Tag Archives: Health
Prince Albert pet store wins provincial customer service award
Corinne Penner says receiving the 2022 ABEX Service Award is just very humbling and exciting. The annual Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce business awards were handed out in Saskatoon Saturday night, a...
Nov 07, 2022
Sask. NDP intrigued & concerned with B.C.'s new payment model for family doctors
The Saskatchewan NDP is worried British Columbia may soon start enticing provincial doctors to move out west.Earlier in the week, B.C.'s government announced a new payment model for family doctors whi...
Nov 05, 2022
Coroner's inquest results in eight recommendations to prevent inmate deaths at Sask Pen.
Additional mental health supports at Saskatchewan Penitentiary, a review of policies related to prescription medications to mitigate diversions, and overall facility upgrades were among the final eigh...
Nov 04, 2022
Outrage over safe supply vending machine in Nipawin but advocates say it's needed
A newly installed vending machine in Nipawin is raising some angry eyebrows with its contents of crack pipes and meth needles. Resident Laurie McGillivary said she was not happy to see the machine- pa...
Nov 03, 2022
An exclusive look into the construction of the Rose Garden Hospice
One of the biggest building projects in Prince Albert is coming together, and those behind the feat can't believe the progress that has been made.The Rose Garden Hospice is still under construction, w...
Nov 03, 2022
Inmate abused prescribed medication, says witness at inquest
CONTENT WARNING: The following story contains graphic depictions of self-harm and suicide.Why an inmate with a storied history of self-harm was transferred back to Saskatchewan Penitentiary, and not t...
Nov 02, 2022
'There’s nothing manly about suffering in silence:' Mental health becoming a priority for P.A. construction workers
Views on mental health within Prince Albert's construction sector appear to be trending in the right direction.That's according to Allan Kehler, a mental health advocate, who spoke at a meeting put on...
Nov 02, 2022
Nursing students, researchers launch addiction help toolkit for Prince Albert
An event, years in the making and often pushed back by COVID-19, finally launched at the Prince Albert Exhibition Hall Wednesday morning. About 60 people attended the launch of a resource toolkit for ...
Nov 02, 2022
NDP, government, clash over maternal health care
The NDP and the provincial government sparred over maternal health care during Question Period in the Legislature on Tuesday. And the opposition used recent nursing shortages in Meadow Lake as an exam...
Nov 01, 2022
Results of First Nation suicide study show need for improvement, offer hope for change
Chief Margaret Bear of the Ochapowace First Nation remembers sitting in the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations' previous building three years ago, filled with emotion and sharing much of the p...
Nov 01, 2022
