Tag Archives: Health
Dean of College of Medicine visits P.A. to weigh expansion opportunity
With the continual demand for more doctors and other health care practitioners in Saskatchewan, the head of the College of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan was in Prince Albert to meet peopl...
Mar 11, 2025
B.C. takes advantage of U.S. 'chaos,' trade war to attract more doctors and nurses
The "chaos" in the United States provides an opportunity for British Columbia to recruit more American doctors and nurses, the province's health minister said as she announced changes aimed at fast-tr...
Mar 11, 2025
Opposition criticizes government after breast cancer patients cannot afford care
The NDP has released obtained emails which says patients are forgoing mammograms out of province due to the cost. "Saskatchewan women urgently needing diagnostic care like mammograms are being referre...
Mar 11, 2025
Measles exposure at Montreal Canadiens game at the Bell Centre: public health
MONTREAL - Montreal public health officials say someone contagious with the measles virus who was not vaccinated attended an NHL game at the Bell Centre on March 3 between the Canadiens and the Buffal...
Mar 11, 2025
Doctors thrust into COVID-19 celebrity reflect on backlash, threats and thank you letters
TORONTO - When the COVID-19 pandemic hit five years ago, Canadian public health doctors, infectious disease specialists and epidemiologists were thrust into national fame through daily televised brief...
Mar 11, 2025
'A time of effort and sacrifice': 5 years since COVID-19 declared a global pandemic
Five years ago, the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic of the novel coronavirus, setting off a series of policies that transformed Canadians' lives for years. The WHO's declaration f...
Mar 11, 2025
Over 100 dogs rescued from cull in La Loche
After the Northern Village of La Loche announced an animal surrender last week, Erin Deems, executive director with Saving Grace Animal Society, jumped into action. "I ended up with 105, like that's a...
Mar 10, 2025
'How did we survive?' What Canadians recall — and don't — about the COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO - There had been warning signs for months. There were the reports of dangerous flu-like symptoms in Asia. News of the lockdown that kept tens of millions of people inside their homes in China....
Mar 10, 2025
La Loche to hold animal surrender Saturday
The Village of La Loche is preparing for what it calls an "Animal Surrender" on Saturday. They are enacting by-law 2-99 the Running At Large of Dogs to deal with the ample strays roaming the neighbour...
Mar 07, 2025
Construction to start this spring on P.A. Ronald McDonald House
The planned construction of Prince Albert's Ronald McDonald House (RMH) hits close to home for a local couple. Ivan and Shianne Trudel spent months in the Saskatoon RMH beginning in 2017, following th...
Mar 07, 2025