Tag Archives: Health
Could at-home test strips prevent drug deaths? Experts say yes, but it's complicated
ST. JOHN'S - Canadians are dying alone from toxic drugs and experts say easier access to at-home drug-testing strips could help prevent deaths. But they warn the strips have limitations. Dr. Nash Deni...
Apr 24, 2025
'I'm grateful they survived': mother reflects on daughter's accident in Vegas
Recalling a phone call she received at 3:30 in the morning from a police officer, informing her daughter had been injured, Roberta Sinclair says she experienced every parent's worst nightmare.Early Sa...
Apr 23, 2025
NDP shadow minister addresses health care concerns, allegations of neo-natal transfers out of country
Standing behind a podium fronted by a sign that read 'Time to Deliver,' the visibly pregnant Meara Conway, NDP shadow minister for Rural and Remote Health said it was no accident they were launching i...
Apr 23, 2025
SIGA donates $375,000 toward Victoria Hospital
The expansion of the Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert is quickly taking shape as the build continues, and on Wednesday they got a big boost towards completing the project. Members of the community g...
Apr 23, 2025
American doctors 'fed up' with current administration drawn to Saskatchewan
An American trained doctor who moved to Saskatchewan said the province's campaign to recruit physicians from the United States couldn't come at a better time considering the current political climate....
Apr 23, 2025
Quebec declares end to measles outbreak after no cases reported for 32 days
QUBEC - Quebec's Health Department has declared an end to the measles outbreak in the province. A spokeswoman said today the department determined the outbreak was over after no new cases were reporte...
Apr 22, 2025
Cancer survivor starts new support group
Nearly a year has passed since Prince Albert's Leslie Ambrose was informed she is cancer free.The 43-year-old is now focused on helping others, and has created a new support group in the city. She tol...
Apr 22, 2025
Vancouver Island city-owned clinic on track to sign two more doctors, mayor says
COLWOOD - A British Columbia city on Vancouver Island that's hiring doctors as municipal employees is "very close" to hiring two more physicians, and its mayor believes it will eventually exceed its g...
Apr 21, 2025
BHC Foundation capital campaign underway
The capital campaign to "Test. Treat. Save Lives" is officially underway after the Battlefords Healthcare Foundation launched last week during National Medical Laboratory Week. The $400,000 fundraisin...
Apr 21, 2025
Some emergency departments installing AI weapons detection amid rising violence
TORONTO - London Health Sciences Centre is the latest Canadian hospital to install a weapons detection system in its emergency department as health-care workers across the country continue to grapple ...
Apr 21, 2025