Health

CMHA Battlefords' branch celebrates opening of Independence Commons facility

With the snip of a ribbon, the new Independence Commons facility located at 1942 Kramer Place in North Battleford officially opened Tuesday.The project offers independent supported living to people de...

Jun 14, 2022

'A scary situation': All Stanley Mission residents ordered to evacuate

All residents of Stanley Mission have been ordered to evacuate after the McCafe fire quickly began moving towards the community last night. The general evacuation began around 8 a.m. with registration...

Jun 10, 2022

Poundmaker Indigenous Performance Festival returns

After holding a virtual show last year due to the pandemic, Miyawata Culture Inc. is excited about offering an in person event again this year for the annual Indigenous Performance Festival at Poundma...

Jun 09, 2022

Weekly EPI reports 10 new COVID-related deaths along with 285 new cases in the province

Deaths from COVID-19 have remained consistent from one week to the other according to the Ministry of Health's COVID-19 integrated epidemiology (epi) report.There were 10 newly-reported COVID-19 death...

Jun 09, 2022

Deaths and confirmed cases of COVID dropping in the province, 50 and over still majority of new cases

The Ministry of Health's COVID-19 integrated epidemiology (epi) release reported another 364 confirmed cases of COVID-19 last week. That is slightly lower than last week's number of 376 new cases.Just...

Jun 02, 2022

Town gets ready to open new Seniors' Fitness Park

Older adults in the area will want to put on their running shoes to try out the exercise equipment at the new outdoor activity centre in Battleford. The Seniors' Fitness Park contains several stations...

Jun 02, 2022

Amber Stewart honoured with provincial Distinguished Service Award

Amber Stewart first became a social worker to advocate for the vulnerable and give them a voice. She continues to do that and more. The Battlefords and Area Sexual Assault Centre (BASAC) executive dir...

May 30, 2022

Weekly epi report indicates 12 new COVID-related deaths, another 376 new positive cases

There were 12 newly-reported COVID-19 deaths last week as reported in the Ministry of Health's weekly integrated epidemiology (epi) report. This was lower compared to the previous week's total which w...

May 26, 2022

Monkeypox no cause for panic: Microbiologist

Monkeypox is making headlines worldwide, but is it something we need to be worried about?Dr. Joseph Blondeau, head of clinical microbiology at Royal University Hospital and provincial lead for Clinica...

May 24, 2022

Cumberland MLA Vermette suspended from assembly after cursing during mental health discussion

Cumberland House MLA Doyle Vermette (NDP) was suspended for one day from the legislative assembly after accusing the government of not "giving a [expletive]" about issues such as suicide and mental he...

May 19, 2022