Tag Archives: Health
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
Not all airports ready to give new COVID-19 tests to air travellers, says Duclos
OTTAWA - Not all Canadian airports will have the capacity to immediately begin testing arriving air travellers from countries other than the United States for COVID-19, the federal health minister sai...
Dec 01, 2021
Flying Dust hosting Indigenous women's health program study
tic healthFlying Dust First Nation is hosting a 24-week holistic wellness program for women in the community.Makoyoh'sokoi, the Wolf Trail program, is a study on the long-term health of Indigenous wom...
Dec 01, 2021
Little progress made to combat anti-Indigenous racism in B.C. health care: report
VANCOUVER - A progress report on a plan to address anti-Indigenous racism in British Columbia's health-care system says Aboriginal patients continue to disproportionately die as a result of the impact...
Nov 30, 2021
Alberta and B.C. each confirm first cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant
Alberta and British Columbia are reporting their first cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant that has now been detected in four Canadian provinces. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical health of...
Nov 30, 2021
Vice-president swears in David Cohen as newest U.S. ambassador to Canada
WASHINGTON - David Cohen has been sworn in as the new United States ambassador to Canada - the first full-time American envoy since 2019. Vice-president Kamala Harris presided over the process in her ...
Nov 30, 2021
Saskatchewan wraps up November with lowest number of new cases since beginning of August
The provincial government is reporting 42 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 Tuesday with 185 recoveries.Four new cases were reported in the Northern Saskatchewan zones; the Far North West (one), North W...
Nov 30, 2021
Homeless shelter open again after renovations
Called "Miwasin Kikinaw: Our Home is Good," the Battlefords' homeless shelter is open again for those in need. This Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs Inc. (BATC) is the current manager/operator of the ...
Nov 30, 2021
No cases of Omicron COVID variant found yet in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman said he's keeping "a close eye" on new information about the COVID-19 Omicron variant.The new viral strain was first identified in South Africa between Nov. ...
Nov 30, 2021
Opposition leaders deride Liberal government's throne speech in official replies
OTTAWA - Party leaders sounded like they were still on the campaign trail Tuesday as they delivered speeches in response to last week's throne speech. Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole and NDP Leader J...
Nov 30, 2021