Tag Archives: Health
Suspected cyberattack in N.L. hits 'brain' of province's health-care system
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A suspected cyberattack on Newfoundland and Labrador's health network has led to the cancellation of thousands of medical appointments across the province and forced some local heal...
Nov 01, 2021
Scientists hope to link lab bench with pharmacy shelves through Edmonton drug plant
EDMONTON - University researchers and drug developers in Edmonton are joining forces to create what they say will be Canada's first facility that can take the latest scientific pharmaceutical insights...
Nov 01, 2021
'We need help': Nunavut politician wants mental-health facility in his community
GJOA HAVEN, Nunavut - Tony Akoak's house sits atop what Gjoa Haven's residents call the uptown, a hill that overlooks the turquoise Arctic Ocean in the otherwise flat Nunavut community. Inside, the li...
Oct 31, 2021
Melfort's Smile helps fund the North Central Health Care Foundation
Through Tim Horton's smile cookie sales, funds were raised to support new hospital equipment in the northeast, so that the joy extends beyond the cookies. Tim Horton's across Canada sold smile cookies...
Oct 30, 2021
Canada to donate 10 million doses of Moderna vaccine to COVAX
ROME - Canada will donate 10 million doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine to the COVAX vaccine sharing facility and another $15 million to help make mRNA vaccines in Africa, the Prime Minister announce...
Oct 30, 2021
Health region cautions staff that motive unclear in hospital attack, homicides
WINNIPEG - The president of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority is cautioning workers that a motive remains unclear for a stabbing at a hospital, which police believe is linked to two killings. Pol...
Oct 29, 2021
Transfer of ICU patients to Ontario about to slow down
The flow of intensive care patients from Saskatchewan to Ontario is expected to slow to a trickle after the weekend.During a technical briefing Friday, Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency president Marl...
Oct 29, 2021
Former Prince Albert Raider reveals he has prostate cancer
A former Prince Albert Raider and current American Hockey League (AHL) coach has revealed he's been diagnosed with prostate cancer.Manny Viveiros is the head coach of the Henderson Silver Knights, the...
Oct 29, 2021
Province reports 238 new cases of COVID-19, 2,364 cases considered active
The Government of Saskatchewan has announced there are 238 new cases of COVID-19 in the province in its update Friday afternoon.The new cases in northern Saskatchewan are found in the Far North West (...
Oct 29, 2021
FDA approval of kids' COVID-19 vaccine to be considered in Health Canada decision
OTTAWA - Canada is watching the U.S. Food and Drug Administration closely now that it has approved Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11. The FDA approved the vaccine for eme...
Oct 29, 2021