Health

'They are not alone': Meadow Lake to host life-saving suicide intervention workshop

A family-run mental health organization is bringing life-saving skills to Meadow Lake on Feb. 27 and 28, offering a workshop to help individuals intervene when someone is experiencing thoughts of suic...

Feb 18, 2025

Canadian kids see thousands of ads for unhealthy food every year: Report

Children in Canada are exposed to more than 4,000 ads for food on their mobile devices every year, with the vast majority promoting unhealthy products, according to a new report.The study published Th...

Feb 13, 2025

Local mom speaks out after daughter in wheelchair following misdiagnosis

Sitting in her wheelchair in the middle of the living room, a five-year-old girl watches a TV show about making rainbow lunches. As Olivia Cardinal wiggles and shifts around in her chair, she voluntee...

Feb 12, 2025

New cancer treatment program available in Saskatchewan

For cervical cancer patients in Saskatchewan, the new Interstitial High-Dose-Rate (HDR) Gynecological Brachytherapy program is a game changer. The Saskatchewan Cancer Agency (SCA) announced Tuesday th...

Feb 11, 2025

Swinging with the Stars raises over $45K

For the second year, the community embraced whats quickly become a favorite fundraiser. Swinging with the Stars in support of the Battlefords Healthcare Foundation (BHCF) raised over $45,000. "I'm thr...

Feb 02, 2025

Federal class action claims government failed to support First Nations with opioid crisis

Has the government of Canada done enough to assist First Nation communities struggling with the opioid crisis and was there, in fact, a breach of a treaty that was signed 150 years ago?Those are among...

Feb 01, 2025

'A lifeline': NDP call on Sask., government to do better amid healthcare service disruptions

Kristine Weisbeck was in active heart failure in the days that followed the birth of her third child in Saskatoon in the fall of 2020 and she had some hemorrhaging. Once she had stabilized, she went h...

Jan 29, 2025

"Its about trying': 2000 push-up challenge to tackle mental health issues in Battlefords

According to the the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), approximately 2,000 people take their own lives across the world daily.In light of the ongoing mental health crisis, in February, the CM...

Jan 29, 2025

Sneak peak of construction progress at Victoria Hospital

Construction of the new tower at the Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert is progressing as scheduled.Sask Builds and Procurement said construction is anticipated to be completed in the spring of 2028. ...

Jan 24, 2025

SHA, Ministry of Health issue statements after overdoses in Kelvington

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has issued a statement following the overdoses in Kelvington this week. Several people were treated by EMS personnel for what they believed were overdoses linke...

Jan 24, 2025