Tag Archives: Health
Rural refuge losing appeal after two break-ins
When nurse Randi Walker bought an acreage in the Debden area at the start of the pandemic, she was looking for a place to recharge from the mentally exhausting workdays during a global health scare. T...
Jan 12, 2023
Prince Albert woman raises over $20K for local daycare, sets all sights on Kilimanjaro
Before climbing one of the world's highest mountains this month, Prince Albert's Bernadette Lavoie has already accomplished a major feat.Within less than three months, she managed to raise over $22,00...
Jan 10, 2023
SHA announces new paramedic treatment and referral pilot project
To ease pressure on emergency rooms in Saskatchewan, paramedics will soon consult a physician virtually to determine whether a patient can be released or referred for further care as part of a pilot p...
Jan 10, 2023
Feds must enforce vaping penalties to protect kids: advocates
Advocates on both sides of the vaping debate say the government must do more to enforce penalties for selling vapes to kids after a review concluded no changes to the legislation were warranted.The To...
Jan 07, 2023
Fitness is a lifestyle, not a new year’s resolution says local gym owners
A new year means many people are thinking of resolutions to better themselves in 2023, and one of the common ones is personal fitness.According to the blog, Time2Play, nearly 30 per cent of Canadian p...
Jan 06, 2023
'Big year' for pharmacists with new prescriptive powers, drug shortages: association
In a year when pharmacists have stickhandled children's drug shortages and an extra-busy flu shot season, you'd think they might baulk at the news in Ontario and B.C. that their prescriptive powers ar...
Jan 02, 2023
Ottawa to temporarily require negative COVID-19 test from travellers from China
Ottawa plans to temporarily require people flying from China, Hong Kong and Macao to test negative for COVID-19 before leaving for Canada, beginning in early January.The federal government says in a S...
Jan 01, 2023
Mobile shelter provides warm rest for homeless
People finding themselves outside in the cold Prince Albert winter nights trying to sleep have a new option for a warm rest. For the last six weeks, the Prince Albert Grand Council has been operating ...
Dec 30, 2022
Lack of sunlight, post-Christmas letdown hindering mental health
If the time between Christmas and the New Year has you feeling a little blue, you're not alone. Whether from loneliness or stress, a lot of people find their mental health takes a hit during the last ...
Dec 29, 2022
RSV cases increase as do pediatric hospitalizations
Even as COVID hospitalizations are starting to drop again, the number of children hospitalized with RSV infections in Saskatchewan has doubled. In the week of December 11 to 17, 37 people (almost all ...
Dec 23, 2022
