Tag Archives: Health
Local residents take a stand against human trafficking
As a human trafficking case makes its way through the courts in southern Saskatchewan, a group of people in Prince Albert braved the cold Thursday to raise awareness about the issue.On Jan. 28, four a...
Feb 06, 2020 Representatives from Métis Nation Western Region Two were joined Thursday by a representative from the Prince Albert Police Service, as well as members from the public. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)
Hospice gets one of its biggest donations from local association
Car dealers in Prince Albert have banded together to support the Rose Garden Hospice.Thursday afternoon at the hospice office in the Gateway Mall, the P.A. Automobile Dealers Association, which is mad...
Feb 06, 2020 The Prince Albert Automobile Dealers Association made the donation Thursday at the hospice office in the Gateway Mall. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Lanigan raised doctor to speak in Humboldt about Doctors Without Borders
People in Humboldt are going to get the chance to learn a bit more about Doctors Without Borders and hear some stories from a local doctor.On Thursday, Feb. 13, Dr. Deirdre Nunan of Lanigan will be at...
Feb 05, 2020 Deirdre Nunan (Left) performs surgery while working with Doctors Without Borders. (Submitted Photo/Doctors Without Borders)
Suicide crisis, alcohol hours topics at annual provincial convention
La Ronge Counc. Jordan McPhail believes a response to a question he asked Minister of Health Jim Reiter about the lack of a provincial suicide strategy was "woefully inadequate."During the bear pit se...
Feb 05, 2020 The Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association has rebranded itself as Municipalities of Saskatchewan. (SUMA/Twitter)
'There was no excuse for this': guilty pleas in care home threats case
The two men who traumatized staff and residents at Prince Albert's Herb Bassett care home last fall, have been released from custody and instructed by a judge not to set foot again near the facility.R...
Feb 04, 2020 A photo taken of Herb Bassett Home at the time of the incident last September. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Community Scavenger Hunt taking place around Melfort
Getting out and active is the aim of a scavenger hunt hosted by the City of Melfort over the next month.The hunt includes clues to 10 locations, each with a secret word, that adds up to a secret messa...
Feb 03, 2020 (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)
Screening for coronavirus part of local paramedics' day
Unlike past winters, this year those calling 911 for flu-like symptoms will be asked additional questions as dispatchers screen for the new coronavirus. The new protocol came into effect across Saskat...
Feb 03, 2020 Parkland ambulance and other paramedic services across Saskatchewan have protocols in place to contend with potential coronavirus cases. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Canadians returning from Wuhan to be quarantined in motel at CFB Trenton
OTTAWA - Health Minister Patricia Hajdu says Canadians returning home from Wuhan will need physical and mental support once they arrive at Canadian Forces Base Trenton, where they will spend...
Feb 03, 2020
Lieutenant-governor visits residents at North Battleford care home
It was a busy day at Harwood Manor Saturday when Saskatchewan Lt.-Gov. Russ Mirasty visited the facility to meet residents.Mirasty was joined by his wife Donna as well as North Battleford Mayor Ryan B...
Feb 03, 2020 Saskatchewan lieutenant-governor Russ Mirasty, front left, tours Harwood Manor in North Battleford Saturday. He is shown with the home administrator Sharon Meena, front right, along with his wife Donna, centre, and Mayor Ryan Bater, back. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
‘Surprising what there is here’: U of S medical students take field day in Melfort
For the eighth year, first and second-year medical students at the University of Saskatchewan are going through the Saskatchewan Medical Association's (SMA) Roadmap Program.The program is designed to ...
Feb 03, 2020 University of Saskatchewan medical students practiced how to apply and remove casts during their Roadmap Program field day at Melfort Union Hospital. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)