Tag Archives: Health
Local festival raises $3K for Victoria Hospital Foundation
The Victoria Hospital Foundation will receive thousands of dollars thanks to a recent music festival in the area.The Sunset Country Music Festival, a fundraising concert series, was held near MacDowel...
Aug 24, 2022
First-of-its-kind portable x-rays helping people in remote northern Sask. communities
People in remote northern communities will no longer have to travel for hours to get a medical diagnosis.Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation Health Services (PBCNHS) has partnered with multiple companies to ...
Aug 23, 2022
La Ronge Petroleum, local couple raise $100,000 for children's hospital foundation
Efforts from La Ronge Petroleum, as well as residents Denis and Lynda Renaud, have resulted in more than $100,000 in donations to the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation (JPCHF).The fundraiser...
Aug 22, 2022
Third COVID booster shot to be offered in Saskatchewan this fall
A third COVID-19 booster dose will be offered in Saskatchewan starting in the fall."We will start by offering the third booster to the most vulnerable people in long-term care," Dr. Saqib Shahab, the ...
Aug 20, 2022
Former Rosthern Mayor passes away nearly 10 years after leaving office
The town of Rosthern is mourning the loss of one of its former mayors. Doug Knoll passed away on Aug. 9 at the community's Mennonite Nursing Home. He was 75 years old. The former teacher entered the w...
Aug 19, 2022
Report: Saskatchewan on pace for around 450 opioid-related deaths in 2022
Saskatchewan is on pace to set a new record of opioid-related deaths for a calendar year.According to the Saskatchewan Coroners Service drug toxicity deaths report, there have been 74 confirmed fatal ...
Aug 17, 2022
Syphilis rates doubling every year in Sask.
Syphilis is growing in Saskatchewan with cases doubling every year. In 2021, 1,940 cases of the sexually transmitted infection were reported, excluding the population living on reserves. Of those, 248...
Aug 16, 2022
COVID levels considered large in P.A. and North Battleford: study
COVID levels are much higher in Prince Albert and Saskatoon than they were for the past few months. According to researchers at the University of Saskatchewan, who continue to study wastewater in the ...
Aug 15, 2022
Saskatchewan alerts public about elevated risk of Monkeypox
Health officials are raising concerns about Monkeypox in Saskatchewan after new information related to recent cases."The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is alerting the public to the elevated risk...
Aug 13, 2022
COVID-19 booster eligibility expands to 18+ in Sask.
People in Saskatchewan looking to get their second booster shot will soon be allowed to do so.In a news release on Friday, Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab announced that the eligibility ...
Aug 12, 2022
