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Saskatchewan's Ministry of Health has released another drug alert regarding medetomidine, a veterinary sedative not reactive to naloxone and increasingly found in opioids.

A new report from Saskatchewan's provincial auditor has made a number of recommendations about how the Ministry of Health can improve its inspections of special care homes.

The alert says no information is currently available on what substance or substances are causing the multiple overdoses and deaths reported in the Regina area.

A report from B.C.'s seniors advocate says the province has seen a five per cent increase in long-term care beds since 2019 to 2020.

The Ontario Hospital Association warned that several provincial hospitals are grappling with 'significant challenges' stemming from patient-related pressure.

Health Minister Josie Osborne announced on Wednesday that the controversial trial project would end on Jan. 31, admitting it hadn't achieved the results the government had wanted.

The line-up was out the door Thursday morning at the Glenmore location, with many lining up long before the labs right across the Okanagan even opened.

Saskatchewan's health minister says the government is still finalizing the details surrounding the independent review to bolster hospital safety announced last week.

Saskatchewan’s First Nations Health Ombudsperson’s Office says they received a healthcare complaint from Trevor Dubois in the months preceding his death.

The province is also expanding metal detectors to more urban and rural emergency departments and will employ 51 new protective service workers for them.

Technological advances in the management of Type 1 diabetes mean that most kids wear a pump that administers insulin so separate needle injections are not needed.

Fraser Health says in a release that Mission Memorial Hospital's emergency department will operate from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Dec. 29 to Jan. 6.

The ministry says population-based funding has extremely high administrative requirements and costs, with providers spending more time on paperwork and less time on patient care.

Global News requested an interview with Larry Campbell, who is more than halfway through his six-month $92,000 contract, but we have yet to receive a response from Eby’s office.

Joey Kerr was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome, or MDS, which is a rare blood disorder where bone marrow fails to produce healthy blood cells.

Ford, who has previously said the government siphoned off funding the moment the situation was referred to the OPP, suggested the province always presumes innocence during audits. 

Ontario's auditor general is set to release her annual report today, with a major focus on health care.

The Saskatchewan NDP say another review into hospital security isn't needed and that the province should take action to fix the issues.

The jury issued nine recommendations, including changes to forms that allow police to be contacted when a person is released from involuntary admission.

Disability advocates in Saskatchewan say they have been left in the dark after the government introduced changes to Saskatchewan's disability income program, known as SAID.