Tag Archives: Health
Canada-wide fundraiser happening in Prince Albert
UPDATE: The GoodLife Fitness at South Hill Mall were at $1,415 before the event day and they raised $311.35 more on Saturday bringing them to a total of $1,726.25. They are still taking donations unti...
Nov 16, 2019 The annual Spin4Kids fundraiser is happening at the GoodLife Fitness at South Hill Mall in Prince Albert. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)
Planning underway for Oasis Village at Manitou Beach
A multi-million-dollar facility is in the planning stages at Manitou Beach.Oasis Village at Manitou is a retirement living project and health center that would be located next to Manitou Springs in th...
Nov 15, 2019 Proposed Oasis Village at Manitou Beach. (submitted photo/Paul Blaser at RBM Architecture)
Local organization changes up annual fundraising event
The Canadian Cancer Society in Prince Albert is putting on an annual fundraiser with a different twist.Thursday at the Gateway Mall the organization put on a Naughty or Nice fundraiser. Charlene Berna...
Nov 14, 2019 Santa holding court at Naughty or Nice fundraiser at the Gateway Mall Thursday afternoon. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Ketamine clinic re-opens at Victoria Hospital
After a month of uncertainty, patients of the late Dr. Hussain's ketamine clinic are being allowed to continue receiving transfusions of the drug, while the Victoria Hospital pushes the province to fo...
Nov 13, 2019 The Prince Albert Victoria Hospital (file photo/paNOW staff)
WCB changes now official
Prince Albert's Fire Department is applauding a decision by the Saskatchewan Workers Compensation Board."It's great news," Fire Chief Kris Olsen said.Starting this week the board will be providing pre...
Nov 13, 2019 The Nederman system, left, hooks up to the exhaust of the fire truck to filter out harmful gas. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)
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)
