Tag Archives: Health
Child poverty rate in Saskatchewan third highest in Canada says report
A new report from the Social Policy Research Centre in Regina paints a dark picture of what life is like for many Saskatchewan families struggling to make ends meet.The Child and Family Poverty in Sas...
Jan 17, 2020 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Health authority provides update on influenza numbers
The number of cases of lab-confirmed influenza dropped during the second full week of 2020.According to the Saskatchewan Health Authority, there were 174 cases in the week of Jan. 11. That was down fr...
Jan 17, 2020 Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME)
Safety tips on space heaters, block heaters, and cords
Space heaters are at a premium during the cold snaps we face each winter.But they can be a fire risk if not used or maintained properly.Melfort Fire Chief Shaun Stewart told northeastNOW an important ...
Jan 16, 2020 (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)
Raiders pitch in to help make facility a reality
The Prince Albert Raiders are getting behind the Rose Garden Hospice.On Tuesday morning the team donated $5,500 to help make the facility a reality. Cliff Mapes, executive director of the team's busin...
Jan 14, 2020 Cliff Mapes, right, presents Marina Mitchell and Ralph Boychuk with the team's donation. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Transportation service for cancer patients coming to P.A.
The Canadian Cancer Society is expanding its Wheels of Hope service to provide transportation for Prince Albert residents travelling to Saskatoon for cancer treatment."It will mean relief," Charlene B...
Jan 13, 2020 (website/Canadian Cancer Society)
Steph on Meditation!
The meditation teacher didn’t give me any change when I paid for my meditation class. When I asked about it, she said the change has to come from within. Lord knows I’ve tried. I keep tryi...
Jan 12, 2020
Toffifee helps hospice
The Rose Garden Hospice has received its first major donation of 2020.Wednesday morning Canadian Tire's Malcolm Jenkins donated $28,600, generated from selling Toffifee candy over the holiday season t...
Jan 08, 2020 Malcolm Jenkins, right, presents a check for $28,600 to the Rose Garden Hospice's Marina Mitchell and Ralph Boychuk. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
E-cigarettes in the spotlight as province prepares for regulations
The United States has announced it will ban most flavoured e-cigarettes. And as Saskatchewan's own vaping regulations are set to take effect this spring, a local retailer says it's high nicotine conte...
Jan 07, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
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)
