Health

La Ronge Petroleum, local couple raise $100,000 for children's hospital foundation

Efforts from La Ronge Petroleum, as well as residents Denis and Lynda Renaud, have resulted in more than $100,000 in donations to the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation (JPCHF).The fundraiser...

Aug 22, 2022

Third COVID booster shot to be offered in Saskatchewan this fall

A third COVID-19 booster dose will be offered in Saskatchewan starting in the fall."We will start by offering the third booster to the most vulnerable people in long-term care," Dr. Saqib Shahab, the ...

Aug 20, 2022

Report: Saskatchewan on pace for around 450 opioid-related deaths in 2022

Saskatchewan is on pace to set a new record of opioid-related deaths for a calendar year.According to the Saskatchewan Coroners Service drug toxicity deaths report, there have been 74 confirmed fatal ...

Aug 17, 2022

Syphilis rates doubling every year in Sask.

Syphilis is growing in Saskatchewan with cases doubling every year. In 2021, 1,940 cases of the sexually transmitted infection were reported, excluding the population living on reserves. Of those, 248...

Aug 16, 2022

NB resident concerned about shortage of family doctors

A North Battleford woman is upset after not being able to access a doctor at a local clinic she has been going to for many years with her healthcare needs. Amy Williams said after her longtime physici...

Aug 16, 2022

COVID levels considered large in P.A. and North Battleford: study

COVID levels are much higher in Prince Albert and Saskatoon than they were for the past few months. According to researchers at the University of Saskatchewan, who continue to study wastewater in the ...

Aug 15, 2022

Saskatchewan alerts public about elevated risk of Monkeypox

Health officials are raising concerns about Monkeypox in Saskatchewan after new information related to recent cases."The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is alerting the public to the elevated risk...

Aug 13, 2022

COVID-19 booster eligibility expands to 18+ in Sask.

People in Saskatchewan looking to get their second booster shot will soon be allowed to do so.In a news release on Friday, Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab announced that the eligibility ...

Aug 12, 2022

Miracle Treat Day: Making a difference one Blizzard at a time

There has never been a better day for some ice cream. Thursday, Aug. 11, is Miracle Treat Day at Dairy Queen locations across Saskatchewan with 100 percent of net proceeds from each Blizzard treat sol...

Aug 11, 2022

Delivering new services 'complicated,' Freeland says of planned dental care program

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says the government is working hard to meet its end-of-year deadline to deliver dental-care coverage to kids but acknowledges that providing new services is "co...

Aug 09, 2022