Tag Archives: Health
College of Physicians and Surgeons penalizes former Humboldt, Saskatoon doctor
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan (CPSS) has penalized a physician who once worked in Humboldt and Saskatoon for not meeting industry requirements when prescribing marijuana and f...
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Local teen sets $12,000 fundraising goal
Prince Albert's Jackson Lepage has set a lofty goal of raising $12,000 for a cause close to his heart.The 14-year-old has been raising money for the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society of Saskatchewan sin...
Feb 10, 2020 (Submitted photo/ Christina Lepage)
Small cannabis production facility proposed for local R.M.
A proposed new cannabis production facility (micro) in the Rural Municipality of Buckland is on the agenda for the RM's council meeting Monday and will be discussed during a public hearing.In 2019, th...
Feb 10, 2020 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Credit Unions Bonspiel donates to hospice foundation
The Rose Garden Hospice Foundation continues to gain momentum in their efforts to bring a new end of life care option to Prince Albert. On Friday, the foundation accepted $3,650 from three P.A. credit...
Feb 07, 2020 From left: Tracy Lysyk of Affinity Credit Union, Monica Bonneau of Diamond North Credit Union, Ralph Boychuk of Rose Garden Hospice, Cheryl Elliot, Brent Smith and Gwen Fremont of Connexus Credit Union. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
Local residents take a stand against human trafficking
As a human trafficking case makes its way through the courts in southern Saskatchewan, a group of people in Prince Albert braved the cold Thursday to raise awareness about the issue.On Jan. 28, four a...
Feb 06, 2020 Representatives from Métis Nation Western Region Two were joined Thursday by a representative from the Prince Albert Police Service, as well as members from the public. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)
Hospice gets one of its biggest donations from local association
Car dealers in Prince Albert have banded together to support the Rose Garden Hospice.Thursday afternoon at the hospice office in the Gateway Mall, the P.A. Automobile Dealers Association, which is mad...
Feb 06, 2020 The Prince Albert Automobile Dealers Association made the donation Thursday at the hospice office in the Gateway Mall. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
'There was no excuse for this': guilty pleas in care home threats case
The two men who traumatized staff and residents at Prince Albert's Herb Bassett care home last fall, have been released from custody and instructed by a judge not to set foot again near the facility.R...
Feb 04, 2020 A photo taken of Herb Bassett Home at the time of the incident last September. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Screening for coronavirus part of local paramedics' day
Unlike past winters, this year those calling 911 for flu-like symptoms will be asked additional questions as dispatchers screen for the new coronavirus. The new protocol came into effect across Saskat...
Feb 03, 2020 Parkland ambulance and other paramedic services across Saskatchewan have protocols in place to contend with potential coronavirus cases. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Canadians returning from Wuhan to be quarantined in motel at CFB Trenton
OTTAWA - Health Minister Patricia Hajdu says Canadians returning home from Wuhan will need physical and mental support once they arrive at Canadian Forces Base Trenton, where they will spend...
Feb 03, 2020
73 year of inspiration!
I met Jo-ann on day 4 of her 5 day expedition. I had heard other guests at our hostel talking about her amazingness earlier so I was excited to meet this Connecticut woman. If I still did my radio sho...
Feb 02, 2020
