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  Moose Jaw doctor won't back down

  September 4th, 2009 - 4 h 00

  "Neither I nor Wikipedia are going to back down." Those were the words of Moose Jaw Union Hospital emergency ward doctor, James Heilman, reacting to the British Columbia College of Psychologists asking the Saskatchewan College of Physicians...

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  Health minister says Saskatchewan will be ready for H1N1 flu surge by fall

  September 3rd, 2009 - 4 h 00

  THE CANADIAN PRESS SASKATOON - Saskatchewan's health minister concedes that not everything is in place yet to deal with a potential rise in H1N1 flu cases this fall, but he insists the work will be done in time. Don McMorris said Thursday that the...

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  B.C. psychologists want investigation over posting of ink blot tests on Internet by Moose Jaw doctor

  September 2nd, 2009 - 4 h 00

  THE CANADIAN PRESS SASKATOON - The College of Psychologists of British Columbia is asking the Saskatchewan College of Physicians and Surgeons to launch an investigation after a doctor in Moose Jaw, Sask., posted the famous Rorschach ink blot tests...

  Section : Health | 2 Comments

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  Canadians indifferent to getting a pandemic flu shot, poll suggests

  September 2nd, 2009 - 4 h 00

  TORONTO - Canadians aren't clamouring en masse for swine flu vaccine, a new poll suggests. The Canadian Press Harris-Decima poll also indicates some parents have concerns about allowing their children to have a vaccine that contains an adjuvant, a...

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  Squirming in the dentists chair after six years

  August 29th, 2009 - 4 h 00

  Fear - it's such a crippling aspect of the human experience, and nowhere does its bite seem more vicious than in a dental office waiting room. This week I felt helpless, alone and very afraid while nervously waiting to see a local dental...

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  Local teacher receives commendation for helping to contain an H1N1 flu outbreak at B.C. cadet centre

  August 29th, 2009 - 4 h 00

  Peacock Collegiate drama teacher and local Moose Jaw Schools Cadet Corps Major Lyle Johnson said he was completely surprised and pleased with the commendation he received for his part in containing an H1N1 flu outbreak at the Vernon Army Cadet...

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  Local teacher Lyle Johnson receives commendation for helping contain H1N1 flu outbreak at B.C. cadet centre

  August 28th, 2009 - 4 h 00

  Peacock Collegiate drama teacher and local Moose Jaw Schools Cadet Corps Major Lyle Johnson said he was completely surprised and pleased with the commendation he received for his part in containing an H1N1 flu outbreak at the Vernon Army Cadet...

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  Five Hills health board shows surplus

  August 28th, 2009 - 4 h 00

  The Five Hills Health Region presented its annual report showing a surplus of nearly $7 million. At the Five Hills Health Region (FHHR) meeting Wednesday night, the region's annual report to the Ministry of Health was approved. While the region's...

  Section : Health | 3 Comments

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  One year later, federal politicians bicker over listeriosis outbreak

  August 27th, 2009 - 4 h 00

  OTTAWA - Liberals and Conservatives are accusing each other of playing politics over the listeriosis outbreak of one year ago that resulted in 22 deaths. Opposition MPs on a Commons committee had hoped to hear Wednesday from Dr. Sheila Weatherill,...

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  Man, 23, dead after pipeline pumping station accident near Moosomin

  August 27th, 2009 - 4 h 00

  THE CANADIAN PRESS MOOSOMIN, Sask. - A man is dead after an accident at a pipeline pumping station in Saskatchewan. RCMP say the 23-year-old contract worker died Wednesday at a TransCanada site northeast of Moosomin. Neither the man's name nor...

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