Category: Living

Holy Family tackles vaping concerns

Sep 26, 2023 | Alberta, Education, HEALTH, PROVINCES

A local school division is working to ensure its schools have clean air, free of all contaminants including the now-popular vaping fumes. Holy Family Catholic Regional School Division has adopted the use of vape detectors, after...

How Prescription Heroin Is Saving Lives

Sep 25, 2023 | BRITISH COLUMBIA, HEALTH, PROVINCES

‘Abstinence is a lofty ideal. The reality is that people have needs — all you have to do is look...

Sharon Brolund donates to CT Scanner Fund from birthday party

Sep 22, 2023 | HEALTH, PROVINCES, SASKATCHEWAN

Sharon Brolund donated $1,365 to the Moosomin CT Scanner Fund on Sept. 7. From left are, Wendy...

Manitoba First Nations Chief calls out province, feds over dire state of health care services in his community

Sep 21, 2023 | HEALTH, MANITOBA, PROVINCES

The Chief of one of Manitoba’s largest First Nations says health care services are in a dire and deteriorating state in his community, and if things don’t improve, he believes it will continue to lead to more harm and more...

Shining from the inside

Sep 21, 2023 | HEALTH, ONTARIO, PROVINCES

Madison KvaltinFacebook Once upon a time, beauty pageantry was about physical beauty, stage...

Governments, industry told to put money earned from resources into addressing addictions

Sep 20, 2023 | Alberta, HEALTH, PROVINCES

Athabasca Tribal Council (ATC) chair Allan Adam says the five First Nations in northeastern Alberta that form ATC need a “bare minimum” of $20 million to address addictions and mental health issues. That number is only slightly...