Tag Archives: Health
River Valley Resilience Retreat named recipient of 4-H Charity Steer auction
The Prince Albert Regional Beef 4-H Show and Sale is just over three months away, and money raised from the Charity Steer Auction will be used to enhance a local retreat for front line workers.The Riv...
Mar 02, 2023
Syphilis still growing with 639% increase since 2019
The rate of syphilis cases in Saskatchewan has seen a massive jump since an outbreak was first declared in 2019. Dr. Ibrahim Khan, regional medical officer of health for Indigenous Services Canada, sa...
Mar 02, 2023
Sask. NDP MLAs stop in P.A. as part of Health Solutions Tour
Listening to those on the front lines in Prince Albert and surrounding areas was the first and major step for three NDP MLAs on their Health Solutions Tour.Health Critic Vickie Mowat and Rural Health ...
Mar 02, 2023
BrainLove Month Opens with thousands in donations to Saskatchewan Brain Injury Association
Advocates for brain health and safety celebrated a milestone in Prince Albert late in the morning of Wednesday. Saskatchewan Royal Purple presented cheques to the Saskatchewan Brain Injury Association...
Mar 01, 2023
'Shouldn't go unrecognized': P.A. doctor set to receive award for work during pandemic
The medical health officer for Prince Albert is receiving an award for the work he did during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic.Dr. Khami Chokani has been chosen by the Victoria Hospital Foundation (...
Feb 27, 2023
A grand gesture warms PA homeless population
For the 1,000th time, a group of women in Prince Albert has completed a handmaid quilt for the Moose Lodge, where quilts get passed on to one of the city's homeless people. Margaret Ferguson said that...
Feb 22, 2023
Sask. offers hope to cancer patients in form of new treatment
Gary Carriere was told more than once he was going to die.The cancer survivor from Cumberland House underwent aggressive chemotherapy and a stem cell transfer before travelling to Montreal to receive ...
Feb 22, 2023
Government communication on COVID-19 contributed to 'Freedom Convoy' origin: report
OTTAWA - Justice Paul Rouleau says the Canada Border Services Agency made a bad situation worse when it mishandled the announcement of a vaccine mandate for truckers early last year, amid rampant ange...
Feb 20, 2023
Birth in bomb shelters: Ukrainian midwives look to Canada for training
YASENYTSIA-ZAMKOVA, Ukraine - An Ottawa midwife is leading the charge to legally allow Ukrainian midwives to help deliver babies in bomb shelters as mothers avoid hospitals and air raids. Betty-Anne D...
Feb 20, 2023
Harassment in sports: St-Onge asks provinces for investigative systems by end of 2023
OTTAWA - Federal Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge is calling on her provincial and territorial counterparts to establish independent bodies to handle harassment complaints from athletes by the end of th...
Feb 19, 2023
