Tag Archives: Health
Father of Broncos player who died says Alberta organ donation bill needs work
EDMONTON - The father of a Broncos hockey player whose organs were donated after he died in a catastrophic bus crash says a presumed consent bill before the Alberta legislature is ...
Nov 12, 2019
Workshop teaches seniors about cannabis
The Prince Albert Seniors Advocacy Centre held a workshop this week to teach seniors about cannabis.The event Thursday, was to inform seniors about the advantages and disadvantages of marijuana now th...
Nov 09, 2019 Dr. John Fryters speaks to a group of people at a seniors and cannabis workshop at the Prince Albert Seniors Advocacy Centre.(Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)
Sask. donors raise $750,000 in children's hospital radiothon
Broadcasters from across Saskatchewan, including the full team from the family of the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group, helped raise a substantial sum of money for the new state-of-the-art children's faci...
Nov 07, 2019 On-air personalities of the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group across the province lent their voices to the cause at the new Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon. (Teena Monteleone/paNOW Staff)
Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor regains movement in legs
Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor Ryan Straschnitzki was all smiles Wednesday as he celebrated another milestone in his long recovery.For the first time since the crash left him partially paralyzed,...
Nov 07, 2019 Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor Ryan Straschnitzki moves his legs following spinal surgery in Thailand. (Twitter)
Victoria Hospital explores future of ketamine clinic
Nearly a month after the death of its chief of psychiatry, staff at the Victoria Hospital are in discussions about how they can continue one of his more ambitious programs.Dr. Mohammad Zulfiquar Hussa...
Nov 06, 2019 The main entrance at the Victoria Hospital. (File photo/paNOW staff)
Radiothon speaks to the power of giving for new children's hospital
Around a dozen broadcasters from around the province, including our own personalities from the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group, are playing their role in the first provincial radiothon for the new Jim Pa...
Nov 06, 2019 Radio for kids. The on-air personalities of the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group across the province lend their voices to the cause in the lobby of the new Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon. (Teena Monteleone/paNOW Staff)
Saskatchewan introduces legislation to address vaping
The Government of Saskatchewan is looking to change The Tobacco Control Act to deal with vaping in the province."The Government of Saskatchewan takes the health of our citizens very seriously and this...
Nov 06, 2019 (Submitted photo/CKOM News Staff)
Province-wide radiothon for Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital
Radio stations across the province are joining forces to help celebrate the opening of the first-ever dedicated children's and maternal hospital in Saskatchewan this week. The Jim Pattison Broadcast G...
Nov 05, 2019 Jim Pattison Children's Hospital. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Vermette re-introduces bill aimed at establishing provincial suicide strategy
Cumberland MLA Doyle Vermette wants the Saskatchewan Party to work with him in passing Bill 618, also known as The Saskatchewan Strategy for Suicide Prevention Act.The bill was re-introduced Tuesday i...
Nov 05, 2019 Doyle Vermette introduced the bill for the first time in 2018. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
P.A. police getting in on annual fundraiser
November is now underway and with that comes the beginning of a popular fundraiser.Movember encourages men to grow mustaches and collect donations to support men's health causes, like prostate cancer....
Nov 04, 2019 Members from the Prince Albert Police Service are once again taking part in Movember (file photo/paNOW Staff)
