Tag Archives: Health
Med Gala nominees revealed
The Boreal Healthcare Foundation has announced their nominees for the upcoming 2025 Med Gala. The annual event celebrates healthcare and raises money to support medical services at Victoria Hospital a...
Feb 25, 2025
NDP shadow ministers plan two week tour of northern Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan NDP Shadow Ministers are touring northern Saskatchewan to hear from northern residents and ensure they are represented when the Legislature reopens late on March 19. The tour was launched...
Feb 24, 2025
Moe hopes new urgent care centres will help struggling Sask. hospitals
Saskatchewan's premier is hoping new urgent care centres will help alleviate disruptions at larger health facilities across the province.Over the coming days, Scott Moe said he'll be asking Health Min...
Feb 20, 2025
Humboldt native's design chosen for Green Shirt Day
The family of organ donor Logan Boulet has unveiled the winner of a national T-shirt design competition for Green Shirt Day, and the winner is originally from Humboldt. Geoffrey Kehrig, who grew up in...
Feb 19, 2025
Canadian kids see thousands of ads for unhealthy food every year: Report
Children in Canada are exposed to more than 4,000 ads for food on their mobile devices every year, with the vast majority promoting unhealthy products, according to a new report.The study published Th...
Feb 13, 2025
New cancer treatment program available in Saskatchewan
For cervical cancer patients in Saskatchewan, the new Interstitial High-Dose-Rate (HDR) Gynecological Brachytherapy program is a game changer. The Saskatchewan Cancer Agency (SCA) announced Tuesday th...
Feb 11, 2025
Prince Albert born doctor awarded King's Coronation medal
A woman who helped lead the creation of the Malhotra NICU of the North at Prince Albert's Victoria Hospital, and whose work continues to benefit Prince Albert Grand Council, has been awarded the prest...
Feb 05, 2025
Federal class action claims government failed to support First Nations with opioid crisis
Has the government of Canada done enough to assist First Nation communities struggling with the opioid crisis and was there, in fact, a breach of a treaty that was signed 150 years ago?Those are among...
Feb 01, 2025
'A lifeline': NDP call on Sask., government to do better amid healthcare service disruptions
Kristine Weisbeck was in active heart failure in the days that followed the birth of her third child in Saskatoon in the fall of 2020 and she had some hemorrhaging. Once she had stabilized, she went h...
Jan 29, 2025
Sask. govt confirms plans to re-open Prince Albert youth treatment centre
Almost five months after the sudden suspension of services at the Valley Hill Youth Treatment Centre in Prince Albert comes confirmation the doors will be re-opening.According to a statement provided ...
Jan 25, 2025
