Tag Archives: Health
Kenney says frustrating coronavirus stifling oil and gas economy
EDMONTON - Alberta's premier says it's frustrating to see his government doing everything it can to grow the economy only to watch global oil prices fall due to reduced demand tied to the no...
Mar 02, 2020
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Mar 01, 2020
Memorial scholarship to honour late P.A. doctor
A local pharmacy is teaming up with the Victoria Hospital Foundation to honour the memory of a longtime Prince Albert doctor.Rizwan and Saima Ali, owners of Pharmasave PA Pharmacy on Second Avenue, ha...
Feb 28, 2020 Dr. Mohammad Zulfiquar Hussain practiced in Prince Albert for over 40 years. (submitted photo/Saskatchewan Health Authority)
University campus in P.A. prepares expanded dental offering
After months of renovations, a key part of the University of Saskatchewan's new downtown campus in Prince Albert will soon be fitted out with dental equipment and a bigger offering for education and p...
Feb 25, 2020 (submitted photo/University of Saskatchewan website)
Drinking water advisory issued in Birch Hills
Birch Hills is under a precautionary drinking water advisory, but the town administrators are hopeful the advisory is lifted by Wednesday.The Water Security Agency (WSA) issued the advisory on Saturda...
Feb 25, 2020 (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)
Parkland Ambulance's first all-women paramedic shift in action on Friday
For the first time in Parkland Ambulance's history, both its paramedic crews were staffed entirely by women on Friday. "To me I don't find it should be shocking," Erica Hnidek, one the seven women who...
Feb 24, 2020 Three members of the Parkland Ambulance's first all-women shift on Friday. (Twitter/Parkland Ambulance)
'The first black doctor on the Prairies': a look at Dr. Shadd during Black History Month in Canada
February is Black History Month in Canada, and one of the most fascinating local historical figures is Dr. Alfred Schmitz Shadd.The Melfort and District Museum has a large collection of information ab...
Feb 24, 2020 (submitted photo/Melfort and District Museum)
P.A. Raiders and Western University looking to promote men's health
The Prince Albert Raiders and University of Western Ontario are teaming up to help fans get healthier.The Hockey Fans In Training program is targeted towards men between the ages of 35 and 65. Brendan...
Feb 22, 2020 The P.A. Raiders are looking to help fans be healthier. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
P.A. library to host seed sharing event Sunday
Prince Albert may be encased in a layer of snow and ice, but some P.A. gardeners are already looking ahead to warmer temperatures. This weekend they'll meet to exchange seeds, plan their gardens and l...
Feb 21, 2020 Tomato plants take root in a on a home gardener's tabletop. (Ron Quaroni/paNOW Staff)
Local SPCA rescue healing well after surgery
A seven-month-old retriever dog taken into the Prince Albert SPCA's care two months ago is now recovering after a leg amputation last week. Nova was found in December out in the cold dragging her fron...
Feb 21, 2020 Nova. (Prince Albert SPCA/ Facebook)
