Health

$50,000 donation to expand and upgrade heath training lab at North West College

Healthcare students at North West College in North Battleford will be getting a better quality training facility thanks to a $50,000 donation from Cenovus Energy. The money will be used to increase th...

Nov 03, 2022

NDP, government, clash over maternal health care

The NDP and the provincial government sparred over maternal health care during Question Period in the Legislature on Tuesday. And the opposition used recent nursing shortages in Meadow Lake as an exam...

Nov 01, 2022

Results of First Nation suicide study show need for improvement, offer hope for change

Chief Margaret Bear of the Ochapowace First Nation remembers sitting in the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations' previous building three years ago, filled with emotion and sharing much of the p...

Nov 01, 2022

Alcohol freezies handed out by mistake during Halloween event

The Resort Village of Candle Lake had to issue a warning Saturday evening after a small number of freezies containing alcohol were handed out at a community children's party earlier in the day. "Pleas...

Oct 31, 2022

Province helping accredit health workers living in Sask. to counter shortage

It's about to get easier for health-care workers from other countries to work in Saskatchewan.Premier Scott Moe said part of the work being done to address the physician and health-care worker shortag...

Oct 29, 2022

‘Excited to see it continue’: The story of a graduate’s experience in Sturgeon Lake Health Center

In what's being called another step on the journey to reconciliation with First Nations peoples, a graduate from Saskatchewan Polytechnic is sharing her experience of working in a First Nations health...

Oct 26, 2022

New survey shows Saskatchewan residents support healthcare reform

As healthcare systems continue to deal with shortages and pressures, a new poll suggests Canadians are open to changes.Earlier this month, just over 1,500 Canadians took part in a survey from Second S...

Oct 25, 2022

BRSI celebrates completion of renovations at day program facility

Battlefords Residential Services Inc. (BRSI) celebrated the completion of renovations at its BRIDGE day program facility on Friday. The project was completed in 2021, but the organization held the rib...

Oct 21, 2022

Homeless shelter sees high numbers as weather turns brisk

With the cooler weather settling in this fall, that is resulting in an increased need for the local emergency shelter, operated by Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs Inc. (BATC). Called "Miwasin Kikinaw...

Oct 20, 2022

Students perform $84,000 in free dental work for northern residents

Saskatchewan Polytechnic and University of Regina students helped bring smiles to the faces of people in La Loche, Clearwater River Dene Nation and Buffalo Narrows last week. During the Northern Healt...

Oct 17, 2022