Tag Archives: Health
Victoria Hospital Foundation reaching out amid COVID-19
The Victoria Hospital Foundation (VHF) is putting out a call for donations.Foundation CEO Sherry Buckler said although it is a difficult and uncertain time for people, the hospital could use some help...
Mar 25, 2020 The Victoria Hospital Foundation is asking the public to make donations to support the hospital. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
Saskatchewan's COVID-19 case total at 86, four cases transmitted in community
The province has confirmed community transmission of COVID-19 is now taking place, as all previous cases were travel-related.As of Wednesday, March 25, the province confirmed 14 more cases of COVID-19...
Mar 25, 2020 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab, March 24, 2020. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. woman living down under during COVID-19 crisis
A retired teacher from the Prince Albert area is hundreds of miles from home and her children during the COVID-19 crisis.Kathryn Hughes has dual Canadian - Australian citizenship, and after spending f...
Mar 25, 2020 A photo taken of Kathryn Hughes (middle) with her two oldest children before she left Canada last October. (Submitted photo/ Kathryn Hughes)
Money for new lab will help VIDO produce more vaccines faster
The Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization - International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) on the University of Saskatchewan campus has been at the forefront when it comes to developing a vaccine ...
Mar 25, 2020 (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Kitchen aims to feed vulnerable citizens amid COVID-19
A number of community groups and organizations are coming together to help feed Prince Albert's more vulnerable citizens.The Community Cares Kitchen is operating out of Parkland Hall in collaboration ...
Mar 25, 2020 The Community Cares Kitchen is based at Parkland Hall and is being run by volunteers. (Facebook/Community Cares Kitchen Prince Albert)
P.A. teen promotes healing through dance
Prince Albert's Rimara Bear is doing her part to help lift peoples' spirits during this time of uncertainty.For the past week, the 14-year-old has been posting videos to social media of herself perfor...
Mar 25, 2020 (All My Relations photography)
Opinion: P.A. city council needs to show they can work together amid COVID-19 pandemic
OPINION: The opinions, beliefs and viewpoints expressed by the writer of this editorial do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints of paNOW or the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group.paN...
Mar 24, 2020 Glenn Hicks, the News Director at paNOW, comments on why city councillors should stop their well-documented bickering and work together, especially at this time of crisis. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
LLRIB Director of Education apologizes for now-deleted Facebook post
"Any teacher not preparing to teach online and creating digital tools is basically resigning."That's how Lac La Ronge Indian Band Director of Education Simon Bird started a recently deleted Facebook p...
Mar 24, 2020 Simon Bird is the director of education of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band. (Simon Bird/Facebook)
Local representatives respond to shuttering of Cigar Lake mine
Cameco's decision to halt production at its Cigar Lake mine is being applauded by local leadership.The Saskatoon-based mining company made the announcement Monday afternoon. The company said the decis...
Mar 24, 2020 Cameco announced a suspension of operations Monday at Cigar Lake amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Cameco.com)
Local pharmacies seal off dispensaries
Customers walking into their local pharmacy in Prince Albert might start seeing a different look when they go to pick up their medications or consult with their pharmacist.Stores are following the lea...
Mar 24, 2020 A plastic vapour barrier seals off the dispensary from the public at the downtown Pharmasave in P.A. (Glenn Hicks/paNOW Staff)
