Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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U.S. study links Canadian wildfire smoke to doctor visit spike in Baltimore
TORONTO - Raging Canadian wildfires that choked North America under clouds of smoke last year may have contributed to a spike in doctor visits for lung and heart problems thousands of kilometres away,...
Dec 13, 2024
Some epilepsy patients worry their seizures will return amid medication shortage
TORONTO - The Canadian Epilepsy Alliance says an ongoing shortage of an epilepsy medication is leaving some patients worried they'll start to have seizures again if they switch to an alternative. The ...
Dec 12, 2024
New four-level parkade opens at Regina General Hospital
Parking at the Regina General Hospital is about to get a lot easier. A new, four-level, 1005-space parkade opened at the hospital on Thursday morning, providing improved parking for patients, visitors...
Dec 12, 2024 Eligible staff members can begin using the new parkade on Monday morning. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
New children's hospital fund provides financial support for parents
A brand new Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation fund is designed to relieve financial stress felt by parents while their kids are in the hospital. The 'Dr. G NICU/PICU Fund' will focus on the ...
Dec 12, 2024
MAID cases rose to 15,000 in 2023, but growth of cases has halved
OTTAWA - More than 15,000 people received medical assistance in dying in Canada in 2023, but federal statistics show the growth in cases has slowed significantly. Health Canada said in its fifth annua...
Dec 11, 2024
Montana Supreme Court upholds lower court ruling that allows gender-affirming care for minors
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - A Montana law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors will remain temporarily blocked, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, after justices agreed with a l...
Dec 11, 2024
Montana Supreme Court upholds lower court ruling that allows gender-affirming care for minors
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - A Montana law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors will remain temporarily blocked, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, after justices agreed with a l...
Dec 11, 2024
'Should never have happened': Indigenous man's braids cut off in Edmonton hospital
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...
Dec 10, 2024
Manitoba government's promise to boost health care being questioned
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...
Dec 10, 2024
Postal strike delaying delivery of medicine, necessities to remote areas: AFN chief
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 ...
Dec 10, 2024
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Sarah Mills: The season of the zipper merge has returned
It sometimes feels like leaders in our cities and towns don't plan for construction very well, but Sarah Mills says the ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 20
On Monday's show, Evan hears concerns about the FSIN's transparency after its general assembly last week, discusses how ...