Tag Archives: Health
Touting better HIV treatment, Toronto service organization closing after 42 years
TORONTO - An organization that bills itself as Canada's oldest HIV service agency will close next year, in part due to groundbreaking medical advances that have reduced the need for its services, even...
Sep 12, 2025
Ticats announce death of GM Ted Goveia, who disclosed cancer diagnosis in June
HAMILTON - General manager Ted Goveia of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats has died. The Ticats confirmed Goveia's death Friday. He was 55. In a release, the Ticats said they were "deeply saddened" and would ho...
Sep 12, 2025
Local collectors turn hobby into heroics, raising thousands for childhood cancer research
What began as a small hobby has turned into a big effort to help raise funds and awareness for childhood cancer. Prince Albert locals Travis Mahussier and Kaitlyn Gryba have been collecting the tabs u...
Sep 09, 2025
Malcolm Jenkins donates $100,000 as Equip the Vic campaign continues
Prince Albert's best-known philanthropist, Malcolm Jenkins, has once again stepped forward with a large donation, this time to the fundraising campaign for the Boreal Health Care Foundation, which has...
Sep 09, 2025
Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain chip implanted into two quadriplegic Canadian patients
Two Canadian patients with spinal cord injuries have received Neuralink brain implants that have allowed them to control a computer with their thoughts.They are part of the first clinical trial outsid...
Sep 07, 2025
Clean water settlement cheques start flowing into Montreal Lake Cree Nation
Members of Montreal Lake Cree Nation have begun receiving federal payments as part of the Safe Drinking Water for First Nations Class Action Settlement Agreement. The settlement agreement was approved...
Sep 05, 2025
Communities 'can't keep up with the grieving,' Sask. NDP says, as province notes drug deaths declining
The province's drug crisis is claiming lives at an alarming rate, and the government has failed to respond with the urgency the situation demands, Saskatchewan's NDP critic for mental health and addic...
Sep 04, 2025
Some tobacco settlement money to be used in Saskatchewan for cancer care, prevention: Minister
Saskatchewan is set to get millions from a legal settlement with tobacco companies, but it appears only some of that money will go toward cancer care and prevention.Jeremy Cockrill, Saskatchewan's hea...
Sep 03, 2025
WATCH: Four legged fundraiser raises money for Victoria hospital expansion
A unique fundraiser has helped raise lots of money for the Boreal Healthcare Foundation and the future Victoria Hospital Expansion. Chuck Hawkins and Valerie Macdougall, with help from Tapestry Yoga, ...
Aug 31, 2025
Agencies promote safety in Overdose Awareness Day event
Multiple local agencies gathered in front of the University of Saskatchewan's Prince Albert campus on Thursday afternoon to promote and educate people about the impacts of addictions. Anthony de Padua...
Aug 28, 2025
