Tag Archives: Health
300 residents of Fond du Lac evacuated due to wildfire smoke
As wildfire smoke near their community intensifies, approximately 300 members of Fond du Lac Denesuline Nation have been evacuated.According to a statement Tuesday night from Chief Kevin Mercredi, the...
Aug 01, 2023
Wapiti Regional Library to soon offer carbon dioxide detectors in lending program
The Wapiti Regional Library (WRL) will soon be offering carbon dioxide monitors to their patrons at all of their locations.The CO2 monitor lending program will begin on Aug. 7, with the purpose of let...
Aug 01, 2023
Federal government struggling to get rid of millions of extra COVID-19 rapid tests
OTTAWA - The federal government is sitting on a stockpile of 39 million extra rapid tests for COVID-19 and is struggling to get rid of them without chucking them in the trash, an internal Health Canad...
Jul 29, 2023
Sask NDP accuse gov't of hiding problems in health care
The Saskatchewan Party's Ministry of Health is responding to a leaked memo by the NDP showing that the Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) Intensive Care Unit (ICU) has been closed for weeks.Official Opp...
Jul 27, 2023
Murder at Prince Albert homeless camp raises safety concerns for community and staff, says frontline worker
A man's death last weekend at a homeless camp in Prince Albert is being described as shocking, and an awareness of what's happening on the streets.That's from Rob Dunlop, director of program developme...
Jul 26, 2023
'You are never too old to start': Prince Albert man with MS receives black belt
A Prince Albert man with multiple-sclerosis is celebrating the milestone accomplishment of earning his black belt in karate after training for six years. Martin Shenher, who trains at Prince Albert's ...
Jul 24, 2023
Work begins on new parking for P.A.'s Victoria Hospital, officially starting construction on expansion project
Construction on Prince Albert's Victoria Hospital Expansion project has officially started.A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Monday to celebrate work beginning on the site's new parking lot. Paul ...
Jul 24, 2023
Legal review results in no expansion of methadone dispensaries in Prince Albert
A legal review of local pharmacist Amy Lamb's assertion that zoning restrictions on where methadone can be given out might be illegal has resulted in no changes to what the city allows right now. City...
Jul 17, 2023
Former P.A. resident named one of Canada's Top 50 under 50 Indo-Canadians
A former Prince Albert resident and daughter of "The Angel of The North" has been named one of the best in Canada.Unjali Malhotra, the daughter of renowned P.A. doctor Lalita Malhotra was recently hon...
Jul 15, 2023
Grillin' for the greater good
Live music, games and great food were used to support a great cause.On Tuesday, Prince Albert's YWCA, in partnership with Mr. Mike's restaurant hosted a barbecue fundraiser. David Hambleton, Fund Deve...
Jul 11, 2023
