Tag Archives: Health
Longest U.S. government shutdown in history could hit Canadians' travel plans: expert
WASHINGTON - As the impasse between Republicans and Democrats pushed into its 36th day on Wednesday, one expert warned that the U.S. government shutdown - now the longest in the nation's history - cou...
Nov 05, 2025
Menopause care is more widely available, but financially out of reach for many
TORONTO - Karine Beauchamp couldn't think straight, felt so exhausted she could barely get out of bed and had unpredictable mood swings ranging from sadness to anger. "It's like my resilience just dis...
Nov 05, 2025
You got the treats, now here are some tricks on how to handle Halloween candy consumption
For some, the scariest part of Halloween can be the enormous piles of candy that will either linger for weeks or be devoured all too quickly, by kids and adults alike. The intake of sweets is often a ...
Nov 04, 2025
Project OO: License to Heal radiothon will help fund hearing services at Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital
Every year almost 5,500 babies are born at the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon and every one of them gets a hearing check. That is why this year's focus of the annual Pattison Children's...
Nov 04, 2025
Quebec government wants to restart talks with doctors over payment reform
QUBEC - Quebec Premier Franois Legault is extending an olive branch to the province's doctors amid a fight over a new law that changes how physicians are paid. Legault said Tuesday he wants to restart...
Nov 04, 2025
Documentary revisits Swift Current Broncos crash — and the trauma that never left
CALGARY - In 1986, a bus carrying the Swift Current Broncos hit black ice and spun off the Trans-Canada Highway just east of their southwestern Saskatchewan city. Four players were killed. For defence...
Nov 04, 2025
Montreal transit strike could be first test of new Quebec labour law
MONTREAL - A strike that is upending public transit in Montreal could be the first test of a new law that gives the Quebec government broad power to end labour disputes. The Montreal transit agency's ...
Nov 04, 2025
Challenges in obstetrics and gynecology growing in the province
An unprecedented move by a group of seven obstetrician-gynecologists in Kamloops, B.C. has those working in the same field in Saskatchewan keeping a close eye on what happens next. The physicians subm...
Nov 03, 2025
Prescription painkillers shortage in Canada expected to continue into new year
TORONTO - Pharmacists say a shortage of medications that contain oxycodone is expected to continue into the new year, while supply of another type of painkiller has increased since a nationwide disrup...
Nov 03, 2025
Leader Currie Dixon says voters wanted change as Yukon Party wins majority government
WHITEHORSE - Yukon Party Leader Currie Dixon says Yukon voters have opted for change by electing what he calls a "strong Yukon Party majority government." Dixon is set to become the Yukon's first prem...
Nov 03, 2025
