Tag Archives: Health
Humans Inhale Credit Card-Sized Amounts Of Microplastics Every Week
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Humans are potentially inhaling a credit card-sized amount of harmful microplastics on a weekly basis, and new research published in the journal Physics of...
Jun 30, 2023
Over $60K raised for new equipment at P.A.'s Victoria Hospital
The Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert is getting over $60,000 to help purchase new medical equipment.The funds were raised during the Victoria Hospital Foundation's (VHF) Charity Golf Classic last we...
Jun 28, 2023
Hope Air expedition makes stops in La Ronge, Prince Albert
Representatives with Hope Air were in La Ronge and Prince Albert on Tuesday as part of the sixth annual Give Hope Wings expedition.Hope Air is a national charity providing travel support through fligh...
Jun 20, 2023
'Make a casserole': River Valley Resilience Retreat offers advice for PTSD awareness month
For Michelle McKeaveney, co-founder of the River Valley Resilience Retreat, the way people need to treat Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in others is simple: try to react to it the way you would...
Jun 16, 2023
Homeless situation is consuming, City councillor says
How to cope with a homeless population that sometimes refuses housing in favour of sleeping rough on city streets remains an unanswered question, but it is being asked, nonetheless. City of Prince Alb...
Jun 16, 2023
RCMP working to confirm identities of 15 killed on bus heading to Manitoba casino
Residents in Dauphin, Man., are anxiously waiting for word on the identities of 15 people killed in a fiery bus crash.Mounties say the group of mostly seniors was heading to a casino when the bus they...
Jun 16, 2023
Muskoday awareness walk arrives in Regina
After seven days, and over 300 kilometers of walking, members of Muskoday First Nation have reached the province's capital.Betty Prosper and Erica Hennie were part of the group raising awareness for t...
Jun 15, 2023
FSIN continue partnership for cervical cancer screening in the North
First Nations leaders say they will continue a partnership aimed at improving education and treatment options for cervical cancer in northern Saskatchewan communities.The Federation of Sovereign Indig...
Jun 13, 2023
4-H charity steer raises nearly $26,000 for first responders retreat
CORRECTION: A previous version of the story stated that Crossroad Farms purchased the steer for $21,000.The farm won the steer in a separate auction that raised that total. They then donated it to the...
Jun 12, 2023
‘It’s going to reduce cancer:’ Analyst praises warnings on cigarettes
Cigarettes are getting a new look that's aimed at reducing smoking.Health Canada is now requiring manufacturers to add warning labels to individual cigarettes in addition to existing warnings on packa...
Jun 11, 2023
