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Montreal public health reports three heat-related deaths since Sunday
MONTREAL - Health officials in Montreal are still working to tally the total number of people who died from heat-related causes since Sunday, when sweltering temperatures took over the city. The city'...
Aug 14, 2025
Lung cancer survival rate has doubled, but it still causes the most cancer deaths: StatCan
TORONTO - Five-year survival rates for people with lung cancer have doubled since the 1990s, but the disease still kills more patients than any other type of cancer, a Statistics Canada report said on...
Aug 13, 2025
Family of man bit by rattlesnake in Texas 'trying everything' to get him home to Sask.
With no medical insurance, the family of a man from Swift Current who bitten by a rattlesnake in Texas is desperately trying to bring him home. At the end of July, Daniel Fehr was out for a round of g...
Aug 13, 2025 Stephanie Fehr said her husband Daniel has been unconscious for the past few days. (Kristie Klimm/ Submitted)
Ontario just shy of meeting target of four hours direct care for LTC residents
TORONTO - Ontario failed to meet its legislated target for getting long-term care residents an average of four hours a day of direct care by March of this year, the government concedes, though it came...
Aug 13, 2025
Montreal public health says one heat-related death reported since Sunday
MONTREAL - One heat-related death has been reported to Montreal's public health department since a period of extreme heat hit the city on Sunday. Department spokesperson Tudor Matei says the city's he...
Aug 12, 2025
Cancer survivor celebrates birthday by paying for patients' hospital parking
At the entrance of a London hospital, Krystyna Locke fronts a banner with loopy cursive letters that says, "Happy birthday to me. Your parking is free." The lymphoma cancer survivor is celebrating tur...
Aug 12, 2025
Montreal public health asking ER doctors to report all heat-related deaths
MONTREAL - Montreal's public health department is asking emergency room doctors to report all deaths suspected of being related to the ongoing heat wave. Officials issued a notice on Sunday for the ci...
Aug 11, 2025
Swift Current man critically injured after rattlesnake bite while golfing in Texas
What is normally a beloved hobby for a Swift Current man ended with him fighting for his life in Texas. According to a GoFundMe organized by his family, Danny Fehr went into anaphylactic shock and car...
Aug 11, 2025 According to his family, Danny Fehr loves spending time on the golf course to relieve stress while working away from home and his loved ones. (Stephanie Fehr/Facebook)
Pistachios in your pantry? What experts say you should do amid a salmonella recall
by Hannah Alberga TORONTO - Pistachios have been the subject of a series of recalls linked to a salmonella outbreak, and while some health officials say that doesn't mean people should avoid all pista...
Aug 09, 2025 Pistachio nuts are displayed at a grocery store in Mississauga, Ont., on Monday, December 16, 2024. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young)
Former Alberta health agency CEO says false claims may compromise investigation
EDMONTON - The former head of Alberta's front-line health agency says she's aware of misinformation that may compromise a third-party investigation into a multimillion-dollar health contracting scanda...
Aug 08, 2025
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Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 7
On Tuesday's show, Evan marks Green Shirt Day , talks youth crime and justice on the Round Table of Justice and anticipa...