Tag Archives: Health

Companies can make generic Ozempic as of next week, but don't expect to get it soon
TORONTO - Drug companies in Canada are allowed to make lower priced generic versions of the blockbuster drug Ozempic as of next week, but experts say patients shouldn't expect it to be available for a...
Jan 02, 2026

Montreal polar plunge fans want access to beach along St. Lawrence River
MONTRAL - On New Year's Eve morning in Montreal, Mark Nikiforov sawed a hole into the thick sheet of ice capping the St. Lawrence River, preparing to plunge inside. With temperatures hovering around -...
Dec 31, 2025

Montreal polar plunge fans want access to beach along St. Lawrence River
MONTRAL - On New Year's Eve morning in Montreal, Mark Nikiforov sawed a hole into the thick sheet of ice capping the St. Lawrence River, preparing to plunge inside. With temperatures hovering around -...
Dec 31, 2025

Fatal drug overdoses reached five-year low in 2025
The number of people in Saskatchewan dying of drug overdoses continued to drop in 2025, according to data from the provincial Coroner's Service. While numbers are not yet finalized, as of the beginnin...
Dec 31, 2025

New legal structure of Alberta health system in place, Premier Smith now eyes results
CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA - The Alberta government in 2025 completed the final legal foundations of its new health-care system - and Premier Danielle Smith says she's working in 2026 to prove it was wo...
Dec 30, 2025

Young and old, flu takes over north central Saskatchewan
Almost one-half of the current cases of Influenza A in Saskatchewan are in young people under the age of 19 while at the same time, multiple long term care homes are seeing outbreaks of the same virus...
Dec 29, 2025

Advocates push for advance MAID requests two years after Parliament recommendation
OTTAWA - Sandra Demontigny knew something wasn't right when she couldn't remember buying herself a new pair of boots. They were a splurge - a little out of character for the mother of three - and she ...
Dec 28, 2025

Health minister says Canada can't rely on U.S. health institutions anymore
OTTAWA - Canada is used to looking to the United States as a source of health and scientific information, but the federal health minister said that is no longer the case. "I cannot trust them as a rel...
Dec 26, 2025
Measles exposure at Comfort Inn in North Battleford
People who were at the Comfort Inn on Carlton Trail in North Battleford are being warned that they may have been exposed to measles. The exposure came from a confirmed case and would have exposed the ...
Dec 26, 2025
Kids and families at Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital get a visit from Santa
Santa paid a visit to Saskatoon's Jim Pattison Children's Hospital this week, spreading Christmas joy to some of the young patients and families receiving care over the holidays.The visit was part of ...
Dec 24, 2025