Tag Archives: Health
'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
Doctor’s records improperly disposed
Patient records from a newly closed medical practice were not properly disposed of the privacy commissioner has ruled. Dr. Lalita Malhotra, who retired earlier this year, failed to have all records sh...
Dec 23, 2022
'Everyone needs some help': Prince Albert Grand Council provides food for families in need
Thanks to efforts of staff and volunteers at Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC), many more local families will be able to enjoy a Christmas dinner this year.Over the course of two days, roughly 3,000 ...
Dec 20, 2022
P.A. & North Battleford seeing high levels of COVID in wastewater
COVID levels in Prince Albert and North Battleford are once again considered high.That's according to researchers with the University of Saskatchewan who're studying the virus through the communities'...
Dec 19, 2022
Dietician gives advice for navigating holiday meals
Turkey dinner with mashed potatoes smothered in gravy is a holiday meal we often look forward to - and topping that off with dessert will make those calories add up.According to a study by Wren Kitche...
Dec 18, 2022
'They took everything away from him': Prince Albert family calls for answers following botched operation
Jan Kapacila firmly believes her father Gene would still be alive had it not been for a botched procedure in Saskatoon just over a year ago.Agreeing to meet with paNOW, she wiped away tears when discu...
Dec 16, 2022
