Tag Archives: Health
Treatment centre 'desperately' needed in Prince Albert: councillor
One Prince Albert city councillor said his city "desperately" needs a treatment centre built to help the growing homeless population in Prince Albert, many of whom struggle with addictions.Blake Edwar...
Mar 29, 2023
Saskatchewan family doctors say provincial budget short on needed reforms
Saskatchewan family doctors say the province's latest budget fails to make needed reforms that would help keep them here as some look elsewhere for work.Saskatchewan Medical Association President Dr. ...
Mar 25, 2023
Health-care and Education unions respond to provincial budget
Some of Saskatchewan's biggest health-care and education unions have spoken out following the tabling of the budget on Wednesday afternoon.The Saskatchewan School Boards Association (SSBA) was hoping ...
Mar 22, 2023
Provincial government commits support to help women in crisis
The executive director of the Prince Albert Safe Shelter for Women is welcoming a three-year commitment by the provincial government to support second stage housing for women and their children fleein...
Mar 22, 2023
Prince Albert frontline worker calls on provincial government to prioritize mental health supports in budget
The director of program development for Prince Albert's YWCA is hoping mental health is prioritized in Wednesday's provincial budget. Rob Dunlop noted increases this past year in the city's homeless p...
Mar 21, 2023
Study involving P.A. area horses examines PTSD treatment for emergency responders
A research study is being done in the Prince Albert area trying to determine whether or not horses can help emergency responders managing PTSD. Cartier Farms has partnered with McMaster University to ...
Mar 15, 2023
Sask. offers $200,000 doctor incentive for northern, rural communities
Doctors willing to work in rural and northern communities in Saskatchewan could get $200,000 over five years, the province announced today. The new dollars are four times the previous incentive and so...
Mar 15, 2023
Merriman ‘disappointed’ after feds penalize Sask. for private MRI and CT scans
Ottawa has blindsided Saskatchewan by clawing back more than $740,000 in health transfers.The federal government accused the province of misusing the Canada Health Act by charging for services the fed...
Mar 13, 2023
Paramedics responded to several chest pain calls this past weekend
Increased calls for chest pains highlighted a busy weekend for Parkland Ambulance paramedics.As of Sunday night, paramedics had responded to over 100 incidents including several chest pain events, whi...
Mar 13, 2023
Prince Albert woman brings international motivational conference to Saskatchewan
Prince Albert's Corliss Rassyle says the pandemic has had a big impact on peoples' mental health, and in many cases taken them to a place of surviving rather than chasing dreams.That was among the dri...
Mar 04, 2023
