Tag Archives: Health
'We will not be ignored': CUPE workers rally outside Cockrill's office amid health care strain
A longtime nurse fighting back tears told reporters in North Battleford on Wednesday that health care workers in Saskatchewan feel abandoned and invisible. "Remember, healthcare workers were called he...
Aug 20, 2025
Former P.A. city councilor still fighting parking fees for cancer patients
Dennis Ogrodnick, a member of Prince Albert city council until the last election and a cancer patient, is continuing his battle against parking fees at Saskatchewan health facilities. Ogrodnick stood ...
Aug 19, 2025
Most wildland firefighters in Saskatchewan don't wear masks. Here's why.
As Saskatchewan experiences one of its worst wildfire seasons on record, smoke continues to prompt air quality alerts for the public. There is no doubt firefighters who spend weeks on the front lines ...
Aug 19, 2025
New training for pharmacists to substitute medications
Saskatchewan pharmacists are becoming more equipped to handle a supply disruption or shortage of a prescribed drug. The province announced training will allow pharmacists to prescribe alternative medi...
Aug 19, 2025
New study underway explores relationship between seniors, pets and loneliness
The University of Saskatchewan's Western College of Veterinary Medicine is looking for residents in the tri-communities to participate in a study seeking to understand the complexity of pet attachment...
Aug 14, 2025
Interested organ and tissue donors now need to register online
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is reminding the public to register to become an organ and tissue donor. You may not be aware that the process to do so has changed in recent years. The Saskatc...
Aug 14, 2025
Council moves to send complex needs shelter decision to next council meeting for decision
It appears that Prince Albert city council is ready to make a final decision on a land use change that will allow the province to operated Complex Needs Emergency Shelter (CNES) in the downtown. With ...
Aug 12, 2025
New data show Sask. health closures worsening; province cites staffing, innovation to respond
The Saskatchewan NDP says new internal health authority data shows the province's health-care system is going in the wrong direction, while the government says it is addressing the problem through sta...
Aug 11, 2025
Local pharmacist believes strep throat and ear infection pilot program working
A pharmacist in Melfort believes the pilot program allowing them to test for strep throat and assess for ear infections is working. Eric Pederson is the owner of Pederson Pharmacy in Melfort. He told ...
Jul 29, 2025
Warnings issued for STARS Lottery, Carney investment scams in Saskatchewan
A recent rise in fraud cases in Saskatchewan has prompted a warning from two police services in the province and the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan (FCAA).Both Regina Police ...
Jul 26, 2025
