Health

Here are the top names for Saskatchewan babies in 2024

Although 2024 has ended, its new generation lives on. paNOW took a look at the most popular baby names in Saskatchewan over the last year. Popular classic names still top the list, with 49 baby boys n...

Dec 30, 2024

Tisdale Hospital ER now available over holiday

On Friday, Dec. 27 in the morning, a spokesperson from the Saskatchewan Health Authority confirmed they were able to avoid service disruptions at the Tisdale ER after finding replacement staff.An impo...

Dec 24, 2024

Santa makes special stop at Jim Pattison Children's Hospital

Santa is making sure everyone is in the holiday spirit this Christmas, especially those away from home.On Thursday, he visited the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital (JPCH) as part of the JPCH Foundatio...

Dec 20, 2024

Livestock producers are warned to watch for a larval disease

A disease that lives off the flesh of living mammals has been confirmed in Chiapas, Mexico. New World screwworm (NWS) is a parasitic larval disease of warm-blooded animals where the female fly will la...

Alice McFarlane Dec 19, 2024

Saskatchewan firefighters receive enhanced cancer coverage

Six new types of cancer have been added to the list that Saskatchewan Worker's Compensation Board (WCB) covers for most firefighters.The addition of coverage for primary site penile, pancreatic, thyro...

Dec 16, 2024

'Extraordinary generosity': $1M donation boosts pediatric gastroenterology unit at Jim Pattison Children's Hospital

It's another win for Jim Pattison Children's Hospital and children in Saskatchewan.Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation (JPCHF) received a $1 million donation from 10 donors to purchase advance...

Dec 16, 2024

Melfort Food Bank still in need of monetary donations

The Melfort Food Bank has put a call out for cash donations. The organization is once again asking the public to help after making a similar request in August. "We are now in a critical situation as w...

Dec 12, 2024

Hundreds of Salvation Army Christmas Hampers for Melfort, Tisdale area residents

The Salvation Army Christmas Hamper campaign is winding down in Melfort and Tisdale. The organization distributes Christmas hampers to those in need during the holiday season. Glenna Cryderman of the ...

Dec 12, 2024

Nipawin Council agrees to chip in to cover final Heliport invoices

The Town of Nipawin will be kicking in a little more money toward the Heliport project to get over the final hurdle - at least temporarily. The Heliport, an initiative of the Twin Lakes District Plann...

Dec 11, 2024

Sask. doctor facing professional charges in circumcision case

A Saskatoon doctor has been accused of unprofessional conduct following a high-cost adult circumcision that included a request for the patient to text unsecured post-op pictures of his genitals.Three ...

Dec 07, 2024