Murray Wood: Is this one of those times when money might be better in the government's pockets?
Windfall profits on oil are prompting a break in the federal fuel excise, but Saskatchewan isn't following suit. Murray ...
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Saskatchewan NDP leader commits $1B in health funding if elected premier
REGINA - Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck is promising to invest $1.1 billion to help fix a health system struggling with staff shortages and long waits for care. Beck made the pledge as her party c...
Oct 08, 2024
Foreign doctors' skills will be assessed while they care for Nova Scotia patients
HALIFAX - A new program to more quickly integrate internationally trained doctors into Nova Scotia's health system is set to begin in the new year. Premier Tim Houston announced Tuesday that a new Hal...
Oct 08, 2024
Redhead Equipment commits $150,000 to 'Equip the Vic' campaign in P.A.
A Saskatchewan company is stepping up to help improve services at Prince Albert's Victoria Hospital. Redhead Equipment announced a $150,000 commitment to the $40 million "Equip the Vic" campaign. The ...
Oct 08, 2024 A design render of the Prince Albert Victoria Hospital Acute Care Tower. (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Flu, COVID immunization clinics start Oct. 15 in Saskatchewan
Immunization clinics for this year's influenza and COVID-19 vaccines begin in one week in Saskatchewan. The clinics will be up and running on October 15 at multiple locations around the province, offe...
Oct 08, 2024 Appointments can now be booked for the influenza and COVID immunization clinics, which begin on Oct. 15 around the province. (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Peter Nygard denied bail pending appeal of his Toronto sex assault convictions
TORONTO - Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been denied bail as he appeals his sexual assault convictions in Toronto and an 11-year prison sentence. An Ontario Court of Appeal judge dismissed the ...
Oct 08, 2024
N.B. election: 'Business acumen,' not more money, will fix health care, says Higgs
FREDERICTON - Improving health care comes through better management, not spending more money, according to New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative leader, who says he'll bring "business acumen" to de...
Oct 08, 2024
Cyber breach at B.C. First Nations Health Authority exposed TB tests, insurance data
VANCOUVER - The First Nations Health Authority in British Columbia says online hackers gained access to an array of personal information including medical test results and insurance claims during a cy...
Oct 07, 2024
Sask. Party promises help with fertility treatments, cancer testing if elected
REGINA - Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe says his party would make it easier for people to access fertility treatments and cancer testing if it's re-elected on Oct. 28. Moe told reporters in Regin...
Oct 07, 2024
AI can help family doctors buried in paperwork. Why is uptake low?
Dr. Rosemarie Lall says she was overworked and on the brink of either scaling back her practice or retiring early when she turned to artificial intelligence in a last-ditch effort to manage mounting p...
Oct 07, 2024
Rustad's Nuremberg, Nazi comparisons to COVID-19 measures 'regrettable,' says Eby
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. - British Columbia's election campaign was dragged far off course Monday as the two main party leaders were forced to comment about comparisons of the Nuremberg trials of Nazi war cr...
Oct 07, 2024
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