Tag Archives: Health
Billboard pleas: Alberta man hopes sign will find him a kidney donor
CARBON, Alta. - The large billboard overlooking the town of Drumheller in east-central Alberta is hard to miss. Next to a photo of a smiling man in a blue shirt, his arms crossed, the sign reads:...
Jan 27, 2020
Ontario confirms second coronavirus case, wife of first case
TORONTO - Public health officials in Ontario are reporting a second presumptive case of the new coronavirus.They said the wife of the man who became the first case of the illness in Canada has also te...
Jan 27, 2020
Coronavirus patient showed mild symptoms on flight
OTTAWA - The first Canadian patient diagnosed with a novel form of coronavirus began showing signs of illness on the plane that brought him back from the disease's epicentre., Canada's Chief Public He...
Jan 26, 2020
BC health officials say coronavirus risk still considered low, after first case documented in Canada
VICTORIA - Health officials in BC are reassuring British Columbians that the risk of coronavirus within the province is still considered low. It's been confirmed that a man in his 50's who had travell...
Jan 26, 2020 (File photo of Coronavirus blood test concept from Dreamstime.com)
Coronavirus patient showed mild symptoms on flight
OTTAWA - The first Canadian patient diagnosed with a novel form of coronavirus began showing signs of illness on the plane that brought him back from the disease's epicentre., Canada's Chief Public He...
Jan 26, 2020
Tumour on Edmonton woman's liver was rare parasite, not cancer
EDMONTON - Cassidy Armstrong says she washes her hands, cleans her vegetables and doesn't own any pets. "How did I get it? I don't know," says the 36-year-old from Edmonton. Armstrong had su...
Jan 26, 2020
Where does your adventure live!
I recently got sick at the airport. Luckily, I met a doctor! Imagine my shock when he told me I had a terminal illness. *** The adventure begins where plans end. What does adventure mean to you?...
yourlife Jan 26, 2020
Elevators repaired in RIH Clinical Services Building
KAMLOOPS - As of last night (Jan. 24), the elevators in the Clinical Services Building at Royal Inland Hospital are now back up and running. Jan. 17, an unexpected equipment failure downed the elevato...
Jan 25, 2020 (Image Credit: Chad Harris / CFJC Today)
Fundraiser planned to help Kamloops parents of baby with brain cancer
KAMLOOPS - The community is coming together to support a Kamloops family going through some incredibly difficult circumstances. Frank Antoine and Bonnie Lepine Antoine's baby Riel was only seven month...
Jan 24, 2020 Image Credit: Facebook / Bonnie Lepine Antoine
Chances of Canadian virus outbreak low, says official, as China widens lockdown
The chief medical officer says Canada's chances of getting a coronavirus outbreak is low as China locks down more cities in an effort to contain its spread. Dr. Theresa Tam says as of Thursday there a...
Jan 24, 2020
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