Health

Food prices set to climb nationally

It looks like Canadians will be paying more for food in the future.Researchers from the University of Guelph and Dalhousie University estimate the average Canadian family could spend an extra $400 on ...

Dec 04, 2019 Vegetable prices are expected to climb. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

NWSD Challenged to Live Well

Northwest School Division (NWSD) #203 is challenging staff to live healthier.Kaitlin Harman, communications officer with Northwest School Board, said the Live Well campaign unites all staff across sch...

Dec 03, 2019 (submitted photo/Northwest School Division #203)

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)

City of Melfort urging people to obey signage at work sites

The City of Melfort is hoping to promote safety for their workers and the public when it comes to work zones.The discussion comes after a City of Melfort Facebook post about a vehicle that collided wi...

Dec 03, 2019 A vehicle crashed into this barricade on Shadd Drive on Thursday, Nov. 28. (Facebook/City of Melfort)

Festival Of Trees banquet pushes MLHF closer to goal

This year's Festival of Trees banquet was a success according to The Meadow Lake Hospital Foundation (MLHF). Don Marsh, board chairman said the foundation gathers funds for necessary health care equip...

Dec 02, 2019 Meadow Lake Hospital Foundation Festival Of Trees was a success. (submitted/Facebook)

Stressors can lead to unpleasant holiday memories: NEOSS

For many people, the holidays mean getting together with family and friends to enjoy the season.But for others, there are many reasons to dread Christmas."Not all holidays are happy memories for indiv...

Dec 02, 2019 Sadly, not all holiday get-togethers are happy ones. (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)

Melfort physician returning from maternity leave

A physician in Melfort is coming back from her maternity leave.Dr. Desjardins will return to clinic Monday, Dec. 16, and the phone lines to her office will re-open next Monday, Dec. 9.You can call and...

Dec 02, 2019 Melfort Wellness Centre. (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)

Piwapan outreach workers return from Taiwan women's shelters conference

La Ronge was represented at the World Conference of Women's Shelters last month in Taiwan. Community Outreach Workers Ginny Chen and Jami McLeod from the Piwapan Women's Centre were among the more tha...

Dec 02, 2019 Ginny Chen attended the conference on Taiwan. (submitted photo/Ginny Chen)

New addictions clinic opens in Prince Albert

A new addictions clinic has opened in Prince Albert. Located just down the hall from Access Place on 15th Street East, patients have access to doctors, nurses, addictions counsellors and peer support ...

Nov 29, 2019 Prince Albert Carleton MLA Joe Hargrave called the new clinic "great news for us here in Prince Albert" speaking at a press conference to mark its formal opening on Friday. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)

NMS expects 'severe' doctor shortage in La Ronge to continue for up to a year

Northern Medical Services (NMS) expects the La Ronge Medical Clinic will continue to have a severe shortage of doctors for the next six to 12 months.That's according to a recent letter addressed to th...

Nov 29, 2019 A letter from Northern Medical Services states there is a severe doctor shortage in La Ronge. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)