Tag Archives: Health

Workload has doubled, staff are burnt out, says PA lab tech
A man who has worked in the Victoria Hospital lab since 2021 said the workload has doubled but the number of positions in the hospital have not kept pace. Jordan Thiessen's job was busy when he starte...
Mar 31, 2025

Healthcare workers speak out about burnout concerns
Dexter Mercer, a medical radiation technologist (MRT) at the Battlefords Union Hospital, had worked a 50-hour stretch of multiple shifts when the accident happened. "On yet another return to the hospi...
Mar 31, 2025

To get timely blood work patients are travelling, paying for private appointments
**This story was updated on April 1 to include comments from the Ministry of HealthFrom time to time, Shelley Gordon needs to adjust her medication. She has a thyroid condition and on occasion needs a...
Mar 31, 2025

Over $190,000 raised in HDHF Equip to Care campaign
The Humboldt District Health Foundation's Equip to Care campaign was a huge success. The 13th annual campaign raised $192,303.90 which will be used to purchase desperately needed equipment for the Hum...
Mar 28, 2025

Vancouver abortion and reproductive health clinic to shut after 35 years
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver abortion and reproductive health clinic that has operated for more than three decades is shutting its doors due to funding uncertainty. The Elizabeth Bagshaw Clinic says the fa...
Mar 28, 2025

Regional youth science fair showcases advances in health and farming
Referring to a robotic arm named "Fred", Vraj Patel says he hopes his work may inspire the health industry to make affordable products for the people who need it most.The blue device that was hooked u...
Mar 27, 2025

Measles exposure risk in N.Battleford and Saskatoon
If 10 people are in a room that previously had a person in the infectious period of measles and had coughed in it, nine of those people would become infected. The disease, one of the most contagious i...
Mar 27, 2025

Parents, educators on alert as Ontario measles outbreak rises to 572 cases
TORONTO - A mother of an infant, a principal of a religious school, and a public health physician - they all share the desire to get kids vaccinated against measles as Ontario recorded another 102 cas...
Mar 27, 2025

New poll suggests Canadians' fear of losing their jobs to a trade war is fading
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests that Canadians are feeling less anxious about losing their jobs as U.S. President Donald Trump continues to pursue his trade war with Canada and much of the world. The Leg...
Mar 27, 2025

Decriminalization supporters question B.C. drug study that links policy to overdoses
British Columbia's former chief coroner is cautioning against a "jump to conclusions" after a new study found safer supply and drug decriminalization policies were associated with significant increase...
Mar 26, 2025