Tag Archives: Health
New addiction treatment beds now in use at P.A. YWCA
Several new addiction treatment beds are now in use at the YWCA Our House in Prince Albert.In January, the province announced the new beds for Prince Albert along with dozens more for Saskatoon, Lloyd...
Mar 15, 2022
Rally organizer fights $2,800 ticket
A woman who helped organize an anti-mandate rally last year outside Prince Albert Court of Queen's Bench is fighting the $2,800 ticket she received.Rachel Lee Cochrane was fined for breaching the prov...
Mar 14, 2022
Inmate's death could have been prevented, says close friend
Editor's note: this story was updated on March 16, 2022, to include a statement from family.A close friend of a man who died at Saskatchewan Penitentiary this week, says better supports are needed to ...
Mar 14, 2022
The pandemic has brought out the worst in people says survey on two-year anniversary of pandemic
A new survey has painted a picture of how the past two years of COVID-19 has affected Canadians mentally and emotionally.Friday marks two years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a ...
Mar 11, 2022
John Fryters wins two awards for work in community, reflects on battle with COVID-19
A long time Prince Albert resident has been recognized for his work in the community.On Thursday afternoon, Dr. John Fryters was given the gala award presented by the Seniors Advocacy Centre, which is...
Mar 11, 2022
Ministry of Health reports 13 COVID deaths and 17 care home outbreaks last week
There have been 1,013 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in the province between Feb. 27 and March 5 according to the Ministry of Health's COVID-19 integrated epidemiology (epi) report.There were 13 COVI...
Mar 10, 2022
Faculty at U of S College of Nursing votes no-confidence in executive
Last Friday, the College of Nursing of the University of Saskatchewan, presented a motion of no-confidence in the executive team, claiming the college has been critically underfunded and the quality o...
Mar 08, 2022
COVID levels dropping in P.A. and rising in North Battleford: study
COVID-19 levels in Prince Albert are continuing to drop.That's according to the University of Saskatchewan which has been studying wastewater in the community to determine how prevalent the virus is.I...
Mar 07, 2022
Victoria Hospital Maholtra NICU to open spring 2022
After years in the making, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has announced the Victoria Hospital's Maholtra Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) expansion will be set to open in the spring this y...
Mar 04, 2022
Omicron wave, vaccination rates mean Canada well protected for now: Tam
Canada's chief public health officer says that as long as Omicron remains the dominant variant of COVID-19 in Canada, the risk of another massive wave of infections is low.Dr. Theresa Tam says the num...
Mar 04, 2022
