Tag Archives: Health
Canada's first non-beating heart transplant could lead to shorter wait lists: UHN
TORONTO - A Toronto hospital says it transplanted a heart that stopped beating last month in a Canadian first that has the potential to substantially shorten the long wait for a donor. University Heal...
Oct 11, 2025
Senate debates bill to add warning labels to alcohol packaging
OTTAWA - Sen. Patrick Brazeau is trying a second time to pass legislation that would add cancer warning labels to alcohol packaging. The Senate is studying Bill S-202, a revival of legislation Brazeau...
Oct 09, 2025
Measles exposure alert issued for Lloydminster Hospital
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is warning the public of a potential measles exposure at Lloydminster Hospital after confirming a case linked to the facility.Health officials say anyone who wa...
Oct 09, 2025
Trump's Tylenol misinformation revives history of 'mom blaming' in autism, docs say
TORONTO - When U.S. President Donald Trump urged pregnant women to avoid Tylenol because of an unproven belief it can cause autism, Julie Green was brought back to the mom-blaming claims she heard mor...
Oct 09, 2025
Couple makes large donation to NICU that helped their grandchildren
A Prince Albert couple has made a large donation to the Equip the Vic campaign, targeted at expanding the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Two of Aaron and Sherry Palidwar's grandchildren were NIC...
Oct 08, 2025
Family donates $50,000 to Ronald McDonald House effort
Another significant donation has been made to the local effort to build a Ronald McDonald House, which is already under construction. The charity announced on social media on October 8 that they had r...
Oct 08, 2025
Bookings begin for fall flu and COVID vaccines
It's time once again to roll up your sleeves.Saskatchewan residents can start booking appointments to receive this year's respiratory illness vaccinations. Both influenza and COVID-19 vaccines will be...
Oct 07, 2025
Hudson Bay ER closed on Tuesday
An emergency room closure in the northeast today. The Saskatchewan Health Authority has announced that the ER at the hospital in Hudson Bay will be closed until midnight. Emergency services are availa...
Oct 07, 2025
These autistic Canadians say U.S. rhetoric has been unhelpful, focus should be on early diagnoses
TORONTO - By the time Moira Robertson got an official autism diagnosis at 23 years old, she had missed out on a lot of the government-funded support she desperately needed. Her childhood and adolescen...
Oct 07, 2025
Number of temporary worker applications fell as fine total increased, government says
OTTAWA - Ottawa ordered companies to pay almost $5 million in fines in the last fiscal year for failing to comply with the rules for temporary foreign worker permits, new government data shows. A new ...
Oct 06, 2025