Health

Health-care and Education unions respond to provincial budget

Some of Saskatchewan's biggest health-care and education unions have spoken out following the tabling of the budget on Wednesday afternoon.The Saskatchewan School Boards Association (SSBA) was hoping ...

Mar 22, 2023

School group plans youth mental health conference in Biggar

Mental health will be the focus of a special conference in Biggar next month. St. Gabriel School's Random Acts of Kindness Club (RAK) is organizing the "Youth Kindness Conference - Building Tools for ...

Mar 17, 2023

BUH Foundation Monthly Lottery offers $50,000 in total cash prizes

The Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) Foundation is seeing a good uptick on its 2023-24 Monthly Lottery fundraiser, on now. The lottery has $50,000 in total cash prizes up for grabs. Only 1,300 tickets...

Mar 15, 2023

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

BUH Foundation launches major capital campaign for Pyxis MedStations

Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) Foundation is getting started on a new robust capital campaign to fundraise close to $1 million over two years to purchase new Pyxis MedStations.The foundation said "M...

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

BRCC launches Sharing a Vision project to gather feedback

People living in the Battlefords and surrounding area will have an opportunity to take part in a new survey to give their feedback. Battlefords Regional Community Coalition (BRCC) is launching a publi...

Mar 08, 2023

Immigration Resource Centre hosts borscht and perogy making night

Onions, potatoes, carrots, bacon and a boisterous group of budding foodies. It was a fun night for those taking part in the Battlefords Immigration Resource Centre's Cultural Cooking Class at the Don ...

Feb 24, 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