Tag Archives: Health
West Montreal health board CEO will step down in July after scathing coroner's report
MONTREAL - The head of a western Montreal regional health authority will step down at the end of her mandate in July following a damning report from the Quebec coroner. The health authority made the a...
May 17, 2022
Regular travel and public health measures can't coexist: Canadian Airport Council
OTTAWA - International arrivals at Canadian airports are so backed up that people are being kept on planes for over an hour after they land because there isn't physically enough space to hold the line...
May 17, 2022
P.A. doctor announces her retirement after 45 years
After 45 years of serving the community, a Prince Albert physician is retiring and moving on to the next chapter of her life.Dr. Lalita Malhotra said June 30th will be her last day working out of her ...
May 17, 2022
Government's changing vape strategy shifts focus away from cigarettes, advocates fear
OTTAWA - In the eight years or so since he opened his first vape shop in Ottawa, Ron Couchman said a great sense of community has been lost. A former cigarette smoker himself, Couchman said he remembe...
May 17, 2022
Shortages of some baby formula in Quebec due to panic buying, U.S. supply issues
MONTREAL - When Catherine Labrecque-Baker went to purchase hypoallergenic baby formula in mid-April for her six-month-old baby, her Quebec City pharmacist told her there was none left. In response, La...
May 17, 2022
Youth treatment centre celebrates opening at Muskoday First Nation
A loud cheer filled the air Monday morning south of Prince Albert, as the cutting of a large red ribbon represented the culmination of four years of work and partnerships.While the White Buffalo Treat...
May 16, 2022
Vigil reaches far and wide as search for Frank Young continues
A quickly planned vigil for a missing five-year-old from Red Earth First Nation east of Carrot River has reached far and wide, with organizers getting messages from as far away as Australia.Sheryl Kim...
May 16, 2022
Coroner says Quebec Health Department chose to ignore COVID-19 risk in long-term care
MONTREAL - Quebec's decision to focus on protecting hospitals, coupled with the chronic dysfunction in the long-term care system, contributed to many long-term care deaths at the start of the COVID-19...
May 16, 2022
First patient in Quebec gets approval from Health Canada for magic mushroom therapy
MONTREAL - When Thomas Hartle indulges in a session of psilocybin treatment, the end-of-life anxiety, distractions and noises associated with his terminal colon cancer go away. "Before the treatment, ...
May 16, 2022
B.C. to launch 'circle of care' for neurodiverse kids but parents have many questions
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is set to launch one-stop support centres for children with issues like ADHD, autism and Down syndrome, but parents say promises of a no-wait system that won't require ass...
May 16, 2022