Tag Archives: Health
Man accused of killing aunt, addicted to meth says family member
Teresa Greyeyes admits to having mixed emotions after hearing her brother has been charged in connection with the death of her aunt.Stephen David James Greyeyes, 34, from Blaine Lake, was arrested on ...
Feb 01, 2022
Sask. Medical Association disappointed, alarmed by premier’s comments
On Tuesday, the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) put out a news release basically shaking its head at Premier Scott Moe and urging him to reconsider recent decisions and remarks.On the weekend, ...
Feb 01, 2022
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh throws support behind drug decriminalization bill
OTTAWA - The federal NDP hopes to push the government to take stronger action on the opioid crisis with a new private member's bill decriminalizing the possession of drugs for personal use. NDP Leader...
Feb 01, 2022
February starts with 661 new cases, two deaths in province, active cases decrease for third day
The province reported only 661 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today.There are currently 11,370 cases considered active in the province, a drop of 838 cases from yesterday's total. These numbers have ...
Feb 01, 2022
Quebec backtracks on taxing unvaccinated to maintain 'social peace'
MONTREAL - Three weeks after threatening to tax unvaccinated Quebecers, Premier Franois Legault abandoned the idea on Tuesday, worried about how much it had divided the province. "When we see what's h...
Feb 01, 2022
Canada offering help as COVAX vaccine alliance pleads for more cash
OTTAWA - Canada is considering sending more money or ancillary vaccine supplies to the COVAX global vaccine sharing alliance after a plea from the organizers that it was running out of cash. The promi...
Feb 01, 2022
Quebec will allow gyms to reopen, Ontario to stick with COVID-19 reopening plan
Canada's two largest provinces are continuing with plans to relax COVID-19 restrictions, as Quebec announced Tuesday that gyms will reopen and Ontario Premier Doug Ford said a warning of increased hos...
Feb 01, 2022
Protests in Canada catch the eye of U.S. right wing, because they look familiar
WASHINGTON - Despite his reputation for hair-trigger unpredictability, Donald Trump had a remarkably consistent track record for triggering paroxysms north of the border: all he ever had to do was men...
Feb 01, 2022
'I'm just exhausted': Inside a Toronto hospital during the Omicron wave of COVID-19
TORONTO - Paula Abramcyzk sighs at the unknown her day will bring. Odds are, in the heart of the Omicron wave, someone will die in the intensive care unit at Humber River Hospital in Toronto. The ICU ...
Feb 01, 2022
Moe doubles down on goal to remove vaccination, negative test mandate
On the same day Saskatchewan hit the highest number of COVID-related hospitalizations since the pandemic started, Premier Scott Moe repeated and explained his push to end the vaccination or negative t...
Feb 01, 2022