Tag Archives: Health
Unplug your nose! 🏊♀️
Welcome to 2020! I’m excited to re-appreciate all that is going well and to welcome new opportunities, are you? What happened to the man who shoplifted a calendar on New Year’s Eve?He got ...
Jan 05, 2020
P.A. doctor and late husband to be honoured by hospital foundation
A doctor who has already left a four-decades-long legacy in Prince Albert will be honoured at the Victoria Hospital Foundation's (VHF) 5th Annual Doctor's Gala in April.Pediatrician and family physici...
Jan 03, 2020 Dr. Lalita Malhotra and her late husband Dr. Tilak Malhotra will be celebrated at the annual Doctor's Gala in April. (submitted photo/ VHF)
Alberta reports first severe vaping-related lung illness to Public Health Agency
EDMONTON - Alberta is reporting its first case of a severe vaping-related lung illness. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, says the province is monitoring the situation and ...
Jan 02, 2020
Prince Albert welcomes first baby of 2020
She has a famous name and an exciting entrance into the world to match.Newborn Grace Kelly Morin made her regal arrival at 5:02 a.m. on Wednesday, becoming the city's first baby of the new decade. Gra...
Jan 02, 2020 Parents Gary and Christina pose with their new daughter and Dr. Lalita Malhotra (right). (submitted photo/Victoria Hospital Foundation)
JPCH welcomes Saskatoon’s new year's baby boy
Saskatoon's first baby of 2020 is a boy, born at 12:13 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2020.Baby Lincoln Joseph was born to parents Elainn and Shaun Guinan at the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital (JPCH), with everyon...
Jan 01, 2020 Saskatoon's new year's baby boy, Lincoln Joseph, was born at 12:13 a.m. on January 1, 2020 to parents Elainn and Shaun Guinan. (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
No changes to Saskatchewan cannabis regulations as Quebec raises age of consumption
The Saskatchewan Government says it's keeping an eye on changes to cannabis legislation in Quebec but have no plans to modify the age of consumption for the drug in this province. "The province is clo...
Dec 31, 2019 (The Canadian Press/ Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Local health professionals advise adding healthy options versus weight loss goals for new year's resolution
The new year means new goals for many of us.While weight loss might be top of mind when some reach for the proverbial January 1 reset button, two P.A. based diet and exercise experts are encouraging p...
Dec 31, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Young people making dangerous choices when it comes to cannabis says survey
Despite increased awareness and tougher laws, the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) says more education is needed on the impaired driving front.Especially when it comes to cannabis.CAA conducted a...
Dec 29, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)
Year in review: Health care upgrades
While there was still plenty of talk in 2019 about the need for a new hospital in Prince Albert there were a number of other big announcements made throughout the year to help enhance health care in t...
Dec 28, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Parkland Ambulance report incidents on Christmas and Boxing Day
Parkland Ambulance is reporting a busy holiday season the last couple of days.According to a media release, on Christmas morning they responded to a collision involving a snowmobile in the Anglin Lake...
Dec 27, 2019 Parkland Ambulance. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)
