Tag Archives: Health
P.A. overdose deaths double provincial average, mobile response planned
Twice as many people in Prince Albert die of drug overdoses as the provincial average, a concerning statistic that is leading to a new response. On Monday, City council will be presented with a plan t...
Oct 04, 2025
Ostrich farmers awaiting Supreme Court decision get little attention from Ottawa
OTTAWA - As the Supreme Court of Canada considers whether to hear the case of a B.C. farm that's fighting to save its ostriches from a Canadian Food Inspection Agency cull, politicians in Ottawa appea...
Oct 03, 2025
N.L. has the country's highest per-capita debt. It's all but hidden in the election.
ST. JOHN'S - Business and taxpayer organizations are calling on party leaders in Newfoundland and Labrador to stop making costly election promises, as the province carries the country's highest per-ca...
Oct 03, 2025
Premature baby dies of measles in Alberta after pregnant mother contracts disease
EDMONTON - A newborn in Alberta has died of measles marking the province's first death from the disease this year, the government said Thursday. Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange said the child...
Oct 02, 2025
Dr. Balfour Mount, father of palliative care, dies at 86
MONTRAL - Dr. Balfour Mount, widely recognized as the father of palliative care, is being remembered for his contribution to revolutionizing how people live out their final days. Mount died on Sept. 2...
Oct 02, 2025
Indigenous Services Canada, FSIN spar over ‘full report’ from forensic audit
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) says it is difficult to respond to a forensic audit without first seeing the full report.But according to Indigenous Services Canada, the FSIN was...
Oct 02, 2025
Prince Albert couple seeks to have hospital room named after late son
As Trish Hart sits over her son's grave she says all she wants is for his life to be acknowledged.The Prince Albert mother launched a fundraising campaign to have a room in the pediatrics department a...
Oct 01, 2025
Marineland decries Ottawa decision to bar export of remaining beluga whales to China
TORONTO - Marineland says it is "profoundly" disappointed by the federal government's decision to deny its request to ship 30 belugas to China and the park has "no ability to pay" for their care - wit...
Oct 01, 2025
Trump says a U.S. government shutdown is 'likely' — here's what could happen
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that a federal government shutdown is "likely," with Congress deadlocked ahead of a midnight deadline to pass legislation to keep it running. "Not...
Sep 30, 2025
Madagascar's president fires the government following days of deadly Gen Z protests
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) - Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina fired the prime minister and the rest of his government Monday in response to days of deadly Gen Z-led protests in the Indian Ocean...
Sep 29, 2025
