Tag Archives: Health
WATCH: Four legged fundraiser raises money for Victoria hospital expansion
A unique fundraiser has helped raise lots of money for the Boreal Healthcare Foundation and the future Victoria Hospital Expansion. Chuck Hawkins and Valerie Macdougall, with help from Tapestry Yoga, ...
Aug 31, 2025
Agencies promote safety in Overdose Awareness Day event
Multiple local agencies gathered in front of the University of Saskatchewan's Prince Albert campus on Thursday afternoon to promote and educate people about the impacts of addictions. Anthony de Padua...
Aug 28, 2025
Provincial minister to tour PA area, share more about government investments
The province's rural and remote health minister is touring Prince Albert and Shellbrook today to meet with local leadership and health care staff and share more about government investments in health ...
Aug 25, 2025
Integrated Youth Services hub opens in Sturgeon Lake
A First Nation located 30 minutes northwest of Prince Albert is the fourth community in the province to launch an integrated youth services( IYS) hub - delivering supports to people between the ages o...
Aug 25, 2025
Shellbrook health care workers raise concerns about low wages and short staffing
Issues related to short staffing and low wages, were front and center during a special meeting on Friday at Shellbrook's hospital.CUPE 5430 President Bashir Jalloh met with local members. He told paNO...
Aug 22, 2025
'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
