Health

'The first black doctor on the Prairies': a look at Dr. Shadd during Black History Month in Canada

February is Black History Month in Canada, and one of the most fascinating local historical figures is Dr. Alfred Schmitz Shadd.The Melfort and District Museum has a large collection of information ab...

Feb 24, 2020 (submitted photo/Melfort and District Museum)

Fundraising rolls on for Melfort Heliport project

Fundraising continues for the Melfort Heliport project at the Melfort Hospital.Back in mid-January, when the North Central Health Care Foundation (NCHCF) launched the fundraising campaign, only $132,0...

Feb 20, 2020 NCHCF Chair Peggy George (right) informs two members of the public about plans for a heliport beside Melfort Hospital during an information session Dec. 14. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)

Premier Moe makes stop in Melfort, tours Wellness Centre

The premier of Saskatchewan is out and about in the province for a couple weeks before budget time gets into the home stretch.Scott Moe was in the Melfort area on Tuesday, Feb. 18 touring around some ...

Feb 18, 2020 Premier Scott Moe speaks to some health care personnel at the Melfort Wellness Centre during his travels in the area. (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)

Flight to evacuate Canadians from cruise ship 'expected' to depart Japan on Thursday

Canadians stranded on a quarantined cruise ship were told that a flight set to bring them home is "expected" to depart Tokyo Haneda Airport on Thursday amid an outbreak of the novel coronavirus. Passe...

Feb 18, 2020

Do you know the 1-10 rule?

They are walking along the almost deserted surf beach. He says, “I don’t think you should swim in this water, it’s dangerous.” As she heads into the water she looks back a...

yourlife Feb 16, 2020

P.A. and area not immune to radon issue

Saskatchewan has an issue with radon.A study published in Scientific Reports found Saskatchewan and Alberta have some of the highest reported levels of the gas in the world. The study was put together...

Feb 13, 2020 Diagram of how radon can enter a home. (Family Action Network)

Discussing the importance, availability of AED's in Melfort

The recent cardiac incident involving St. Louis Blues defenceman Jay Bouwmeester is a reminder of the importance of Automated External Defibrillators (AED's).Bouwmeester collapsed while on the bench d...

Feb 13, 2020 Brunswick School is one of a number of buildings in Melfort with Automated External Defibrillators. (Submitted photo/Rodney White)

Radon presents serious risk for Saskatchewan citizens

One in three homes in Saskatchewan has dangerous levels of radon, according to a Lung Association of Saskatchewan study.That number is even higher in Regina, where about 50 per cent of homes are affec...

Feb 13, 2020 Diagram of how radon can enter a home. (Family Action Network)

Northern Connection Conference linking together missing person agencies and projects

The Northern Connections Conference in La Ronge this week is bringing together various agencies and missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW) projects across Saskatchewan."It's important to get a l...

Feb 11, 2020 The conference attracted about two dozen attendees. Here, Karen Sanderson speaks to the crowd. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Local couple miss chocolates but 'life is good' on quarantined cruise ship

A husband and wife from central Alberta say they are "feeling quite happy and relaxed" quarantined aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in the port city of Yokohama, just outside Tokyo.Lolit...

Feb 11, 2020