Tag Archives: Health
Filling the gap: River Valley group provides support for first responders, veterans at inquest
First responders across central Saskatchewan have witnessed much trauma over the last few years starting in 2018 with the Humboldt Bronco's bus crash and more recently, coping with the fallout of the ...
Jan 30, 2024
Campsite reservations set to open for Prince Albert National Park
Campground reservations for Prince Albert National Park and Grasslands National Park are set to open next week. According to a release from Parks Canada, beginning at 8 a.m. on Feb. 2, visitors can se...
Jan 28, 2024
FSIN expresses concerns about impact of changes to harm reduction services
A recent decision by the provincial government to change how harm reduction services are done in Saskatchewan is worrying the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN). In a statement posted o...
Jan 26, 2024
Health care, crime and education dominate discussion during NDP Town Hall meeting in Prince Albert
While the next provincial election is still more than seven months away, the provincial NDP is making it very clear the two seats in Prince Albert matter a lot to them.Speaking with paNOW ahead of Tue...
Jan 24, 2024
P.A group raises money for women's shelter through release of new book
Over a year has passed since Prince Albert's Lorna Boryski first raised the idea of creating a collection of women's stories and donating the proceeds to the local women's shelter.Hard copies of Patch...
Jan 23, 2024
RCMP relaxes recreational cannabis use policy for officers
The RCMP has eased its policy on cannabis use by members, saying simply they must be fit for duty when reporting for work. The new substance use policy replaces a 2018 one that required front-line off...
Jan 21, 2024
Five locations in Saskatoon exposed to measles case
A measles case has been identified in Saskatoon and the Saskatchewan Health Authority is working to notify those who may have been exposed.According to the health authority, the case was acquired duri...
Jan 19, 2024
P.A. man attacked by dog, uses pocketknife to survive
A Prince Albert man is recovering after being attacked by a dog.Ron Bodnarchuk told paNOW his 19-year-old grandson Ethan, who didn't feel comfortable discussing the incident, was nearly killed on Wedn...
Jan 18, 2024
Symposium highlights mental health, leadership for post-secondary students in P.A. and the North
Mental health was the focus at the E.A. Rawlinson Centre for the Arts on Wednesday afternoon. Hundreds of students from Grade 12 and post-secondary schools filled the auditorium in Prince Albert's dow...
Jan 17, 2024
Conversations about mental health the goal with 'Blue Monday Carnations'
Blue Monday may officially be over but that doesn't mean the conversations around mental health are."I believe in reclaiming things that can have negative connotations to them and turning them into as...
Jan 16, 2024
