Tag Archives: Health
'Poison in every puff': Canada reveals warning labels on individual cigarettes
Health Canada's new regulations that require warning labels to be printed on individual cigarettes are set to come into effect this summer. The move, first announced last year, makes Canada the first ...
Jun 01, 2023
Canada Dental Benefit could mean fewer patients in dental school clinics says College of Dentistry
It's now been a few months since Canada's National Dental Benefit came into force and while it's a big benefit for families and young children, there's some concern for aspiring dentists.The federal g...
May 31, 2023
NICU families get nutritional boost with SIGA donation
The fact that at least 65 per cent of families that end up using the NICU at Victoria Hospital identify as Indigenous was top of mind when the Northern Lights Casino was deciding where to donate some ...
May 31, 2023
Province celebrates opening of new hemodialysis unit in Meadow Lake
Dialysis patients in northwest Saskatchewan now have hemodialysis services closer to their communities. The new six-bed satellite unit has opened in the Northwest Health Facility in Meadow Lake. The u...
May 25, 2023
EMS helps long-term care residents get out of Île-à-la-Crosse
Helping wildfire evacuees get to safety required a full team effort from Emergency Medical Services (EMS).On Tuesday morning, le--la-Crosse issued a mandatory evacuation order for elderly people, peop...
May 18, 2023
Lloydminster supporting 800 wildfire evacuees, says resources are at capacity
Hundreds of wildfire evacuees are still spending their nights in hotel rooms as they wait for any word on when they can return. During an update on Wednesday, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SP...
May 17, 2023
Hall Lake evacuees find refuge in Prince Albert
A partial evacuation of Hall Lake, which began Tuesday afternoon, has resulted in 233 residents leaving for Prince Albert. "We did have a concern with the fire yesterday. We had a crossover with the h...
May 17, 2023
New automated gate being constructed at P.A. airport for ambulances
The city of Prince Albert is putting an automated gate at the airport to allow paramedics easier access to the runway. P.A.'s council met on Monday where they approved increasing the project's budget ...
May 17, 2023
President of SMA speaks with physicians during visit in P.A.
Delivering the best primary care to residents was one of many topics discussed by the President of the Saskatchewan Medical Association in Prince Albert.Dr. Annette Epp was in the city on Wednesday ni...
May 11, 2023
Healthcare professionals seeing fewer needles on P.A. streets
Efforts to decrease the number of needles on Prince Albert's streets appear to be working.That's according to Paulette Martin, the regional HIV coordinator for the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA),...
May 10, 2023
