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School stories, art, teach kids about organ donation for Humboldt Broncos' Green Shirt Day
When Sandra LaRose's 16-year-old daughter decided she wanted her organs donated, she encouraged her mom and step-dad to do the same and put red and white stickers on their Saskatchewan health cards. "...
Apr 06, 2024
'We are deeply sorry': Yukon premier apologizes ahead of inquest
WHITEHORSE - Yukon's premier is apologizing ahead of an inquest into the deaths of four Indigenous women who were accessing services at the Whitehorse emergency shelter. Ranj Pillai said governments h...
Apr 05, 2024
Toxic drug supply claims 177 lives in B.C. in February: Coroners Service
VICTORIA - The BC Coroners Service says 177 people died in February due to "toxic, unregulated drugs." The service says at least 175 people have died because of the toxic drug supply in each of the la...
Apr 05, 2024
St. Louis-area residents make plea for compensation for illnesses tied to nuclear contamination
Karen Nickel has been dealing with lupus and other illnesses for years, illnesses she blames on childhood exposure to a suburban St. Louis creek where Cold War-era nuclear waste was dumped decades ago...
Apr 05, 2024
Ontario to give free counselling to families of first responders killed on duty
Ontario will provide two years of free bereavement counselling to families of first responders who have died in the line of duty and those who died by suicide. Family members can access mental health ...
Apr 05, 2024
Nebraska lawmakers to debate a bill on transgender students' access to bathrooms and sports teams
Last year objections to a Nebraska bill that sought to ban gender-affirming care for anyone under age 19 ground the work of the Legislature to a near standstill. This year supporters of a companion bi...
Apr 04, 2024
Cultural LTC admissions drying up in Ontario due to new priority rules
TORONTO - In an Italian long-term care home in Toronto, about three new non-Italian residents are admitted each month due to government changes to priority rules, leaving them confused and isolated in...
Apr 04, 2024
Canadians waiting longer for surgeries and other procedures compared to 2019: report
Patients in all provinces are waiting longer for hip and knee replacements, cancer surgeries and other priority procedures than before the COVID-19 pandemic, national data shows. A report released Thu...
Apr 03, 2024
Vancouver mayor disappointed by new location for overdose prevention site
VANCOUVER - The mayor of Vancouver says the city is disappointed about the new location of an overdose prevention site in the downtown core. Ken Sim says in a news release that the city was not consul...
Apr 03, 2024
New U of S course will allow pharmacists to prescribe for chronic conditions
The Government of Saskatchewan is providing $137,000 to the University of Saskatchewan's College of Pharmacy and Nutrition for a new training program. The announcement of the advanced pharmacy trainin...
Apr 03, 2024 The University of Saskatchewan announced a new training program on Wednesday, which will allow pharmacists to prescribe more medications for chronic conditions. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz)
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