Tag Archives: Health
Judge upholds publication ban on B.C. festival attack mental fitness evidence
VANCOUVER - A judge has upheld a ban that prevents media from publishing evidence heard at a mental fitness hearing for the suspect in the Vancouver Lapu Lapu Day festival attack that killed 11 people...
Sep 11, 2025
Carney says federal government will sign more pharmacare deals with provinces
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is committed to signing pharmacare deals with all provinces and territories, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday, ending months of speculation about the pr...
Sep 11, 2025
ER visits for pneumonia doubled last fall, CIHI data shows
TORONTO - The number of emergency department visits for pneumonia more than doubled last fall over the previous year, the Canadian Institute for Health Information says. The new data released Thursday...
Sep 11, 2025
Medical residency seats opening in Nipawin and Melfort for 2026
Good news for two local communities as it comes to doctor training opportunities.The provincial government and University of Saskatchewan's College of Medicine is expanding physician training opportun...
Sep 10, 2025
Study estimates 2023 Canadian wildfire smoke caused 82,000 premature deaths globally
VANCOUVER - Smoke from record-breaking Canadian wildfires in 2023 caused an estimated 5,400 acute deaths and about 82,100 premature deaths worldwide, a new study shows. The study published in the peer...
Sep 10, 2025
Local collectors turn hobby into heroics, raising thousands for childhood cancer research
What began as a small hobby has turned into a big effort to help raise funds and awareness for childhood cancer. Prince Albert locals Travis Mahussier and Kaitlyn Gryba have been collecting the tabs u...
Sep 09, 2025
Malcolm Jenkins donates $100,000 as Equip the Vic campaign continues
Prince Albert's best-known philanthropist, Malcolm Jenkins, has once again stepped forward with a large donation, this time to the fundraising campaign for the Boreal Health Care Foundation, which has...
Sep 09, 2025
Melfort to get another doctor
EDITOR'S NOTE: Dr. Drung's waitlist is now full. -Great news for anyone in Melfort looking for a family doctor. The Melfort Medical Collective has announced that Dr. Benjamin Drung is coming to Melfor...
Sep 09, 2025
As support for immigration wanes, survey says optimism key to retaining immigrants
OTTAWA - As the political debate over immigration heats up again, a group that works to support newcomers says immigrants need a sense of both belonging and optimism to convince them to stay. The Inst...
Sep 09, 2025
Suspect pleads not guilty in triple stabbing at 2023 Vancouver Chinatown festival
VANCOUVER - The man accused of stabbing three people at a festival in Vancouver's Chinatown in September 2023 has pleaded not guilty to three counts of aggravated assault. Blair Donnelly, who attended...
Sep 08, 2025