Health

Feds must enforce vaping penalties to protect kids: advocates

Advocates on both sides of the vaping debate say the government must do more to enforce penalties for selling vapes to kids after a review concluded no changes to the legislation were warranted.The To...

Jan 07, 2023

'Big year' for pharmacists with new prescriptive powers, drug shortages: association

In a year when pharmacists have stickhandled children's drug shortages and an extra-busy flu shot season, you'd think they might baulk at the news in Ontario and B.C. that their prescriptive powers ar...

Jan 02, 2023

Ottawa to temporarily require negative COVID-19 test from travellers from China

Ottawa plans to temporarily require people flying from China, Hong Kong and Macao to test negative for COVID-19 before leaving for Canada, beginning in early January.The federal government says in a S...

Jan 01, 2023

RSV cases increase as do pediatric hospitalizations

Even as COVID hospitalizations are starting to drop again, the number of children hospitalized with RSV infections in Saskatchewan has doubled. In the week of December 11 to 17, 37 people (almost all ...

Dec 23, 2022

BUH to experience some temporary disruptions over holiday period

People using the Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) might notice a temporary disruption of some services over the holidays. The SHA responded in a statement to battlefordsNOW Tuesday that the Intensive ...

Dec 20, 2022

P.A. & North Battleford seeing high levels of COVID in wastewater

COVID levels in Prince Albert and North Battleford are once again considered high.That's according to researchers with the University of Saskatchewan who're studying the virus through the communities'...

Dec 19, 2022

Empty Stocking Fund, Food Bank see lots of support

The Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre (BDFRC) is enjoying plenty of donations from the community this year for the Empty Stocking Fund (ESF) project and the Food Bank. "We're distributing ...

Dec 19, 2022

Dietician gives advice for navigating holiday meals

Turkey dinner with mashed potatoes smothered in gravy is a holiday meal we often look forward to - and topping that off with dessert will make those calories add up.According to a study by Wren Kitche...

Dec 18, 2022

Length of stay in Saskatchewan emergency departments on the rise: report

Saskatchewan residents spent more time in the emergency department at hospitals this past year compared to previous years.That is coming from data released last week by the Canadian Institute for Heal...

Dec 15, 2022

RCMP and City to collect winter wear for homeless shelter

People can help the homeless with a winter clothing drive coming up later this month. The Battlefords RCMP and the City of North Battleford are partnering on this initiative to take place from 6:30 p....

Dec 08, 2022