Kids under 12 shouldn't take codeine pain meds or cough syrups: Health Canada
Source: Leader Post Online
Regina :: Canada | updated 2013-06-06 09:49:06 -0700 | health-news
Health Canada says children under the age of 12 should not be given codeine-based medication. That means prescription pain drugs and cough syrups containing codeine should not be used in this age group. The department says the decision is based...
Camp operator wants policy to change
Source: Star Phoenix
Regina :: Canada | updated 2013-06-05 18:51:28 -0700 | travel-news
The operator of a wilderness camp in Northern Saskatchewan says the province needs to change its wildfire policy, but a government official says while approaches differ in some places, public safety is the top priority. Wayne Galloway has run the...
Funding cuts to major aboriginal political groups undermine ‘potential for progress,' Chief Shawn ...
Source: Leader Post Online
Regina :: Canada | updated 2013-06-05 18:51:17 -0700 | political-news
The Harper government is slashing funding to several major aboriginal political organizations including the Assembly of First Nations a surprise move that the group's national chief says flies in the face of the government's stated intention to work with First...
Wallin spending ‘unresolved,' Harper says, as Trudeau pledges Liberals will post detailed expenses
Source: Leader Post Online
Regina :: Canada | updated 2013-06-06 03:48:00 -0700 | political-news
There are unresolved issues regarding Sen. Pamela Wallin's travel expenses, the prime minister said Wednesday as his government moved to signal that it wants all parliamentarians to be more transparent about their spending. Harper said he was not aware of...
Regina lawyer Tony Merchant sues CBC for libel
Source: Star Phoenix
Regina :: Canada | updated 2013-06-05 07:17:52 -0700 | allnews
A Regina Senator, her prominent lawyer husband and the law firm that bears his name have launched a libel suit against the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Liberal Sen. Pana Merchant, Tony Merchant and the Merchant Law Group LLP allege they were...
Regina lawyer Tony Merchant sues CBC for libel
Source: Star Phoenix
Regina :: Canada | updated 2013-06-05 07:17:52 -0700 | allnews
A Regina Senator, her prominent lawyer husband and the law firm that bears his name have launched a libel suit against the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Liberal Sen. Pana Merchant, Tony Merchant and the Merchant Law Group LLP allege they were...
Five fitness strategies for a fat-free summer
Source: Leader Post Online
Regina :: Canada | updated 2013-06-05 07:12:20 -0700 | health-news
I know there are people out there who are as lean as they want to be, but I believe that the vast majority of individuals who are exercising (and especially those who aren't) would be happy to be to lose...
Regina's WolfCop still in the fight
Source: Star Phoenix
Regina :: Canada | updated 2013-06-04 18:41:15 -0700 | entertainment-news
Regina-based movie project WolfCop has made the cut, landed in the top five, and will continue clawing its way into first place. A horror-comedy about a werewolf cop, WolfCop is a finalist in CineCoup, a national film competition with a...
Saskatchewan pilot program to track motorcycle use for insurance rates
Source: Star Phoenix
Regina :: Canada | updated 2013-06-04 16:53:38 -0700 | technology-news
Saskatchewan is planning a pilot program that will track motorcycle use to help set insurance rates after a proposed increase outraged riders. Saskatchewan Government Insurance wants to install telematics devices on the bikes of several hundred volunteers.
Good news: Normal summer ahead
Source: Star Phoenix
Regina :: Canada | updated 2013-06-04 14:42:43 -0700 | technology-news
After a long, rough winter, here's some good news: what looks to be a summer with near-normal temperature and precipitation is ahead of us, according to The Weather Network. Issuing its summer outlook, TWN meterologist Dana Vettese said the exception,...
Saskatchewan's tornado season begins
Source: Star Phoenix
Regina :: Canada | updated 2013-06-03 18:18:21 -0700 | technology-news
John Paul Cragg seems amused when asked if the next couple of months the prairie storm season will be fun as the Environment Canada's warning preparedness meteorologist. The answer, he explains, is that it's not exactly fun, but it can...
Government, SGEU ratify agreement
Source: Star Phoenix
Regina :: Canada | updated 2013-05-31 19:36:06 -0700 | business-news
The agreement, which covers approximately 10,000 public service employees across executive government, extends four years, from Oct. 1, 2012 to Sept. 30, 2016. The total monetary package outlined in the agreement provides for seven per cent over four years and...
Horrible bosses: The three qualities that will make you hated by staff
Source: Leader Post Online
Regina :: Canada | updated 2013-05-31 17:57:28 -0700 | entertainment-news
Though much has been written about great leadership traits, the habits of horrible bosses though widely recognized by browbeaten workers get far less attention from researchers. A new book published by Harvard Business Review Press helps fill that gap, with...
Campeau set to begin bullying consultations
Source: Star Phoenix
Regina :: Canada | updated 2013-05-30 18:13:07 -0700 | technology-news
Starting next month, Jennifer Campeau wants to talk bullying with Saskatchewan people. Campeau MLA for Saskatoon Fairview and responsible for the government's anti-bullying initiative as a legislative secretary to the education minister will hold public and stakeholder consultations during...
Lung cancer remains leading cause of cancer deaths in Saskatchewan
Source: Star Phoenix
Regina :: Canada | updated 2013-05-29 15:19:43 -0700 | health-news
According to the 2013 Canadian Cancer Statistics publication, lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths in Saskatchewan. The report, released Wednesday, stated 580 people will die of lung cancer in 2013, 300 of those being men. Donna Pasiechnik,...
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