Canada’s universal healthcare system continues to lag behind that of most nations in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development – otherwise known as OECD. Canada has longer wait times for diagnostics and surgery, and Read More
Emergency Health Services Alberta and Health Link 8-1-1 is expanding a program that would see callers to 8-1-1 in Edmonton and Calgary taking taxis to hospital. A six-month pilot project will build off Read More
Recently folks in southern Alberta have been paying close attention to a tragically developing story in the Crowsnest Pass. A young autistic boy vanished without a trace while out for a walk with other young Read More
Two people have been arrested at an ostrich farm where the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is expected to begin culling ostriches after some of the flock was infected with avian flu. RCMP moved into an Read More
The Lethbridge Fire Fighters Association is concerned about the rising issue of violence against firefighter-paramedics while on duty and are calling for stronger protection. The President of the Lethbridge Fire Fighters Association, Brent Nunweiler, says Read More
Organ donations are on the rise in Alberta and that’s good news for people waiting for what is, in some cases, a life-saving transplant. BCN’s Heidi Echavarria has this story of a Taber Read More
STARS and the Taber Charity Auction are celebrating a significant milestone in their long-standing partnership: $1,030,008 in cumulative giving to STARS, and the addition of the Charity’s logo on the tail fin of a STARS Read More
It’s a battle millions of Canadians are fighting. The battle to lose weight and in turn live a healthier life. But the Better Business Bureau is once again warning people to beware of health Read More
Alberta has announced details on Monday regarding expanded services to the Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge that will centre around modernizing and expanding the renal dialysis unit. The province will invest $22 million over three years Read More
A Lethbridge woman who once lived on the streets, is now helping those she once lived alongside. BCN’s Heidi Echavarria brings us this inspiring story of transformation.Read More
Multiple sclerosis, or MS, is a chronic autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. The immune system attacks the protective membrane or “myelin” that covers nerves in the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves. In Read More
The Yuill Family Foundation, headed by Bill and Elizabeth Yuill, has donated $5 million in a move to enhance cardiac care services in Medicine hat and southeastern Alberta. As part of the Bringing Hearts Home campaign, Read More
This is National Blood Donor Week, a time to recognize the importance each donor plays in the lives of hundreds of people across Canada. In Lethbridge, the community is committed and actively involved in improving Read More
A Lethbridge family is donating half-million-dollar to the Bringing Hearts Home Campaign. Laura and John Getkate are joining other community members and families who are supporting the new Cardiac Center in Lethbridge. Laura and John Read More
Modernization work has begun in the emergency department at Raymond Hospital in southern Alberta. According to Alberta Health Services, the work aims to improve facilities and patient flow, along with renovations to the laboratory and Read More
Friends of Medicare say they have listened to stories of seniors and their families having trouble obtaining family doctors, continuing care and surgeries at the Live Well Showcase on Thursday.Read More
The Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation has received their largest donation ever from the wills of a local couple. The Jack Ady Cancer Centre will be the recipient of a $2.9 million donation from the late Bruce Read More
The Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce hosted a formal discussion on Tuesday on the topic of rural health care. Teledoc Health Canada, the title sponsor, say they are attempting to develop a hybrid system of care, Read More
May is Eye Health Month. It’s a great reminder to get your eyes checked and get routine eye exams. Dr. Jim Asuchak, optometrist in Lethbridge, says a lot of eye concern can occur without Read More
We all want to live life as healthily as we possibly can, and increasingly, people seem to be looking to natural health solutions. Today’s guest has some different approaches to achieving health. Joining us Read More
Following a letter released to the public from Chinook Regional Hospital Emergency Physicians, AHS provided BCN with a response on the status of recruiting more doctors to the city.Read More
To protect Alberta’s aquatic habitat, the Alberta government will require mandatory inspections of all watercrafts entering the province starting June 1. In a statement from the Government of Alberta says, Zebra and quagga mussels destroy Read More
Over a dozen physicians based at Lethbridge’s Chinook Regional Hospital have warned the public in a letter of doctor shortages that will affect emergency service wait times in the short term future.Read More
The 2025 Canadian College Baseball World Series is being hosted this week in Lethbridge. From Thursday until May 18th the collegiate baseball teams from across western Canada are battling at the Spitz Stadium. Josh Burgmann, Pitching Read More
The Alberta Energy Regulator approved a controversial coal exploration project on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. The regulator says it determined approving the project is in the public interest and it won’t Read More
Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services want to remind us that the simple act of closing a door can contain a fire. That’s exactly what happened Monday afternoon in a house fire in south Lethbridge. Read More
The Alberta government recently announced a significant change to how hospital surgeries will be funded. Instead of a lump sum of funding to be used however hospitals see fit, so-called activity-based funding will be tied Read More
Elected officials and representatives of 28 small to mid-sized municipalities throughout Canada came together in Lethbridge to develop a playbook on substance treatment, prevention and recovery.Read More
United Nurses of Alberta have announced that their members have overwhelmingly agreed on a four-year collective agreement with Alberta Health Services. It will see members get a 20% pay increase over the term, and will see Read More
Almost 20 thousand dollars is the donation that Street Alive Mission received from the Giving Machine initiative. As part of the Light of World, the initiative wraps up the 2024 campaign giving to the community what received Read More
