Tag Archives: Health
Snow melt can reveal dangerous discarded needles
The melted snow across the northeast can bring about a potential health hazard.The spring can reveal discarded needles in public places like parks and playgrounds - or even near or in your own yard.Ni...
Mar 19, 2024
Doctor urges residents to check measles vaccination history before upcoming Easter holiday
The Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority is urging residents to check their vaccination status for measles following a recent case in Saskatoon and an increasing number in Ontario and Quebec. "The s...
Mar 19, 2024
Luthi accepted into New York Marathon in quest to complete all six majors
An athlete from Melfort has the finish line in sight in her quest to complete all six marathon majors.Robyn Luthi has completed five of the six majors, and recently received word that she was accepted...
Mar 18, 2024
Raising money and awareness: HDHF Equip to Care campaign starts Monday
The Humboldt District Hospital Foundation Equip to Care campaign begins on Monday.The 12th annual campaign raises awareness and funds, according to Executive Director Lorrie Bunko."It's a perfect oppo...
Mar 15, 2024
Cost of travel nurses is ballooning in Saskatchewan, NDP says
The Opposition NDP says Saskatchewan's reliance on contract nurses is getting "quite costly," which the NDP says is another sign of a failing health-care system.On Wednesday, NDP Health Critic Vicki M...
Mar 14, 2024
'We are barely hanging on by a thread': Sask. health care union holds rally in Prince Albert
Carrying signs that called on the employer to boost wages and amplifying their call for help with the use of a megaphone, members of a Saskatchewan health care union made some noise on Tuesday outside...
Mar 12, 2024
Muskoday woman invited to compete at World Championship of Performing Arts
International Women's Day is a day that pays tribute to the successes of women from around the globe, and acknowledges the daily sacrifices they make for the betterment of their families and communiti...
Mar 08, 2024
La Ronge couple welcomes quadruplets on leap day
It was a leap day like no other for Gilbert Merasty and Savannah Ratt of La Ronge who welcomed quadruplets into the world on Feb. 29. Born at Saskatoon's Jim Pattison Children's Hospital, Aleah, Beaut...
Mar 05, 2024
UN warns of climate change impact on farms and rural households run by women in poor countries
Women who run farms and rural households in poor countries suffer more from climate change and are discriminated against as they try to adapt to other sources of income in times of crisis, the United ...
Mar 05, 2024
Four provinces confirm measles cases as Sask. Health encourages up-to-date vaccination
Seventeen cases of measles have been confirmed in Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan and British Columbia - more than half of those in the Montreal area, while one Ontario case has been linked to a high sc...
Mar 05, 2024