Tag Archives: Health
Companies can make generic Ozempic as of next week, but don't expect to get it soon
TORONTO - Drug companies in Canada are allowed to make lower priced generic versions of the blockbuster drug Ozempic as of next week, but experts say patients shouldn't expect it to be available for a...
Jan 02, 2026
Montreal polar plunge fans want access to beach along St. Lawrence River
MONTRAL - On New Year's Eve morning in Montreal, Mark Nikiforov sawed a hole into the thick sheet of ice capping the St. Lawrence River, preparing to plunge inside. With temperatures hovering around -...
Dec 31, 2025
Montreal polar plunge fans want access to beach along St. Lawrence River
MONTRAL - On New Year's Eve morning in Montreal, Mark Nikiforov sawed a hole into the thick sheet of ice capping the St. Lawrence River, preparing to plunge inside. With temperatures hovering around -...
Dec 31, 2025
Fatal drug overdoses reached five-year low in 2025
The number of people in Saskatchewan dying of drug overdoses continued to drop in 2025, according to data from the provincial Coroner's Service. While numbers are not yet finalized, as of the beginnin...
Dec 31, 2025
New legal structure of Alberta health system in place, Premier Smith now eyes results
CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA - The Alberta government in 2025 completed the final legal foundations of its new health-care system - and Premier Danielle Smith says she's working in 2026 to prove it was wo...
Dec 30, 2025
'I didn't know where to go': Salvation Army users react to sudden transition after fire
A look of sadness washes over Harvey McAdam's tired face as he talks about the Salvation Army and how it represented a safe place for him to warm up and get a meal.The man from Big River was one of do...
Dec 29, 2025
Young and old, flu takes over north central Saskatchewan
Almost one-half of the current cases of Influenza A in Saskatchewan are in young people under the age of 19 while at the same time, multiple long term care homes are seeing outbreaks of the same virus...
Dec 29, 2025
Advocates push for advance MAID requests two years after Parliament recommendation
OTTAWA - Sandra Demontigny knew something wasn't right when she couldn't remember buying herself a new pair of boots. They were a splurge - a little out of character for the mother of three - and she ...
Dec 28, 2025
Health minister says Canada can't rely on U.S. health institutions anymore
OTTAWA - Canada is used to looking to the United States as a source of health and scientific information, but the federal health minister said that is no longer the case. "I cannot trust them as a rel...
Dec 26, 2025
Measles exposure at Comfort Inn in North Battleford
People who were at the Comfort Inn on Carlton Trail in North Battleford are being warned that they may have been exposed to measles. The exposure came from a confirmed case and would have exposed the ...
Dec 26, 2025
