Tag Archives: Health
Meth related deaths continue to rise, NDP renews call for action
The number of deaths in Saskatchewan this year linked to the drug methamphetamine has climbed to 20, and the member of the legislative assembly (MLA) for the riding of Prince Albert North Cote said th...
Dec 11, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Police launch initiative to help the city's less fortunate
A new campaign to help the city's less fortunate has the Prince Albert Police Service joining forces with the Prince Albert RCMP for a food drive. Residents and business owners are being encouraged to...
Dec 10, 2019 Food and monetary donations for the local food bank can be dropped off at the new police service substation on 10th St. E. from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday until Dec. 19. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Dangerously cold snap continues across Saskatchewan
The dangerously cold weather isn't expected to ease much over the next week or so.We won't break the -20 C mark today, and wind chills in the -40 C range are anticipated overnight tonight and into tom...
Dec 10, 2019 (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)
Diet plays factor in mental health, says nutritional therapist
Watching what you eat could be a big step towards better mental health, according to a nutritional therapist.Kristina Virro, a registered dietitian and therapist with Fresh Insight, told Brent Loucks ...
Dec 08, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)
First big payout in new Sask. lottery
The opening payout in the new Touchdown for Kids Millionaire Lottery has gone to a woman in Swift Current. Christine Newton won $500,000.The lottery is a partnership between the Saskatchewan Roughride...
Dec 05, 2019 Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation along with the Saskatchewan Roughrider Foundation are partners in the new lottery. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Anonymous supporter makes big donation
The Rose Garden Hospice has received a generous contribution.Thursday afternoon at the organization's offices in the Gateway Mall an anonymous donor made a $50,000 donation to help make the facility a...
Dec 05, 2019 Marina Mitchell, left and Ralph Boychuk, hold a cheque showing the value of the anonymous donations. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
First all-female surgical team in Melfort hospital history delivers baby girl
History was made in the Melfort hospital operating room last month.The first all-female surgical team to operate at the hospital delivered a healthy baby girl on Nov. 10. Dr. Erin Beresh was the surge...
Dec 05, 2019 The first all-female surgical team at the Melfort hospital. (Facebook/Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Food prices set to climb nationally
It looks like Canadians will be paying more for food in the future.Researchers from the University of Guelph and Dalhousie University estimate the average Canadian family could spend an extra $400 on ...
Dec 04, 2019 Vegetable prices are expected to climb. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
New addictions clinic opens in Prince Albert
A new addictions clinic has opened in Prince Albert. Located just down the hall from Access Place on 15th Street East, patients have access to doctors, nurses, addictions counsellors and peer support ...
Nov 29, 2019 Prince Albert Carleton MLA Joe Hargrave called the new clinic "great news for us here in Prince Albert" speaking at a press conference to mark its formal opening on Friday. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
Annual walk marks HIV/AIDS Awareness Week
Organizers of Thursday's HIV/AIDS Awareness walk have two key messages for the public. Get tested to know your status. And be compassionate. "You are not going to get HIV from being friends with someo...
Nov 28, 2019 (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
