Tag Archives: Health
Indigenous Services Canada, FSIN spar over ‘full report’ from forensic audit
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) says it is difficult to respond to a forensic audit without first seeing the full report.But according to Indigenous Services Canada, the FSIN was...
Oct 02, 2025
Prince Albert couple seeks to have hospital room named after late son
As Trish Hart sits over her son's grave she says all she wants is for his life to be acknowledged.The Prince Albert mother launched a fundraising campaign to have a room in the pediatrics department a...
Oct 01, 2025
Marineland decries Ottawa decision to bar export of remaining beluga whales to China
TORONTO - Marineland says it is "profoundly" disappointed by the federal government's decision to deny its request to ship 30 belugas to China and the park has "no ability to pay" for their care - wit...
Oct 01, 2025
Trump says a U.S. government shutdown is 'likely' — here's what could happen
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that a federal government shutdown is "likely," with Congress deadlocked ahead of a midnight deadline to pass legislation to keep it running. "Not...
Sep 30, 2025
Madagascar's president fires the government following days of deadly Gen Z protests
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) - Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina fired the prime minister and the rest of his government Monday in response to days of deadly Gen Z-led protests in the Indian Ocean...
Sep 29, 2025
Flu shot rollout begins this week as doctors urge vaccination for people at risk
TORONTO - Flu and COVID-19 vaccine shots are available in parts of the country this week, with doctors urging people at highest risk in particular to get vaccinated as the respiratory virus season set...
Sep 29, 2025
Issues remain in Quebec health system, 5 years after Joyce Echaquan's death: advocate
MONTRAL - Five years after Joyce Echaquan died tragically in a Quebec hospital room, there is still work to be done to improve the treatment of Indigenous people in the province's health system, polit...
Sep 27, 2025
Eye-opening moments for volunteers spending 36 hours on Prince Albert streets
From walking several kilometres just to earn $8.45 by selling bottles to sleeping in parks and finding out how difficult it is to get even basic government assistance with no address, 10 local volunte...
Sep 26, 2025
Stay of ostrich cull in southeast B.C. an ongoing potential health risk, CFIA says
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the "ongoing delay" in carrying out the cull of ostriches at a British Columbia farm presents "potential animal and human health risks." The agency said in a s...
Sep 26, 2025
PWHL foundational player Erica Howe sees hockey parallels with her cancer journey
Erica Howe paid it forward in hockey. She wants to do the same in her cancer journey. The goaltender who has represented Canada internationally was among the foot soldiers in the movement for a viable...
Sep 26, 2025