Tag Archives: Health
Indigenous communities continue to benefit from mobile mental health buses
There is hope that a project providing much-needed mental health care to several Indigenous communities over the past two years will expand. In 2021, the Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC) Mobile Mental H...
Sep 13, 2023
La Ronge, Prince Albert break records for smoke hours in 2023
It was a record-breaking year when it came to the amount of smoke hours in La Ronge, Prince Albert, Regina and Saskatoon. That's according to data from Environment and Climate Change Canada, which not...
Sep 08, 2023
Head of Sask. RCMP describes mental journey for her and officers following mass stabbing attack
It's been a year since the mass stabbing attack on the James Smith Cree Nation and in the Village of Weldon and the Commanding Officer of the Saskatchewan RCMP is sharing her mental journey over that ...
Sep 06, 2023
Province funds new main cabin at Muskwa Lake Wellness Camp near Pinehouse
The provincial government is providing the Muskwa Lake Wellness Camp with $246,000 to build and furnish a fully functional main cabin, which has improved spaces for group and individual counselling, a...
Sep 05, 2023
Saskatchewan expands treatment coverage for ALS patients
The province is now offering two new treatments for a fatal neurodegenerative disease under the Saskatchewan Drug Plan.About 3,000 Canadians live with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a disease th...
Sep 03, 2023
'It will be a day that none of us ever forget': First responders reflect on mass stabbings at JSCN and Weldon
*Warning: The following story contains graphic content.As the one-year mark approaches since the mass stabbings at James Smith Cree Nation and the nearby Village of Weldon, one can only imagine what t...
Sep 01, 2023
International Overdose Awareness Day observed in La Ronge
Overdose and addiction touch the lives of many people, but others still don't understand the issue and there are not enough resources to help.Those are the words of Leanne Anderson, who was the tribut...
Aug 31, 2023
Overdose awareness advocates hope to end stigma, humanize victims
Ending the stigma around overdoses and the people it impacts; that is the central message that paramedics and doctors are hoping to communicate on International Overdose Awareness Day.International Ov...
Aug 31, 2023
'Still fighting': Opponents of Sask. pronoun policy make their voices heard in P.A.
It's a fight that allies in Prince Albert say they are still fighting year after year: the right for LGBTQ+ students to be protected.Last week's policy changes on gender identity, sexual education and...
Aug 30, 2023
P.A. child psych. beds closed again: leaked memo shows
A leaked memo obtained by the Saskatchewan NDP shows that two beds available for child psychiatric patients in Prince Albert were closed again 13 days ago without public notice. Leader Carla Beck and ...
Aug 29, 2023
