Health

Shortage of epidurals catheters impacting Sask. hospitals

The shortage of catheters for epidurals is already impacting many Saskatchewan health centres, including the Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert.Earlier this week, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SH...

Jul 22, 2022

Midwest Food Resources community garden project flourishing

NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - The third project for the Midwest Food Resources (MFR) community garden is coming in nicely since it was started last year. Executive director, Vesna Fa, said the weather has...

Angela Brown Jul 22, 2022

Province reports an increase in COVID-related activity in latest monthly report

The province is reporting an increase in COVID-19 statistics in Saskatchewan.This is according to the Ministry of Health's COVID-19 Integrated Epidemiology Situation Report (EPI) for the reporting per...

Jul 21, 2022

Sask. NDP call for funding of life-saving medicine for Nipawin woman

Saskatchewan's opposition party is calling on the SaskParty government to fund life-saving treatment for a Nipawin woman.Earlier this month, northeastNOW shared the story of Morgan Buyaki who suffers ...

Jul 15, 2022

Health Canada approves first COVID-19 vaccine for youngest kids

Canada's drug regulator approved Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for infants and preschoolers Thursday, making it the first vaccine approved for that age group in the country.Health Canada now says the Mod...

Jul 14, 2022

First case of monkeypox reported in Saskatchewan

With few details as to where the province has confirmed the first case of monkeypox in Saskatchewan.Public health said the risk to the population remains low. "But residents are encouraged to be aware...

Jul 13, 2022

North East SPCA on the verge of shutting down

The North East SPCA says it is close to closing its doors, as they are surviving paycheck to paycheck.Without an increase in fundraising, the shelter is all but certain to shut down and not re-open fo...

Jul 11, 2022

City of Humboldt advises residents on new smoke and carbon monoxide alarm requirements

Back on January 1, 2022, the Construction Codes Act and Building Code Regulations came into effect in Saskatchewan replacing the Uniform Building and Accessibility Standards Act and Regulations (UBAS ...

Jul 11, 2022

Ottawa's share of health-care funding to be top concern at premiers' meeting in B.C.

A group representing emergency room doctors across the country has a message for Canada's premiers: come up with a co-ordinated plan to prevent their workplaces from being closed due to staffing short...

Jul 10, 2022

‘It’s unattainable’: Nipawin mother pleads for help to fund life-saving drug for her daughter

Imagine being told there was a drug that could save your child's life, the only problem is, you can't afford it in Canada.That is just part of the heartbreak for Nipawin mother April McIvor as she is ...

Jul 06, 2022