Tag Archives: Health
P.A. doctors express COVID concerns at annual medical meeting
The strain COVID-19 continues to have on the healthcare system is by far the biggest concern for Prince Albert doctors.The Saskatchewan Medical Association finished their annual fall tour on Wednesday...
Oct 14, 2021
Province income support program doing more harm than good?
Communities across the province are expecting to see a gradual rise in the number of homeless people.Since Aug. 31, 2021, the Saskatchewan Income Support program (SIS) has been the province's main ass...
Oct 14, 2021
Victoria Hospital Foundation preparing for 16th annual Give a Little Life Day in December
The Victoria Hospital Foundation is continuing a yearly tradition with their 16th annual Give a Little Life Day Radiothon this December.On Dec. 3 Power99 FM, Beach Radio 101.5 FM and 900 CKBI will go ...
Oct 14, 2021
No complaints made to P.A. police over unruly customers mad about proof of vaccination
No complaints have been made to Prince Albert Police about unruly customers over the province's proof of vaccination policy. The policy came into effect at the beginning of the month stopping those wh...
Oct 13, 2021
Sask. Health Authority preparing for patient transfers, triage
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is preparing for the COVID-19 situation to get worse. and the provincial government have been in early talks with the Government of Ontario about the possibilit...
Oct 13, 2021
Child vaccinations coming, rapid test kits being prepared for distribution: province provides COVID-19 update
Parents should be ready to get their kids between the ages of five and 11 vaccinated by November, Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer said Wednesday.Saskatchewan residents heard from the provi...
Oct 13, 2021
Man dies in police custody after going into medical distress at Victoria Hospital
A 29-year-old man has died while in police custody after he went into medical distress while police investigated a disturbance at the Victoria Hospital.According to a media release, on Oct. 5 at short...
Oct 13, 2021
425 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, four deaths
The Government of Saskatchewan is reporting 425 new cases of COVID-19 in the province, bringing the total to 72,458 reported cases.The new cases in northern Saskatchewan are located in the Far North W...
Oct 11, 2021
VIDO InterVac working on two-pronged approach for its COVID vaccine
At a time when COVID-19 vaccines are plentiful in Canada, there are some countries in the world that still barely have any.Volker Gerdts, the director and CEO of the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Org...
Oct 11, 2021
Battlefords Food Bank thankful for donations to meet need
THE BATTLEFORDS, Sask – The Battlefords Food Bank had a successful past season, receiving close to 9,000 pounds worth of fresh produce over the summer. The Battlefords District Food and Resource...
Oct 10, 2021
