Summer in Alberta: another day, another smoke-filled sky. A shift in wind direction pushed smoke from the wildfires in northern Alberta — near High Level and Fort Chipewyan — and the Northwest Territories south into central and southern Alberta. “The bulk of the ongoing wildfire activity in our region is in the northern extreme of
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News LocalHealth Health Merritt major is worried for the safety of doctors and nurses driving many hours to fill in when hospitals are short-staffed Published July 14, 2023 • Last updated 4 days ago • 3 minute read Merritt Mayor Mike Goetz worries about the safety of doctors and nurses
ROME – Italy issued hot weather red alerts for 16 cities on Sunday, with meteorologists warning that temperatures will hit record highs across southern Europe in the coming days. Spain, Italy and Greece have been experiencing scorching temperatures for several days already, damaging agriculture and leaving tourists scurrying for shade. But a new anticyclone dubbed
The Philadelphia community tries to heal from trauma as the shooter’s mental health comes into focus
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In the weeks before Kimbrady Carriker opened fire at random with an AR-15 in southwest Philadelphia killing… PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In the weeks before Kimbrady Carriker opened fire at random with an AR-15 in southwest Philadelphia killing five people and wounding four others including several children, the few people close to him
A Mississauga couple is still seeking answers a year after their newborn daughter was given the wrong breast milk while a patient in a neonatal intensive care unit at a Toronto hospital. “I want to know why they say the system is safe when that happened,” said Gabriele Forneris, whose daughter was born prematurely on
Published: Jun. 30, 2023 at 1:16 PM CDT|Updated: 58 minutes ago SUNRISE, Fla., June 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Enhance Health, a digital health insurance brokerage and care navigation platform, and Trackhouse Racing, a prominent team in the NASCAR Cup Series Race, are thrilled to announce their partnership in the first-ever NASCAR Chicago Street Race in
As the Ford government increases the number of for-profit clinics operating in the province’s health-care sector, the lobbying of Ontario Health has shot up by 50 per cent, a new report shows. The Integrity Commissioner of Ontario’s annual report, which summarizes the work by the ethics watchdog during the 2022 to 2023 year, shows the
Sandy Hartman is frustrated. She’s not allowed back to work at the London Health Sciences Center because she’s not been vaccinated against COVID-19. “At this point in time, the policy is outdated, and I’m hoping we can see some changes,” said Hartman. A staff nurse at LHSC for the past 12 years, Hartman, who is
Extreme heat has a way of exposing society’s vulnerabilities. And as extreme heat events become more frequent in the United States, data shows that the poorest Americans will be most at risk. People living in the largest, most densely populated metropolitan cities and those living in the most remote, rural parts of the country face
Mandy Cohen, who led North Carolina’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, is President Joe Biden’s choice to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In this role, Cohen, who served for five years as the secretary of the state’s department of health and human services, will now lead federal efforts to track and manage