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Ministry of Health issues overdose alert after two drug deaths in P.A.
Two deaths believed to be linked to toxic drugs in Prince Albert have prompted an overdose alert from Saskatchewan's health ministry. According to the alert, the Saskatchewan Coroners Service reported...
Mar 17, 2025 The ministry said the substances believed to have caused the two deaths can be either smoked or injected. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatchewan NDP to introduce motion opposed to annexation of Canada as house resumes
REGINA - As Saskatchewan's politicians return to the legislature this week, the Opposition NDP says it will push Premier Scott Moe to get tougher on U.S. President Donald Trump. NDP Leader Carla Beck ...
Mar 17, 2025
Nighttime walks and DIY haircuts: Ontarians look back at the first COVID-19 lockdown
Five years ago, Ontarians suddenly found themselves staying home as part of a bigger push to "flatten the curve" of the COVID-19 pandemic. What was initially meant to last two weeks stretched into mon...
Mar 17, 2025
Art of medicine: Quebec doctors in training visit museum to better diagnose patients
MONTREAL - Classes on disease and anatomy are par for the course in traditional medical training, but a new program at a Quebec university is making visits to the art museum a mandatory part of the cu...
Mar 16, 2025
Texas lawmaker introduces bill to clarify medical exceptions in state's abortion ban
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A Texas lawmaker who helped pioneer the state's restrictive abortion laws introduced a bill on Friday to clarify medical exceptions allowed under the law, representing a pivot fro...
Mar 14, 2025
Disability, gender equality advocates slam Carney's elimination of cabinet positions
TORONTO - Advocacy groups are panning Prime Minister Mark Carney for eliminating the cabinet positions dedicated to people with disabilities and women and gender equality issues. Carney was sworn in a...
Mar 14, 2025
Alberta health agency, in lawsuit, says it fired its CEO for 'alarming' incompetence
EDMONTON - Alberta's front line health agency says it fired its leader earlier this year not because she was investigating corruption but because she was an "alarming" failure at her job. Alberta Heal...
Mar 14, 2025
Alberta fires back in wrongful dismissal suit, says ex-health boss was incompetent
EDMONTON - Alberta's health minister has filed papers in court to formally reject allegations from a former health leader who says she was fired for investigating sweetheart deals, collusion and high-...
Mar 13, 2025
'Time-waster:' Group representing Manitoba doctors renews calls to end sick notes
WINNIPEG - The group representing Manitoba doctors is renewing calls to eliminate sick notes as they pay a burden on a health-care system already overworked by a shortage of family doctors. "Sick note...
Mar 13, 2025
Alberta doctors say province seeks to cut $400M in billing fees
EDMONTON - The Alberta government wants to cut more than $400 million in the fees it pays to doctors, according to a confidential memo obtained by The Canadian Press. The Feb. 18 memo, sent by Alberta...
Mar 13, 2025
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