Health

Dental therapy program off and running in P.A. as patients are now welcome

The next generation of dental therapists are now being trained in Prince Albert which will provide more necessary services to rural and remote communities.The new dental therapy program started in the...

Jan 09, 2024

Former youth centre to become addictions facility; will serve northwestern Saskatchewan

A former youth centre in North Battleford will be given the chance to serve the community again - this time as a safe space for addiction recovery.After a competitive request for proposal bid was succ...

Dec 22, 2023

Sask. records 13 influenza deaths as flu, COVID cases decline

While COVID-19 cases continue to decline in Saskatchewan, the flu has claimed 13 more lives.According to the latest respiratory illness report from the Ministry of Health, COVID cases dropped for the ...

Dec 22, 2023

'Turned us away': Pregnant women in Meadow Lake face uncertainty over Christmas

This Christmas season, expectant mothers in Meadow Lake are finding themselves in a situation remarkably similar to a story with origins that date back 2,000 years. In this modern version of the tale,...

Dec 19, 2023

‘He’s a hero’: P.A. man uses CPR to save life of unconscious driver in Wal-Mart parking lot

At a time when people are looking for a Christmas miracle, one occurred Saturday afternoon in Prince Albert's Wal-Mart parking lot.Austin Baldwin is being hailed a hero, after rushing to the aid of a ...

Dec 17, 2023

Concern rises over number of Canadian seniors going lost or missing due to dementia

The number of older people reported missing in Canada is raising an alarm bell for advocates, who warn the problem will only get worse as the population ages and more people are diagnosed with dementi...

Dec 16, 2023

P.A. man calls out Sask. healthcare system after wife dies from toe infection

A Prince Albert man believes an overwhelmed provincial healthcare system is to blame for his wife's death.Elaine Gassner passed away on Nov. 5 after spending nearly the last six months of her life in ...

Dec 13, 2023

New program fills health care vacancies in the Battlefords

The Rural and Remote Recruitment Incentive Program appears to be making progress in recruiting health care workers to Saskatchewan and according to one government official, the Battlefords is one area...

Dec 13, 2023

Battlefords Emergency Shelter to make sure homeless have festive meal for Christmas

The Battlefords homeless shelter, operated by Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs Inc. (BATC), will help make sure homeless people using the facility aren't left out this Christmas season.Acting coordina...

Dec 11, 2023

Menstruation Equity Fund pilot in the Battlefords and Meadow Lake

Women in need of menstruation support will find relief in the Battlefords. The Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre is among a number of registered food banks in the province and the country ...

Dec 11, 2023