Tag Archives: Health
‘Some of the highest prices I’ve ever seen:’ Industry reacts to rising food costs
Consumers are paying more for their food at the grocery store, especially for products like meat and dairy.According to Statistics Canada, the cost of groceries is up about 2.7 per cent from last year...
Dec 02, 2021
Open more overdose prevention sites in urban and rural areas across Canada: study
VANCOUVER - Researchers in British Columbia say the expansion of overdose prevention sites in Vancouver led to immediate behaviour changes among some drug users as they entered addiction treatment and...
Dec 02, 2021
U.S. to require all inbound foreign air passengers to get COVID test the day before
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden set out to turn the tables on the COVID-19 pandemic Thursday with a 10-point winter offensive against the Omicron variant that further complicates flying from Canada t...
Dec 02, 2021
Canadians in South Africa face cancelled flights, uncertainty as they try to return
MONTREAL - Megan Tanya Hodgkinson was visiting relatives in South Africa last week when Canada imposed travel restrictions on several African countries after scientists detected a new variant of the n...
Dec 01, 2021
COVID-19 shows up in Canadian wildlife for first time with three Quebec deer infected
OTTAWA - For the first time, the COVID-19 virus has been detected in Canadian wildlife. Environment Canada says the virus was detected late last month in three wild white-tailed deer in Quebec. The de...
Dec 01, 2021
‘We’re tired’: Prince Albert nurse shares her pandemic stories at the legislature
After a more than three-hour drive, a local health care worker finally had the chance to share her firsthand experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic with the provincial government.Carolyn Strom is a publ...
Dec 01, 2021
Lawyer questions coverage of First Nations water settlement as deal to be ratified
An $8-billion class-action settlement on First Nations drinking water due to be ratified next week still isn't clear on who it will cover, says a lawyer involved with the issue. Clayton Leonard, who r...
Dec 01, 2021
One new death and 81 new cases of COVID-19 identified today
Another 81 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed today by the provincial government. Of the new cases, 55 were identified in individuals who are unvaccinated.Nineteen new cases have also been located i...
Dec 01, 2021
Trade minister Ng chats with U.S. counterpart as continental trade tensions fester
WASHINGTON - Canada's trade minister has headed back to the U.S. capital for discussions on festering trade irritants, just two weeks after joining Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on his visit to the Wh...
Dec 01, 2021
Give a Little Life Day to support ‘greatest, most urgent needs’ of Victoria Hospital
Dr. James Harris has been a family physician in Prince Albert since 1983. While he has dedicated his life's work to helping others, he never thought it would be he who needed help as a critical care p...
Dec 01, 2021