Health

Saskatchewan Party promises increase in tax credits for persons with disabilities

Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe is promising to increase a set of tax credits for persons with disabilities if he's re-elected on Oct. 28. He says another four years with his party in government w...

Teena Monteleone Oct 08, 2024

'This is unbelievable' : Sask NDP and supporters share healthcare woes

Battlefords resident Amanda Singh struggles with a disease that causes severe pain and inflammation in her lungs, heart and spine. In the early days of her illness, she would have to wait at the hospi...

Oct 04, 2024

‘It’s terrifying’: Health-care workers sound alarm at Legislative Building

Many nurses are fed up with how health care is treated in Saskatchewan.Hundreds of nurses were joined by other health-care workers and members of the public at a rally outside the Legislative Building...

Oct 04, 2024

Alzheimer's Society reaches out to provincial election candidates

New data suggests that over the next 30 years, the number of people in Saskatchewan living with dementia will increase to over 40,000. That's why the Alzheimer's Society of Saskatchewan is hoping to g...

Teena Monteleone Oct 03, 2024

Sask. NDP demands Moe explain health system woes, overcapacity hospitals

SASKATOON, Sask. - Saskatchewan New Democrats say the Saskatchewan Party's Scott Moe needs to explain how emergency rooms became overwhelmed under his watch as premier.Health care reform is one of the...

Oct 03, 2024

Former health authority employee first patient treated by Melfort's primary stroke centre

A former Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) employee was the first person to put Melfort's primary stroke centre designation to the test, months before it was set to go live. Doris Smith fell ill on ...

Sep 27, 2024

SHA reaffirms commitment to Truth and Reconciliation

The colour orange filled gallery room 'A' at TCU Place in Saskatoon as the Saskatchewan Health Authority reaffirmed its commitment to Truth and Reconciliation.New documents were signed that included p...

Sep 26, 2024

Humboldt opens first Integrated Youth Site in Saskatchewan

Humboldt is home to Saskatchewan's first Integrated Youth Services (IYS) site. The hub at 307 Main St. is designed to deliver supports to people aged 12 to 25, and their caregivers. The site will oper...

Sep 26, 2024

Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital celebrates five years

It's been five years since the opening of the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation (JPCHF), and since then, it has put forward over $85 million to support maternal and pediatric care across all...

Sep 25, 2024

Nipawin alters borrowing plan for infrastructure projects; heliport project nears completion

The town of Nipawin has changed their plan to borrow money for three significant projects. Council has rescinded a resolution made at their previous council meeting Sept. 9 that saw a long-term debt a...

Sep 24, 2024