Tag Archives: Health
Some tobacco settlement money to be used in Saskatchewan for cancer care, prevention: Minister
Saskatchewan is set to get millions from a legal settlement with tobacco companies, but it appears only some of that money will go toward cancer care and prevention.Jeremy Cockrill, Saskatchewan's hea...
Sep 03, 2025

They had to navigate the health-care system growing up. Now they're students at Canada's newest med school
TORONTO - Toronto Metropolitan University opened Canada's newest medical school this week, with 94 students who administrators believe reflect the diversity needed among this country's future doctors....
Sep 03, 2025

System failed Quebec girl whose 2019 killing led to youth protection reforms: coroner
MONTREAL - A seven-year-old girl from Granby, Que., whose death in 2019 galvanized the province into reforming the youth protection system, was failed by both individuals and institutions, a coroner s...
Sep 03, 2025

Health warnings as minister says shroud of wildfire smoke set to worsen in B.C.
VANCOUVER - British Columbians are being told to prepare themselves for the worsening of a dense shroud of wildfire smoke that has descended over the province, with health experts saying the dangerous...
Sep 03, 2025

AI chatbots changing online threat landscape as Ottawa reviews legislation
OTTAWA - Wrongful death lawsuits citing the activities of artificial intelligence chatbots are underway in the United States, as reports emerge of mental health issues and delusions induced by AI syst...
Sep 03, 2025

Majority of Canadian youth have been bullied, child poverty on the rise: report
A new report released as students across the country return to school finds bullying, poverty and mental illness are on the rise among Canadian youth and urges action from policy-makers to improve the...
Sep 02, 2025

WATCH: Four legged fundraiser raises money for Victoria hospital expansion
A unique fundraiser has helped raise lots of money for the Boreal Healthcare Foundation and the future Victoria Hospital Expansion. Chuck Hawkins and Valerie Macdougall, with help from Tapestry Yoga, ...
Aug 31, 2025

Facilities in new Quebec end-of-life care home highlight growing demand for MAID
JOLIETTE - In nearly 30 years as a palliative care physician, Dr. Nathalie Allard has provided end-of-life care in busy hospital hallways, and consulted with families with only a curtain separating th...
Aug 31, 2025

North Battleford Friendship Centre holds 4th Overdose Awareness Day
The only person that can stop drug use is the addict themself.That was part of the message that resonated with people who attended the 4th annual Overdose Awareness Day at the Battleford Indian and Mt...
Aug 29, 2025

Agencies promote safety in Overdose Awareness Day event
Multiple local agencies gathered in front of the University of Saskatchewan's Prince Albert campus on Thursday afternoon to promote and educate people about the impacts of addictions. Anthony de Padua...
Aug 28, 2025