Murray Wood: April is the most frustrating month on the prairies
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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)
N.B. not ruling out notwithstanding clause in bill to force people into drug care
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says he has not ruled out using the notwithstanding clause to adopt legislation that would allow authorities to force certain people into drug treatmen...
Apr 03, 2024
Advocacy groups decry federal government's shutdown of mental health website, app
Mental health and addictions experts are slamming the federal government's decision to shut down an online service where people could find free counselling and peer support over the last four years. H...
Apr 03, 2024
Pilot program aims to reduce ambulance response times in Saskatoon, Regina
A new EMS triage system will soon be tested in Saskatoon and Regina, with the goal of improving ambulance response times by cutting down on delays and unnecessary trips. According to Saskatchewan's Mi...
Apr 03, 2024 Ambulances line up outside the entrance to the emergency room at Saskatoon's St. Paul's Hospital. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Seven people fined $400 a day for refusing LTC transfers: Ontario government
TORONTO - Seven people in Ontario have been fined for refusing transfers from a hospital to a long-term care home not of their choosing. A law enacted in 2022 requires hospitals to levy fines of $400 ...
Apr 03, 2024
New medical school at York University to open in 2028
VAUGHAN, Ont. - A new medical school focused on family medicine at York University will open its doors in 2028. York University president Rhonda Lenton says the university has been planning the medica...
Apr 03, 2024
Alberta announces Crown corporation to gather research on addiction recovery
The Alberta government is creating a Crown corporation to gather research to bolster addiction-recovery efforts as part of its broader restructuring of the health system. The Canadian Centre of Recove...
Apr 02, 2024
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 16
Evan catches up on the latest happening in Ottawa, checks in on safety in downtown Saskatoon and discusses a three-strik...
