Tag Archives: Health

EDMONTON - Alberta Health Services says it has taken a number of steps to better train staff, after an Indigenous man's braids were cut off and thrown away while he was in an Edmonton hospital. Eve Ad...

WINNIPEG - Two health-care groups said Tuesday Manitoba's health-care system is facing more strain, even as the government has promised to improve front-line care. Doctors Manitoba, which represents p...

OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations says the ongoing postal strike is delaying supplies of medicine and other necessities to rural and remote communities. National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak is ...

The Government of Saskatchewan is reaching for help outside the province as it works to address issues within Regina's doctor community. The provincial government made the announcement Monday, with He...

EDMONTON - LGBTQ+ advocate organizations say they're working as quickly as possible to ask a court to stop the Alberta government from bringing into force a transgender law they say will cause immedia...

REGINA - The Saskatchewan government has ordered a third-party review into allegations of unprofessionalism and racism among doctors at Regina's hospitals. Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill says the pro...

A new health centre set to open this week will give residents of Martensville more options for care in their home community. Like other health centres recently opened in the province, the Martensville...

DOUALA - LGBTQ+ activists across francophone Africa say Western governments and global foundations are ignoring funding gaps for French-speaking countries where repression differs from English-speakin...

KISUMU - Every Sunday in the Kenyan port city of Kisumu, an HIV-prevention group gathers dozens of gay and bisexual men for a service to help maintain their physical and spiritual health. Standing in ...

EDMONTON - A pair of LGBTQ+ advocate organizations say they've followed through with their plan to challenge Alberta's three transgender bills in court, starting with one that bars doctors from provid...