Health

'Big year' for pharmacists with new prescriptive powers, drug shortages: association

In a year when pharmacists have stickhandled children's drug shortages and an extra-busy flu shot season, you'd think they might baulk at the news in Ontario and B.C. that their prescriptive powers ar...

Jan 02, 2023

Ottawa to temporarily require negative COVID-19 test from travellers from China

Ottawa plans to temporarily require people flying from China, Hong Kong and Macao to test negative for COVID-19 before leaving for Canada, beginning in early January.The federal government says in a S...

Jan 01, 2023

RSV cases increase as do pediatric hospitalizations

Even as COVID hospitalizations are starting to drop again, the number of children hospitalized with RSV infections in Saskatchewan has doubled. In the week of December 11 to 17, 37 people (almost all ...

Dec 23, 2022

'Everyone needs some help': Prince Albert Grand Council provides food for families in need

Thanks to efforts of staff and volunteers at Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC), many more local families will be able to enjoy a Christmas dinner this year.Over the course of two days, roughly 3,000 ...

Dec 20, 2022

Melfort Christmas Castle supporting local food bank, fight against childhood cancer

The Christmas Castle in Melfort is getting locals in the holiday spirit, right before the Christmas weekend.The Christmas tree maze began earlier this month (Dec. 5), and will run nightly from 6-9 p.m...

Dec 19, 2022

Dietician gives advice for navigating holiday meals

Turkey dinner with mashed potatoes smothered in gravy is a holiday meal we often look forward to - and topping that off with dessert will make those calories add up.According to a study by Wren Kitche...

Dec 18, 2022

EMS calls for First Responders in Nipawin area

There's a push for a First Responder program in Nipawin.Jessica Brost, the owner of North-East EMS, has sent a letter to town council calling for the program. "We are shorter on staffing than we have ...

Dec 17, 2022

Length of stay in Saskatchewan emergency departments on the rise: report

Saskatchewan residents spent more time in the emergency department at hospitals this past year compared to previous years.That is coming from data released last week by the Canadian Institute for Heal...

Dec 15, 2022

14 per cent of students absent in North Central: CRISP report

Just over 14 per cent of students in the North Central area were absent in the last two weeks in the latest update on respiratory illnesses from the province. The North Central rate was slightly lower...

Dec 08, 2022

Chinese immigration to Canada record high from 2015, as some flee zero-COVID strategy

VANCOUVER - China's zero-COVID lockdowns have been linked to a rare wave of protests across the country in recent weeks, and immigration industry experts say the strict pandemic rules are also fuellin...

Dec 04, 2022