Tag Archives: Health
2025 was the third warmest year on record. What does that mean in Canada?
This past year was the third warmest on record and stood on the cusp of surpassing a major climate threshold globally, according to new data from the European climate agency. The Copernicus data indic...
Jan 13, 2026
Precautionary Drinking Water Advisory in Hudson Bay
The Water Security Agency has issued a Precautionary Drinking Water Advisory (PDWA) for Hudson Bay. The advisory was issued due to elevated turbidity. Residents are advised to boil any water being con...
Jan 13, 2026
Why an Ontario couple is leading a court battle to change MAID in B.C.
OTTAWA - Gaye and Jim O'Neill have spent countless hours thinking about their daughter's final hours in April 2023. It's a memory they say they'd wish on no one - and it's the reason why they joined a...
Jan 13, 2026
More support needed to address safety concerns, union representing security says
Confirming escalating rates of violence at all the province's hospitals, the union that represents the security officers who work in those facilities is suggesting the solution lies outside the doors....
Jan 13, 2026
Canucks say goalie Thatcher Demko expected to miss 'a week or two' with latest injury
VANCOUVER - The Canucks have sent all-star goalie Thatcher Demko back to Vancouver so medical staff can evaluate his latest injury. Head coach Adam Foote says the 30-year-old American netminder will b...
Jan 12, 2026
Imitation gun and meth found in hospital room where man died: Police
Saskatoon police say an imitation gun and methamphetamine were found in the hospital room where a man died during an altercation last Friday. Those alarming details were released Monday morning and co...
Jan 12, 2026
In the news today: MAID Charter challenge, trade talks, 'Heated Rivalry' watch party
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Charter challenge of religious exemption to assisted dying law heads to court in B.C. The B.C. Supreme Court i...
Jan 12, 2026
Charter challenge of religious exemption to assisted dying law heads to court in B.C.
OTTAWA - The B.C. Supreme Court has begun hearing a case that questions whether faith-based publicly funded hospitals have the right to refuse certain procedures on the basis of their religious belief...
Jan 12, 2026
Prince Albert man passes away in Saskatoon hospital after altercation with security guard
Friends and family members of Trevor Dubois are expressing shock and feelings of grief after receiving news of his sudden passing Friday morning at Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon.According to ...
Jan 11, 2026
B.C. court to hear Charter challenge over religious exemptions to assisted dying law
OTTAWA - A trial set to begin Monday in British Columbia's Supreme Court questions whether publicly funded faith-based hospitals should be allowed to prevent patients from receiving medical assistance...
Jan 11, 2026