Tag Archives: Health
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
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
