Tag Archives: Health

Battlefords, gear up. The countdown to your "Mission Possible": Operation Laparoscopy is on. For 12 hours starting at 6 a.m., the Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation is hoping to raise $530,000 for ...

The history of psychiatry in Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford was the focus of a talk this week by Canadian historian Erika Dyck..Dyck, with the University of Saskatchewan, ...

It was an exciting day at North West College's Battlefords campus Thursday as new training spots were announced by the province for the college's Registered Psychiatric Nursing (RPN) program, beginnin...

Saskatchewan is expanding its drug treatment court to North Battleford in an effort to help drug users recover from their addictions.The expansion is being funded using $240,000 of the $574 million ea...

Sitting quietly at a table with her mom and munching away on fries and playing with a ballon, four-year-old Jade Rafuse knows what it means to be a McHappy kid. Surrounded by laughter, red and gold st...

"Staying in my home community of Prince Albert and studying at the beautiful new University of Saskatchewan (USask) Prince Albert Campus were two reasons I chose USask in PA," said Bachelor of Science...

An extra 72 seats will be added to the Continue Care Assistant program at three Saskatchewan Polytechnic campuses, including Prince Albert. The new seats will be available starting in September, accor...

Tis the season for hitting the great outdoors but don't forget there could be something else lurking in those forests. Ticks! They're tiny, creepy, and crawly and some can carry a risk of certain illn...

The CEO of the Saskatchewan Landlords Associations says a bump in pay for people living on social assistance, does not address the bigger problems at hand. Cameron Chouette is responding to a change t...

The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Battlefords Branch is getting ready to host a number of exciting events to celebrate Mental Health Week in the Battlefords.Running May 6 to 12, the event ...