 2022
Prince Albert campus included in new dental therapy program
A newly announced dental therapy degree program will include Prince Albert in one of three campuses the program is available.The program is aimed at Indigenous students and hopes to address the issue ...
May 17, 2022