Health

Northern Sask. health agency monitoring B.C. measles outbreak

As the number of confirmed cases of the measles in B.C. reaches 13, healthy authority members are keeping an eye on the outbreak and whether it could affect Saskatchewan. The Northern Inter-Tribal Hea...

Feb 25, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

Sask. Workers Compensation Board sees increase in mental health claims

Mental health is no longer the taboo subject it once was, and with the rise of mental health discussions, there has also been a rise in mental health related Workers Compensation Board (WCB) claims.Ov...

Feb 22, 2019 Women's event in Prince Albert Friday, Feb. 22, 2019.. (Photo by Brady Bateman/The Press) : Brady Bateman

Concern for measles outbreak in Sask. remains low according to Health Authority

A recent outbreak of the measles in Vancouver is being watched with keen interest by the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA), but the SHA's medical director for immunizations and travel health, believ...

Feb 22, 2019 (The Canadian Press)

'We have to create a good place for the next generation coming up': Chief candidate at Muskoday

One of three candidates for chief in the upcoming Muskoday First Nation election says his priorities include providing more services for youth, and addressing homelessness and additions in the communi...

Feb 21, 2019 Muskoday First Nation. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)

'Foul pool incident' closes Northern Lights Palace pool

A bummer for the kids out on school break.The Northern Lights Palace pool is closed due to what the city is calling a "foul pool incident which requires super chlorination."The city says in a news rel...

Feb 20, 2019

30 Days of Something

If you read my latest book, The Try Angle – A New Slant on Life (if you haven’t, shame shame – go get it right now – I’ll wait… ...

yourlife Feb 20, 2019

Humboldt father and husband continuing battle with leukemia

In late August of 2018, 37-year-old Jamie Ficko of Humboldt was feeling off and wasn't sure what was wrong. Numerous blood tests early on didn't indicate anything out of the blue, until Ficko noticed ...

Lisa Brady Feb 19, 2019

More children relying on food banks to eat, according to new report

Saskatchewan has the highest proportion of children relying on food banks in the country, according to a new report from Food Banks Canada.The 2018 report found 43.5 per cent of individuals served by ...

Feb 15, 2019

'Total Relief': NCHCF finishes fundraising for digital imaging machine

The North Central Health Care Foundation has officially paid off the digital imaging machine in the Melfort Hospital.In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Feb. 12, the Foundation announced that they had fina...

Feb 15, 2019

'More than words': $16 million announced for wellness, healing and recovery centre

The wide-reaching impact the construction of a wellness, healing and recovery centre in the tri-communities will have in northern Saskatchewan was apparent at a special announcement today.Surrounded b...

Feb 14, 2019