Tag Archives: Health

Town of Hudson Bay under precautionary drinking water advisory
The community of Hudson Bay is under a Precautionary Drinking Water Advisory. The advisory was issued Saturday at noon and was issued due to high turbidity. The town posted on their social media page ...
Aug 24, 2024

Saskatchewan supports physicians with $10 Million funding
The Government of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) have partnered to set up the Innovative Fund for family physician-led healthcare clinics in the province.Dr. Jess Melle, p...
Aug 23, 2024

Province announces mandatory game testing this hunting season
The Government of Saskatchewan has announced that mandatory game testing will be conducted in specific wildlife management zones (WMZ) during the upcoming hunting season due to the discovery of tuberc...
Aug 21, 2024

Melfort Food Bank in dire need of cash infusion as usage and costs increase
The Melfort Food Bank is busier than ever and in urgent need of financial support. Secretary Ellen Zuck told northeastNOW the number of people using the food bank has increased by about 60 per cent ov...
Aug 20, 2024

Mpox strain spreading in Africa could come to Canada: experts
The type of mpox spreading rapidly through several African countries could arrive in Canada, where that strain hasn't appeared before, Canadian experts say.The detection of clade I mpox in Sweden in s...
Aug 18, 2024
Saskatchewan saw first-ever case of H3N2v swine flu in July
It's a disease so rare, there have only been four recorded cases in Canada since 2005. One of those cases was detected in Saskatchewan last month. According to the province's latest Community Respirat...
Aug 16, 2024
Saskatchewan saw first-ever case of H3N2v swine flu in July
It's a disease so rare, there have only been four recorded cases in Canada since 2005.One of those cases was detected in Saskatchewan last month. According to the province's latest Community Respirato...
Aug 16, 2024

New Addiction Treatment Centre opens in North Battleford
The City of North Battleford and the Provincial Government are celebrating the opening of a new Addiction Treatment Centre. Dignitaries including Mental Health and Addictions Minister Tim McLeod, Sask...
Aug 16, 2024

NCHCF donates furniture for Parkland Place residents
The North Central Health Care Foundation (NCHCF) has helped make people's rooms at Parkland Place a little homier. The foundation was able to use over $21,000 in donations to help purchase items for P...
Aug 15, 2024

Southern vet travelling to La Ronge making an impact on northern pet care
A passion to help animals in need has brought one southern Saskatchewan veterinarian to the North to provide a critical health service in short supply. Dr. Mike Evenson, who owns Northeast Veterinaria...
Aug 13, 2024