Tag Archives: Health
Doctors ask Liberal government to reconsider capital gains tax change
The Canadian Medical Association is asking the federal government to reconsider its proposed changes to capital gains taxation, arguing it will affect doctors' retirement savings.Kathleen Ross, the as...
Apr 23, 2024
New report shows astronomical increase of Sask. opioid deaths in first year of COVID pandemic
A new report shows that a crisis affecting thousands of Saskatchewan people got incredibly worse during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) published a s...
Apr 22, 2024
'Misuse' of free parking passes attributed to cancellation: SHA
Just days after a Prince Albert cancer patient raised concerns with respect to the sudden cancellation of free parking passes at Victoria Hospital, the Saskatchewan Healthy Authority is sharing its re...
Apr 22, 2024
‘Dying for doctors’: Report cites concerns with health care in rural Saskatchewan
Suzanne Kuchinka, mayor of the village of Macoun in southeast Saskatchewan, says it's been a struggle for years to keep family doctors because they retire or move elsewhere.In Lloydminster, a city on ...
Apr 21, 2024
'I thought this is wrong': free parking pass offered to Prince Albert Cancer patients suddenly halted
Dennis Ogrodnick says he was shocked when informed a free parking pass provided to cancer patients seeking treatment at Victoria Hospital had suddenly been cut off.For the past 10 months, the long-tim...
Apr 19, 2024
Sask. Gov't confirms investigation after former Pine Grove inmate passes away in hospital
Nearly three weeks after a woman on remand at the Pine Grove Correctional Centre (PGCC) was rushed to hospital, comes tragic news she has died. Out of respect for the family, paNOW has opted not to pu...
Apr 16, 2024
STARS' radiothon takes flight on Tuesday
A vital service in Saskatchewan is reaching out for support.The STARS' annual Critical Care on the Air Radiothon runs April 9 and 10 and will be broadcasted across 40 radio stations in those province ...
Apr 07, 2024
Study: Canadian teen mothers face increased risk of premature death, concerns raised in Saskatchewan
Pregnant Canadian teens face a new stark statistic: their risk of dying before age 31 is double that of non-pregnant adolescents. The issue draws attention to Saskatchewan, where teen pregnancy rates ...
Apr 06, 2024
Premier asked about solving labour shortage at PA Chamber lunch
Following a presentation of the highlights of the new budget by Finance Minister Donna Harpauer, Premier Scott Moe was asked what is being done about a lack of skilled workers in Prince Albert. The Ch...
Apr 04, 2024
Wynyard-born doctor named head of Sask. Pediatrics
The new provincial head of pediatrics in Saskatchewan who also serves as head of the SHA and the University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine was born in Wynyard before moving to Manitoba as a young...
Apr 04, 2024
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