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Enhanced 9-1-1 system can connect callers to team of nurses in Regina, Saskatoon
A new system will connect 9-1-1 callers who report non-urgent symptoms directly to a team of specially trained nurses. The Saskatchewan Health Authority said the Emergency Communication Nurse System w...
Oct 19, 2025 Dispatchers with the Saskatchewan RCMP respond to everything from car crashes to violent crimes to non emergencies, making sure officers get to the right place at the right time. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Toronto to develop wastewater surveillance program for FIFA World Cup
TORONTO - Toronto Public Health is developing a wastewater surveillance program to detect any potential spread of diseases during the FIFA World Cup. Toronto's new Medical Officer of Health Dr. Michel...
Oct 17, 2025
Health warning as unlicensed food businesses surge in B.C. garages and homes
Health authorities in British Columbia are urging people not to buy food from unlicensed businesses after a surge of complaints about illegal food services in the Lower Mainland. The Fraser Health Aut...
Oct 17, 2025
Report into Alberta Health Services contracts finds conflicts widely known
EDMONTON - A report into allegations of corruption in Alberta Health Services contracts says it was widely known two employees were in conflicts of interest, but no steps were taken by senior official...
Oct 17, 2025
Canada's health ministers seek fixes to fentanyl crisis, access to pharmaceuticals
CALGARY - Federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel and her provincial and territorial counterparts wrapped a meeting in Calgary on Friday with a pledge for deeper collaboration to tackle the most press...
Oct 17, 2025
Yukon Liberals roll out platform as common election promises emerge between parties
The Yukon Liberals have unveiled their campaign platform, hoping to be re-elected on promises of a $300-million hospital expansion and a dramatic reduction in the wait-list for government housing. Lib...
Oct 16, 2025
Ontario to make it easier for health professionals from other provinces to practice
TORONTO - Ontario Labour Minister David Piccini is set to introduce legislation next week intended to make it easier for health professionals from other provinces to work in Ontario. The government ha...
Oct 16, 2025
Ottawa hasn't approached Alberta, Sask., about pharmacare since election: ministers
CALGARY - Alberta and Saskatchewan's health ministers say they haven't been approached by Ottawa about signing onto the federal pharmacare program since the spring election. Saskatchewan Health Minist...
Oct 16, 2025
'Are they being fed?' Thousands of students lose school meals during teachers strike
EDMONTON - Several non-profit groups say some Alberta children are going hungry with thousands losing access to school food programs during a provincewide teachers strike. The strike entered its eight...
Oct 16, 2025
Canadian refugee applicant in ICE custody says he crossed border accidentally
OTTAWA - A Canadian refugee applicant from Bangladesh who is being held in a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Buffalo says he crossed the border into the U.S. by mistake ...
Oct 16, 2025
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