health care

Neighbourly Pharmacy Inc. says it has acquired six pharmacies across Canada. Financial terms of the deals were not immediately available. The company says it has acquired five locations in Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia and British Columbia in separate transactions. The sixth deal is for another location in B.C. and is expected to close later this month, pending […]

Saskatchewan’s first Urgent Care Centre (UCC) is set to open in Regina on July 2nd, marking a new era in urgent care delivery for the province. Located at 1320 Albert Street, the UCC will serve as an alternative to Emergency Departments, providing treatment for non-life-threatening illnesses, injuries, and mental health issues that require prompt attention. […]

Premiers from across Western Canada are wrapping up meetings in Whitehorse today aimed at discussing common concerns in their region. The premiers of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan, and Yukon meet annually for the Western Premiers’ Conference. Prior to the conference, B.C. Premier David Eby said one of the top items […]

The hours are ticking down to midnight, the deadline to get your hands on tickets for the Hospitals of Regina Foundation Home Lottery. The lottery is 95 percent sold. This year’s grand prize show home is a 4,000 square foot home in “The Creeks” in Regina, work 1.4 million dollars. The winner of the home, […]

Hospitals of Regina Foundation has launched a new cardiac care fundraising campaign and are getting a boost in the process from Municipal Hail Insurance. The Cardiac Care Campaign is set to raise $2.5 million to upgrade the technology in the Regina General Hospital’s second Catheterization Lab, located in the Mosaic Heart Centre. Municipal Hail Insurance […]

The early bird deadline in the Hospital of Regina Foundation’s Home Lottery is Friday at midnight. That leaves precious little time to grab a ticket. The deadline to get in on the “add on” 50-50 Draw is Friday at midnight. Its closing in on one million dollars, with the winner taking home half, and the […]

With more Canadians ending their life with medical assistance in dying (MAID), Moose Jaw’s pro-life group hopes the featured speaker at its upcoming supper can offer a different message on end-of-life care. The featured speaker for the April 12 banquet is Angelina Ireland, the executive director of The Delta Hospice Society in Delta, British Columbia.  […]

Vancouver naturopathic doctor Vanessa Lindsay has been treating a longtime patient’s high blood pressure through nutrition and exercise. “She’s lost weight. She’s stronger. She’s eating well. She’s hydrated. She’s sleeping better,” said Lindsay. But the patient is still on two blood pressure medications — and because naturopathic doctors in British Columbia are allowed to prescribe […]

People in Saskatchewan were “ringing those phones” all weekend to help out the Kinsmen of Saskatchewan with TeleMiracle #48. By 5 o’clock Sunday afternoon, the annual telethon raised a total of $6,112,717.00. Since 1977, the telethon has raised a total of over 165 million dollars and all of that money stays in Saskatchewan. All the […]

Canada’s Health Minister Mark Holland says some provinces will stand opposed to expanding medical assistance in dying for ideological reasons, but the government wants to ensure a majority feel ready.  Holland recently acknowledged provinces have expressed fears that the country may not be ready for the change to take effect in March.  The governments of […]