Tag Archives: Health
Cameco donates $1.5 million to the Boreal Healthcare Foundation
Cameco is donating $1.5 million to the Boreal Healthcare Foundation in support of the Victoria Hospital Redevelopment and Expansion project. The company's donation supports high risk maternal care thr...
Sep 24, 2024
‘Prevention is better than cure’ says Dr. Shahab on Covid-19
COVID-19 seems to be off the radar of most people in Saskatchewan, but parts of the world are reporting a surge in cases since the summer months. What's the update on this illness in the province and ...
Sep 19, 2024
'He should not have died this way': Prince Albert family calls for inquest after man's death in detox
Raelene Adam wipes away tears as she reflects on the fact she will never see her brother walk through the door again.Michael Robillard died Sept. 4 at the Brief and Social Detox in Prince Albert. Adam...
Sep 18, 2024
'Not just an old person's disease': Dispelling myths during Arthritis Awareness Month
Patricia Bell tripped and hurt her ankle one day. Being 31 years old at the time, and in good health, the Prince Albert resident didn't think twice about the incident and just chalked it up to clumsin...
Sep 17, 2024
Saskatchewan NDP pledges to improve rural health-care if elected
The Saskatchewan NDP is calling on Scott Moe and the Sask. Party to do more when it comes to getting health care back on track in rural Saskatchewan.NDP health critic Vicki Mowat suggested these issue...
Sep 13, 2024
"It's a selfless act": Living organ donor saves brother's life and raises awareness
"If I had to do it again and I had another kidney to be able to provide, I would do it," Jenna Lockert said.In 2014, Lockert donated her kidney to her brother, Kyle Deck. He suffered from IgA nephropa...
Sep 12, 2024
Co-ordinator believes Roots of Hope expansion will help prevent suicide
Cathy Wheaton, the Roots of Hope co-ordinator in La Ronge, believes the program's expansion to North Battleford and Prince Albert will benefit those communities. "It's great because it is really hard ...
Sep 10, 2024
Donation to improve critical care, provide cultural components at Children's Hospital
A donation from the Dakota Dunes Community Development Corp. plans to ensure items like moss bags and smudging are available at the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital as well as modern critical care equ...
Sep 10, 2024
SHA investigating death at Prince Albert detox
A person who was placed in patient care for observation at the Brief and Social Detox Centre in Prince Albert, was later found deceased.The confirmation from the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) co...
Sep 10, 2024
Mother and daughter painting donated to Rose Garden Hospice
Some new roses will adorn the walls of the Rose Garden Hospice thanks to a Prince Albert mother and daughter team of artists. Wilna and Tia Furstenberg were commissioned to paint a scene of pink roses...
Sep 10, 2024
