Health

Study involving P.A. area horses examines PTSD treatment for emergency responders

A research study is being done in the Prince Albert area trying to determine whether or not horses can help emergency responders managing PTSD. Cartier Farms has partnered with McMaster University to ...

Mar 15, 2023

Sask. offers $200,000 doctor incentive for northern, rural communities

Doctors willing to work in rural and northern communities in Saskatchewan could get $200,000 over five years, the province announced today. The new dollars are four times the previous incentive and so...

Mar 15, 2023

Merriman ‘disappointed’ after feds penalize Sask. for private MRI and CT scans

Ottawa has blindsided Saskatchewan by clawing back more than $740,000 in health transfers.The federal government accused the province of misusing the Canada Health Act by charging for services the fed...

Mar 13, 2023

Prince Albert woman brings international motivational conference to Saskatchewan

Prince Albert's Corliss Rassyle says the pandemic has had a big impact on peoples' mental health, and in many cases taken them to a place of surviving rather than chasing dreams.That was among the dri...

Mar 04, 2023

River Valley Resilience Retreat named recipient of 4-H Charity Steer auction

The Prince Albert Regional Beef 4-H Show and Sale is just over three months away, and money raised from the Charity Steer Auction will be used to enhance a local retreat for front line workers.The Riv...

Mar 02, 2023

Sask. offers hope to cancer patients in form of new treatment

Gary Carriere was told more than once he was going to die.The cancer survivor from Cumberland House underwent aggressive chemotherapy and a stem cell transfer before travelling to Montreal to receive ...

Feb 22, 2023

Government communication on COVID-19 contributed to 'Freedom Convoy' origin: report

OTTAWA - Justice Paul Rouleau says the Canada Border Services Agency made a bad situation worse when it mishandled the announcement of a vaccine mandate for truckers early last year, amid rampant ange...

Feb 20, 2023

New sleep apnea clinic coming to Tisdale

Northeast residents can soon deal with sleep apnea disorder with more accessibility and in a timely fashion.Parkland CPAP Services will be opening its fourth sleep apnea clinic in Saskatchewan on Marc...

Feb 20, 2023

Birth in bomb shelters: Ukrainian midwives look to Canada for training

YASENYTSIA-ZAMKOVA, Ukraine - An Ottawa midwife is leading the charge to legally allow Ukrainian midwives to help deliver babies in bomb shelters as mothers avoid hospitals and air raids. Betty-Anne D...

Feb 20, 2023

Harassment in sports: St-Onge asks provinces for investigative systems by end of 2023

OTTAWA - Federal Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge is calling on her provincial and territorial counterparts to establish independent bodies to handle harassment complaints from athletes by the end of th...

Feb 19, 2023