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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.

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 statement issued by the premier's office confirmed that principal secretary Travis Kann will take on the top job, with current chief Patrick Sackville set to step aside.

A warning for Battlefords residents to not consume any unknown beverages or liquid substances was issued because of the safety risk to residents.

Ontario Health atHome came under scrutiny last year after one of its vendors was hit by a cyberattack that was kept under wraps for months. We now know the attack was ransomware.

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.

'These are needed beds that are urgently needed from family caregivers who are really being pushed to the edge caring for someone,' Dan Levitt said.

The news comes a year and half after former health minister Adrian Dix announced the much-needed replacement, saying then it was long overdue.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

The superintendent of the Peace River South school district has said students were not expected to return to Tumbler Ridge Secondary School.