Category Archives: Health
Alberta introduces bill to exit online cannabis sales, leave it to retailers
EDMONTON — Alberta is moving to get out of the online cannabis business and allow licensed retailers sell it on the internet instead. Cannabis retailers would be allowed to sell some branded clothing and other accessories as well. The province says onl...
Iqaluit’s water emergency has so far cost $1.5M, city may ask Nunavut for aid
IQALUIT, Nunavut — The City of Iqaluit says it has spent $1.5 million to date during the city's water emergency and plans to request financial assistance from the Nunavut government. The capital's 8,000 residents haven't been able to consume tap water...
U.S. commerce secretary agrees to meet quarterly with Canada’s industry minister
WASHINGTON — There may be gale-force winds of change in America's long-term political forecast, but Canada will keep pressing its case with the White House and Congress regardless of who ends up in control of Capitol Hill next year, Industry
B.C. aims for higher vaccine rates among health-care workers
VICTORIA — British Columbia's top doctor says health authoritiesare speaking with each worker who has chosen not to get vaccinated in hopes of changing their minds, and the highest number of those employees are in the Interior region, where overall
Former Colorado deputies get prison for detox van death
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Two former Colorado sheriff’s deputies were sentenced to prison Thursday for causing the death of an intoxicated man by placing him on his stomach and squeezing him into a van to take him to a detox
Saskatchewan considers bringing back program that privatized some surgeries
REGINA — The Saskatchewan government is considering bringing back a program that would privatize some surgeries to deal with a growing backlog of people needing an operation. There are currently 35,000 people in the province who are waiting for surger...
Saskatchewan considers bringing back program that privatized some surgeries
REGINA — The Saskatchewan government is considering whether to bring back a program that would privatize some surgeries to deal with a growing backlog of people needing an operation. There are 35,000 people in the province who are waiting for surgery,...
COVID-19 numbers rise in Nova Scotia, as New Brunswick makes progress
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia reported a surge of 50 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday, which pushed the number of active infections in the province to above 200, as New Brunswick started to see a slowdown in its case count. Health
U.S. commerce secretary agrees to meet quarterly with Canada’s industry minister
WASHINGTON — Canada's industry minister says he and several U.S. officials, including Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, have agreed to meet at least four times a year as the two countries work on reinforcing their bilateral ties. François-Philippe Cham...
Desmond inquiry: health professionals failed to share information before killings
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — A lack of collaboration among health-care professionals was an "overwhelming theme" in the tragic case of an ex-soldier from Nova Scotia who killed three family members and himself in 2017, a provincial fatality inquiry heard Th...
