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Melfort doctor allegedly hit children, self-prescribed medication
A Melfort doctor is facing four charges from the Saskatchewan College of Physicians and Surgeons, including unprofessional conduct, improper prescribing and dishonesty. Two of the charges, which were ...
Jun 21, 2024
Head of New Brunswick health network defends big spending on travel nurses
FREDERICTON - The head of New Brunswick's francophone Vitalit Health Network launched a spirited defence Thursday of the organization's spending on travel nurse contracts. Dr. France Desrosiers told a...
Jun 20, 2024
Extreme heat deaths higher among seniors and in cities with more renters, study says
TORONTO - Deaths in Canada's 12 most populous cities go up during extreme heat waves and people aged 65 and older are at higher risk than those who are younger, says a Statistics Canada report release...
Jun 19, 2024
New Democrats to represent Winnipeg constituency for first time following byelection
WINNIPEG - The Tuxedo constituency in Winnipeg will be represented by the New Democrats for the first time since its creation following a byelection on Tuesday. Carla Compton has secured the seat for ...
Jun 18, 2024
New York's 'equal rights' constitutional amendment restored to ballot by appeals court
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A proposed amendment to New York's constitution barring discrimination based on "gender identity" and "pregnancy outcomes" was restored to the November election ballot Tuesday by a...
Jun 18, 2024
Regina doctor suspended for prescribing Ivermectin for COVID
A Regina doctor has been suspended from practicing for a month this summer for prescribing Ivermectin for COVID-19. The Saskatchewan College of Physicians and Surgeons found that over two years, betwe...
Jun 18, 2024 A Regina doctor has been suspended for a month for prescribing a drug for COVID that wasn't approved to treat the virus. (File photo/The Canadian Press)
Minister accuses Conservatives of trying to sabotage federal dental program
OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland is accusing the Conservatives of trying to "sabotage" the government's dental care program by calling up dental associations and "bullying" them - accusations the...
Jun 18, 2024
Will Canada's biggest city legislate a maximum temperature in apartments?
TORONTO - Anushen Selvasegar can barely fit his hand through the narrow opening in his bedroom window to feel the breeze outside of his 14th-floor apartment in St. James Town, one of Toronto's most de...
Jun 18, 2024
Occupational and speech language therapist programs coming to U of S
The Government of Saskatchewan is making a big investment to help establish two new health training programs at the University of Saskatchewan. The funding of $8.1 million will establish new programs ...
Jun 14, 2024
Patients going without care due to nursing shortage in Manitoba First Nation
OTTAWA - The chief of a First Nation in northern Manitoba says its nursing station is operating at half-capacity, and as a result members are going without the care they need. "Health care is supposed...
Jun 14, 2024
OPINION
Sarah Mills: World Cup dreams are made
The score may not have been ideal, but Sarah Mills says the World Cup experience was everything she hoped it would be.
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, June 26
8:30 - Another school year has wrapped up, and report cards are out! Everett Hindley, Saskatchewan's Minister of Educati...