Health

Province expanding eligibility for rural and remote healthcare incentive program

The government of Saskatchewan is expanding eligibility for its incentive program to help get more healthcare professionals to rural and remote areas.Back in October, the province announced it was off...

Nov 30, 2022

Is Radon secretly hiding in your home?

It's an odourless, colourless chemical that may be in your home without you knowing it.Throughout November, Lung Saskatchewan has been raising awareness of the dangers of Radon during Radon Action Mon...

Nov 26, 2022

Shorebird Inn loses legal challenge over COVID violations

A Saskatchewan judge has upheld the province's public health orders that required restaurants to track patrons during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying it did not violate the charter rights ...

Nov 25, 2022

Nearly $800,000 already raised towards improvements of Quill Plains Centennial Lodge

The Quill Plains Health Care Foundation (QPHF) is continuing to raise money to finance the addition of a new wing for the Quill Plains Centennial Lodge (QPCL), along with other much-needed renovations...

Nov 18, 2022

Students and staff at many northeast schools getting sick

It seems there are higher numbers of kids falling ill in smaller communities, as well as the province's larger cities. "We definitely notice in most of our communities that we have some high rates of ...

Nov 18, 2022

Children’s fever and pain relief medication still in short supply

Shortages of children's fever and pain relief medications are causing concerns across the province.Stephanie Yeboah, a pharmacist at Nanogram Pharmacy in Saskatoon, is well aware as she sees concerned...

Nov 13, 2022

Children are 60% of flu cases with PA, Northeast highest in province

Children are getting a visit from the flu virus and most of them are across the central belt of Saskatchewan. Of all the 260 cases of flu in Saskatchewan, 60 per cent are in children ranging from newb...

Nov 10, 2022

Annual Radiothon raises over $760K for Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital

The annual Jim Pattison Children's Hospital (JPCH) Radiothon was once again a huge success.Radio stations in multiple communities like Prince Albert, North Battleford, Meadow Lake, Saskatoon, and Regi...

Nov 09, 2022

Sask. NDP intrigued & concerned with B.C.'s new payment model for family doctors

The Saskatchewan NDP is worried British Columbia may soon start enticing provincial doctors to move out west.Earlier in the week, B.C.'s government announced a new payment model for family doctors whi...

Nov 05, 2022

Outrage over safe supply vending machine in Nipawin but advocates say it's needed

A newly installed vending machine in Nipawin is raising some angry eyebrows with its contents of crack pipes and meth needles. Resident Laurie McGillivary said she was not happy to see the machine- pa...

Nov 03, 2022