Tag Archives: Health
Launch national pharmacare with free birth control, NDP pitches
OTTAWA - If the government wants to solidify reproductive rights in Canada, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh suggests it start by launching pharmacare with a full slate of birth control options. Reproductive ...
May 04, 2022
Liberals promise to protect abortion access in Canada, but aren't clear yet on how
Liberal lawmakers on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border are vowing to defend access to legal abortions, but the issue's divergent and divisive history in each country guarantees they'll go about it ...
May 04, 2022
Quebec to end mask requirement May 14, citing 'better and better' COVID-19 trend
MONTREAL - Quebec's top public health official said Wednesday the peak of the pandemic's sixth wave has clearly passed and the province is ready to end its mask mandate for indoor public spaces on May...
May 04, 2022
Nearly 1,000 vet checks performed on dogs and cats by WCVM in tri-communities since 2014
Since Saskatoon's Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) began hosting animal care clinics in 2014, approximately 1,000 wellness checks have been completed on dogs and cats in the tri-communiti...
May 03, 2022
Hospice building takes shape, donations continue
Donations are still coming in even as the Rose Garden Hospice building takes shape. Hospice committee member Marina Mitchell said the group is happy to see the results of over a decade of effort."It m...
May 03, 2022
Biden says basic U.S. rights are at risk if Supreme Court draft decision stands
WASHINGTON - Rescinding the constitutional right to an abortion would be just the beginning, President Joe Biden warned Tuesday as the world confronted anew the possibility that women in the United St...
May 03, 2022
Six new ICU beds in operation in Saskatchewan hospitals
Six new intensive care unit beds have opened in Saskatchewan, with five more to be added before the year is out.The provincial government said in its March budget it would be spending $12.5 million to...
May 02, 2022
Cystic Fibrosis fundraiser hosted at Legion
In just under two weeks, residents will embark on a city wide walk and search.A photo scavenger hunt is set for May 14, hosted at the Meadow Lake Legion, to raise funding for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) educ...
May 02, 2022
Supply not an issue for pharmacies giving fourth COVID-19 shots
If you're eligible to get your fourth COVID-19 shot, a pharmacy should be able to get you in quickly.Michael Fougere, the CEO of the Saskatchewan Pharmacy Association, said people shouldn't face any h...
May 02, 2022
COVID-19 is killing fewer people, but Quebec still reporting dozens of deaths daily
MONTREAL - Percylla Battista said she last spoke to her sister, Maggie Quart Robitaille, a week before Quart Robitaille tested positive for COVID-19. "She was feeling pretty good," Battista said in a ...
May 01, 2022