Tag Archives: Health
Diet plays factor in mental health, says nutritional therapist
Watching what you eat could be a big step towards better mental health, according to a nutritional therapist.Kristina Virro, a registered dietitian and therapist with Fresh Insight, told Brent Loucks ...
Dec 08, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)
Day of Remembrance honours all women affected by violence
It was a solemn occasion at Battlefords Interval House Friday when youth and community members gathered around a candle lit to honour all women who have been victims of violence.The vigil marked the N...
Dec 06, 2019 Left to right, Mandy Melanson (Catholic Family Services of the Battlefords), Debbie Kovalsky (Battlefords Interval House) and Erin Woytiuk (Living Sky School Division) gather for the Day of Remembrance in North Battleford Friday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
First big payout in new Sask. lottery
The opening payout in the new Touchdown for Kids Millionaire Lottery has gone to a woman in Swift Current. Christine Newton won $500,000.The lottery is a partnership between the Saskatchewan Roughride...
Dec 05, 2019 Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation along with the Saskatchewan Roughrider Foundation are partners in the new lottery. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
First all-female surgical team in Melfort hospital history delivers baby girl
History was made in the Melfort hospital operating room last month.The first all-female surgical team to operate at the hospital delivered a healthy baby girl on Nov. 10. Dr. Erin Beresh was the surge...
Dec 05, 2019 The first all-female surgical team at the Melfort hospital. (Facebook/Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Boys and Girls Club hope for success in contest to help with programming costs
With the results only weeks away, The Battlefords Boys and Girls Club (BBGC) are crossing their fingers, hoping to be the top winner in an online contest to win a donation of $125,000.All the winners ...
Dec 04, 2019 The Battlefords Boys and Girls Club are one of 10 charities in the running to win $125,000 in a contest. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
North Battleford family gets support after boy’s long-term health struggles
Communities in northwest Saskatchewan are coming together to help a couple whose infant son has been in and out of children's hospitals across Western Canada.Local organizers recently set up a Faceboo...
Dec 03, 2019 For the past 16 months, Braxton McIntyre has been in and out of hospitals across Western Canada. (Facebook/Braxton & Bryer McIntyre)
Saskatchewan chief disappointed at lack of long-term help to stop suicides
REGINA - The chief of a northern Saskatchewan First Nation says he is disappointed at the lack of long-term help from the provincial and federal governments to deal with what he says&nb...
Nov 28, 2019 (Submitted photo/The Canadian Press)
Suicide among youth appears to be spreading among Meadow Lake First Nations
The suicide crisis at Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation is not only deepening, but spreading. The band's CEO Barry Chalifoux said since the suicide death on Nov. 22, five more youth are in the hospital a...
Nov 26, 2019 (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
A shortage of registered nurses results in reduced hours for emergency services in Wilkie
Due to an ongoing shortage of registered nurses to deliver emergency services at the Wilkie and District Health Centre, the emergency department will operate on reduced hours Mondays through Fridays. ...
Nov 26, 2019 Reduced emergency department hours start December 2. (ID 144582187 © Monkey Business Images | Dreamstime.com)
Cold and flu season is here: When it’s time to get to a doctor
It's that time of year with many viruses going around. With the holiday season approaching, more people will be gathering at parties and dinners, so the odds of catching a bug go up.Dr. Simon Kapaj is...
Nov 23, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)