Murray Wood: A star-crossed leader is beset by floor-crossing MPs
Murray Wood says Pierre Poilievre has suffered some bad timing in his career as Conservative leader, but the question is...
Tag Archives: health
What to know about Alabama's fast-tracked legislation to protect in vitro fertilization clinics
Alabama lawmakers moved quickly to approve legislation on Wednesday that protects in vitro fertilization clinics from lawsuits in response to an uproar sparked by last month's state Supreme Court ruli...
Mar 05, 2024
Saskatchewan announces plan to streamline breast cancer care
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government has announced it's opening a new health centre in Regina to help breast cancer patients get screened sooner. The province says the centre will tackle backlogs by p...
Mar 05, 2024
Breast Health Centre to open in Regina, province expands screening age
Saskatchewan is taking steps to support the detection and treatment of breast cancer. That includes the opening of a new Breast Health Centre in Regina, which will perform diagnostic imaging, consulta...
Mar 05, 2024
Californians vote on measure governor says he needs to tackle homelessness crisis
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Californians voted on a statewide ballot measure that is touted by the governor as a major step to tackle homelessness and would be the first major update to the state's ment...
Mar 05, 2024
Four provinces confirm measles cases with Montreal deemed Canada's epicentre
Seventeen cases of measles have been confirmed in Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan and British Columbia - more than half of those in the Montreal area, while one Ontario case has been linked to a high sc...
Mar 04, 2024
Quebec health officials report 10 cases of measles in Montreal area, confirm community spread
Montreal has become the epicentre of measles cases in Canada, and the disease is spreading in Quebec for the first time since 2019, public health officials said Monday. There are now 10 confirmed case...
Mar 04, 2024
Maine questions Canadian study of Agent Orange use at New Brunswick military base
FREDERICTON - Maine's state legislature has called for a new investigation into the use of herbicides, including Agent Orange, in the 1960s on a southern New Brunswick military base, describing a Cana...
Mar 04, 2024
Quebec to offer 'X' gender option for health cards, driver's licences
MONTREAL - Quebecers who do not identify as male or female will soon be able to opt for an 'X' gender marker on their health cards and driver's licences. Both Quebec's automobile insurance board and i...
Mar 04, 2024
B.C. measles case prompts exposure alert as officials urge vaccination before travel
VANCOUVER - The first case of measles in British Columbia since 2019 is prompting an exposure alert to residents of Richmond and vaccination reminders to parents and spring break travellers. Premier D...
Mar 04, 2024
Oregon lawmakers pass bill to recriminalize drug possession
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A bill recriminalizing the possession of small amounts of drugs was passed by the Oregon Legislature on Friday, undoing a key part of the state's first-in-the-nation drug decriminal...
Mar 02, 2024
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Sarah Mills: A lifetime smoking ban in the UK may be a step too far
Sarah Mills says there are great health-care costs associated with smoking, but those costs are also associated with obe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 23
Evan talks on Thursday's show about the RM of Sherwood's AI data centre now approved to be built, Saskatoon mayor Cynthi...