SHA announces new care beds for Saskatoon, Regina
WATCH: The SHA is updating its capacity pressure action plans for Saskatoon and Regina today. Officials say they’ve added beds and staff, but as Erik Bay tells us, the provincial nurses’ union says the plan is still falling short.
Global News at 5 Regina
Mar 21
Saskatchewan’s CPAP designed to help alleviate patient congestion: SHA CEO
On Thursday, Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) CEO Andrew Will commented on the advantages of the Capacity Pressure Action Plan (CPAP) implemented in community health to help patients flow to where they need to be in the health care system.
Canada
Mar 21
SHA adds 116 hospital care beds to the province, nurses say not enough
WATCH: 90 days have passed since the province began its plan to reduce capacity pressures at hospitals. As Erik Bay tells us, SHA updated both plans today and it continues to go back and forth with nurses over its effectiveness.
Global News at 5 Regina
Feb 15
IHA delivers 800,000 immunization doses in 2023
It’s National Immunization Week and here in the Interior Health region, the occasion is being used to help raise awareness and thank the healthcare providers who helped deliver immunization doses across the region. But it’s also an opportunity to help boost vaccine rates because as Klaudia Van Emmerik reports, there may be some post-pandemic vaccine...
Apr 23
SHA action plans are ‘abysmal failures’ to stem capacity, staffing woes: SUN president
Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN ) president Tracy Zambory said on Tuesday, “The Saskatoon action plans put out by the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) are old promises and they have not translated to the front lines making the plans abysmal failures.”
Canada
Feb 6
Winnipeg Sea Bears players return to Winnipeg
“It’s a really quick season… get in there early, it’s a great experience.” Ahead of the team kicking off their second season, Chad Posthumus reflected on the fan support last season, and what he’s hoping for in the months ahead.
Sports
Apr 19
Edmonton High school cast bringing audiences Under the Sea
Students are getting ready to make a big splash with their musical production of the Little Mermaid at Strathcona Christian Academy. As Jaclyn Kucey reports, it takes months of preparation to bring audiences under the sea.
Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton
May 2
Winnipeg Sea Bears gearing up for second season
“The fans, the community, the city and everyone in the province was amazing and really supported us. We’re excited.” Are you ready to cheer on the @wpgseabears for a second season? President Jason Smith explains how they’re getting ready to welcome fans back.
Apr 19
Frances Fisher shares why she loved filming in Newfoundland & Labrador for “The King Tide”
Frances Fisher discusses her role as ‘Faye’ in the captivating thriller “The King Tide,” highlighting her excitement for the project and the bond formed with the cast during filming in Newfoundland and Labrador. She also shares memories from her time on the set of “Titanic”, reflecting on the film’s lasting impact on audiences.
The Morning Show
Apr 30
Death threats, oppression: Women’s rights advocate reflects on life she fled in Afghanistan
Constant danger, oppression, and discrimination is how a women’s rights advocate describes what life was like in Afghanistan. Out of options, she fled with her family and has been adjusting to life in Peterborough, Ont. since last fall. Germain Ma has her remarkable story.
Canada
Apr 26
Quebec woman wonders why she’s being asked to pay thousands for cancer medication
A Laval woman is wondering why she is being asked to pay tens of thousands of dollars for breast cancer medication at a Montreal-area hospital. She turned to private care to remove her breast after a cancer diagnosis and feels she is now being penalized. The 42-year-old is a Quebec resident and normally the hospital...
Canada
10 hours
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea ‘dying’ at deeper ocean depths than expected: scientists
Coral bleaching is now occurring in deeper waters, according to Luiz Rocha, Curator of Ichthyology, Californian Academy of Sciences, who recently completed diving at mesophotic levels in the Coral Sea and Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is the world’s largest and best-managed marine reserve, but despite its extensive protection, Rocha...
Environment
Apr 12
Sea to Sky crash causes Good Friday pileup
On Friday afternoon, March 29, 2024 emergency personnel responded to a serious multi-vehicle crash on Highway 99 just south of Squamish, B.C. One person was transported to hospital in serious condition. The highway was closed in both directions and traffic was backed up for kilometres.
Traffic
Mar 29
Unique sea creature encounter captured near Victoria
A Victoria man encountered a mysterious sea creature while snorkeling in the Salish Sea. He was stunned by the spiral-shaped marine animal and took photos of the rare find. And as Kylie Stanton reports, it took the public’s help to help identify it.
Global News Hour at 6 BC
Mar 25
Céline Dion says she’s determined to return to stage while living with stiff person syndrome
Céline Dion is sharing a hopeful message with her fans, speaking openly about living with stiff person syndrome (SPS) and remaining optimistic that she might be well enough to return to the stage one day.
Entertainment
Mar 19
N.B. mom says she can’t find a home because she has a child
A single mother has applied to more than 100 rental properties in Moncton without success. She says landlords stop replying as soon as she discloses that she has a six-year-old. Suzanne Lapointe has more.
Global News at 6 New Brunswick
Mar 15
Maui Moments: Experiencing a luau, exploring public art & travelling over 10,000 feet above sea level
In the final installment of ‘Maui Moments,’ Liem Vu wraps up his time in Hawaiʻi with a reimagined luau, a public art tour, and journey 10,000 feet above sea level to explore the Haleakalā crater.
Lifestyle
Mar 22
B.C. woman bumped down transplant list because she cant afford post-transplant care costs
A Princeton, B.C., woman is in desperate need of a transplant with only 30 per cent lung capacity. But she’s having a difficult time raising money to support herself in Vancouver for up to six months of post-transplant care. Aaron McArthur reports.
Global News Hour at 6 BC
Mar 18
‘It’s not catty, it’s cruel’: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex on bullying she faced during pregnancies
During a panel at SXSW festival in Austin, Texas on Friday, Britain’s Duchess of Sussex, Meghan, recounted the “bullying and abuse” she faced over social media during her pregnancies with both Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. “It’s not catty. It’s cruel,” she said, adding, “even if it’s making dollars, it doesn’t make sense.”
Politics
Mar 9
Snowy Sea to Sky Highway mess
While Metro Vancouver appears to have dodged the worst of this week’s snowfall, the Sea to Sky Highway definitely has not. Aaron McArthur reports drivers heading for Whistler found themselves in bumper-to-bumper crawling traffic.
Global News Hour at 6 BC
Feb 28