Tag Archives: Health
Leadership rivals shouldn't be calling each other 'not Conservative,' says Bergen
OTTAWA - Conservative interim leader Candice Bergen says leadership contenders should avoid calling those they disagree with on policy "not Conservative." Bergen, who was first elected in 2008 and has...
Mar 24, 2022
Legacy and language around masks will be debated long after pandemic recedes: experts
VANCOUVER - First, we didn't have enough masks to protect us against COVID-19, then we all needed to wear them. Then we didn't, then we did again. There were fights, criminal charges and protests over...
Mar 24, 2022
Alleged head of extremist group one of two charged after anti-mask protests in N.S.
HALIFAX - A police investigation of anti-mask protests outside the home of Nova Scotia's chief medical officer has led to charges of criminal harassment against two people, including a man described a...
Mar 23, 2022
Legault warns new Liberal-NDP alliance will trigger confrontation with provinces
Quebec Premier Franois Legault is warning that the new alliance between the federal Liberals and the NDP is going to trigger a confrontation with the provinces, particularly around health care. Legaul...
Mar 23, 2022
$750,000 boost for families at Children’s Hospital
The families of children in the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatchewan will have another avenue for financial relief when it comes to details like buying food, paying for parking or even buy...
Mar 23, 2022
Liberal-NDP deal on pharmacare should include some illicit substances: advocates
OTTAWA - Advocates say they hope the agreement reached by the Liberals and New Democrats for a national pharmacare program will lead to coverage for some illicit substances. Natasha Touesnard, executi...
Mar 23, 2022
NDP expects phased-in approach to national pharmacare promise in deal with Liberals
OTTAWA - NDP health critic Don Davies says he expects the Liberal government to fulfil its renewed promise to deliver national pharmacare, but perhaps not all at once. The Liberals have promised in th...
Mar 23, 2022
Pool discussions in Shellbrook move to next level
Discussions surrounding a new outdoor pool in the Town of Shellbrook are moving to the next level with the hiring of a company to conduct a feasibility study.AODBT Architecture and Interior Design, ba...
Mar 22, 2022
Ottawa mayor urges feds to bring workers back downtown to save local businesses
OTTAWA - The mayor of Canada's capital city is urging the federal government to send its workers back to their downtown offices to bolster flagging local businesses. Jim Watson appealed directly to Tr...
Mar 22, 2022
Walk-in clinic for COVID-19 vaccination ends April 9
The Battlefords will hold one final COVID-19 clinic, as Saskatchewan continues to progress from pandemic restrictions.April 9 is the last availability at the Walk-in Clinic at the Frontier Centre in N...
Mar 22, 2022