Tag Archives: Health
'We'll be moving': Alberta transgender children, families brace for legal changes
EDMONTON - Football decals plaster the walls of his bedroom. A San Francisco 49ers bedspread and a binder full of trading cards make it clear the seven-year-old loves sports. His mother says teachers ...
Oct 13, 2025
Sask. man calls for changes to health care after losing wife to cancer
Rob Allison lost his wife Lisa to brain cancer in April.Between the time of her diagnosis and her passing, Allison said his wife went through an unbelievably stressful and traumatic time - one that hi...
Oct 12, 2025
Following healthy food guidelines in Canada comes at a high cost, study finds
MONTREAL - A recent study out of Laval University finds many foods that are high in sodium and sugar on Canadian shelves are much cheaper than healthier, equivalent options. The lead author said she h...
Oct 12, 2025
Senator says she was never told her 2005 surgery would leave her sterile
OTTAWA - A Quebec senator says she was never told by her doctor that a surgical procedure she went through in 2005 would render her unable to have children, and hopes her story can advance a broader r...
Oct 12, 2025
Canada's first non-beating heart transplant could lead to shorter wait lists: UHN
TORONTO - A Toronto hospital says it transplanted a heart that stopped beating last month in a Canadian first that has the potential to substantially shorten the long wait for a donor. University Heal...
Oct 11, 2025
Senate debates bill to add warning labels to alcohol packaging
OTTAWA - Sen. Patrick Brazeau is trying a second time to pass legislation that would add cancer warning labels to alcohol packaging. The Senate is studying Bill S-202, a revival of legislation Brazeau...
Oct 09, 2025
Trump's Tylenol misinformation revives history of 'mom blaming' in autism, docs say
TORONTO - When U.S. President Donald Trump urged pregnant women to avoid Tylenol because of an unproven belief it can cause autism, Julie Green was brought back to the mom-blaming claims she heard mor...
Oct 09, 2025
Couple makes large donation to NICU that helped their grandchildren
A Prince Albert couple has made a large donation to the Equip the Vic campaign, targeted at expanding the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Two of Aaron and Sherry Palidwar's grandchildren were NIC...
Oct 08, 2025
Family donates $50,000 to Ronald McDonald House effort
Another significant donation has been made to the local effort to build a Ronald McDonald House, which is already under construction. The charity announced on social media on October 8 that they had r...
Oct 08, 2025
Bookings begin for fall flu and COVID vaccines
It's time once again to roll up your sleeves.Saskatchewan residents can start booking appointments to receive this year's respiratory illness vaccinations. Both influenza and COVID-19 vaccines will be...
Oct 07, 2025
