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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A man has been transported to a trauma centre with life-threatening injuries after being involved in a single-vehicle collision in Brampton, police said. According to responding officers, calls came in just before 9 a.m. Saturday reporting a crash in the area of …
Read More »Manitoba government takes steps toward reducing ER wait times – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The new Manitoba government has taken its first steps toward shoring up the province’s health-care system — a major part of its campaign in the recent provincial election. Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara announced Friday that the province is adding capacity and expanding …
Read More »Next steps on new $46B health care deal tops agenda in annual gathering – National
The last time all of Canada’s premiers sat down around the same table, their attention was focused on getting Ottawa to pay more to fix the understaffed, hospitals, shuttered emergency rooms, surgical backlogs and health-worker shortages threatening the viability of their health systems. When they sit down in Winnipeg for …
Read More »Shoppers Drug Mart steps away from medical cannabis with business shift – National
Shoppers Drug Mart Inc. is moving away from its medical cannabis distribution business and preparing to transfer patients to a platform run by biopharmaceutical company Avicanna Inc. The pharmacy chain owned by Loblaw Companies Ltd. announced the shift Tuesday, but did not say what prompted the change or how much …
Read More »Canada’s financial intelligence unit steps up fight against illegal wildlife trade – National
Canada’s financial intelligence agency is stepping up the fight against the illicit wildlife trade by taking aim at the criminals who reap big profits from the global racket. The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada, known as Fintrac, is encouraging banks and other enterprises to be on the …
Read More »Blue Jays bullpen coach Buschmann steps down
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 15, 2023 1:52 pm Updated January 15, 2023 2:14 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays will be in search of a new bullpen coach. The team announced Sunday that Matt Buschmann has opted to …
Read More »Calgary Foothills, Project 8 outline next steps for professional women’s soccer league – Calgary
Mya Jones could hardly believe the news as she stared down at her phone. As soon as she’d learned to kick a ball, her instincts were driving her toward a career in soccer. But even then, the goal involved playing in Europe or the United States. A pro team? In …
Read More »What’s in store for Vancouver’s False Creek? Scientists and locals take first steps toward revitalization
Volunteers and scientists are in the midst of a six-day “bio blitz” in Vancouver’s False Creek, collecting water samples as an initial step toward cleaning up the inlet between Science World and English Bay. The project, running until Wednesday, is a collaboration between local non-profit False Creek Friends, scientists from the Hakai Institute …
Read More »Alberta’s selenium review now complete as environmental groups worry about next steps
In May 2021, Jeff Kneteman, a retired senior government biologist, told The Canadian Press that some herds of bighorn sheep in Alberta were heavily contaminated with selenium from old coal mines. At the time, Kneteman said Alberta Environment hadn’t commissioned any studies, adding that two herds in northwest Alberta tested outside the safe range for …
Read More »Doctor steps up for overnight shift at Red Lake, Ont., hospital, avoiding temporary closure
The hospital in Red Lake, Ont., has narrowly avoided a second temporary emergency room closure amid an ongoing doctor shortage in northwestern Ontario and a surge in COVID-19 cases that’s also straining staff. Margaret Couchenour Memorial Hospital’s ER was set to close 12 hours, starting at 8 p.m. CT Thursday, but hospital …
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