Tag Archives: Health
Annual walk marks HIV/AIDS Awareness Week
Organizers of Thursday's HIV/AIDS Awareness walk have two key messages for the public. Get tested to know your status. And be compassionate. "You are not going to get HIV from being friends with someo...
Nov 28, 2019 (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
Saskatchewan chief disappointed at lack of long-term help to stop suicides
REGINA - The chief of a northern Saskatchewan First Nation says he is disappointed at the lack of long-term help from the provincial and federal governments to deal with what he says&nb...
Nov 28, 2019 (Submitted photo/The Canadian Press)
Emergency service disruption in Porcupine Plain
There will be a temporary disruption to emergency services in Porcupine Plain this weekend.Emergency services will not be available at the Porcupine Carragana Hospital on Saturday, Nov. 30 from 4 a.m....
Nov 28, 2019 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)
City of Melfort outlines planning process in case of emergency situation
Phones, tablets, radios, and other devices screeched on Wednesday after another test of the Emergency Alert System across Canada.It's all part of a system designed to warn us about impending or develo...
Nov 28, 2019 The city hall in Melfort would be the nerve centre in event of a major emergency. (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Victoria Hospital Foundation asking people to listen to their heart for this year's fundraiser
The Give a Little Life Day Radiothon is coming up Friday, Dec. 6. This year's Victoria Hospital Foundation (VHF) fundraiser aims to bring in $385,000 to help buy equipment to help heart patients. This...
Nov 26, 2019 Last year's Give a Little Life Day raised over $1 million for the new neo-natal intensive care unit at Victoria Hospital. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Suicide among youth appears to be spreading among Meadow Lake First Nations
The suicide crisis at Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation is not only deepening, but spreading. The band's CEO Barry Chalifoux said since the suicide death on Nov. 22, five more youth are in the hospital a...
Nov 26, 2019 (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
A shortage of registered nurses results in reduced hours for emergency services in Wilkie
Due to an ongoing shortage of registered nurses to deliver emergency services at the Wilkie and District Health Centre, the emergency department will operate on reduced hours Mondays through Fridays. ...
Nov 26, 2019 Reduced emergency department hours start December 2. (ID 144582187 © Monkey Business Images | Dreamstime.com)
Local man says he found insects in son's formula
A Prince Albert man says he got an unwelcome surprise earlier this month when his wife opened a can of powdered baby formula to feed their one-year-old son."When she opened the seal, there were two bl...
Nov 25, 2019 A Prince Albert man says his wife found these two small bugs in a can of President's Choice powdered baby formula. (submitted photo/Motasem Zidan)
Melfort and Tisdale donate over 400 pairs of socks for Toasty Toes campaign
Residents in Melfort and Tisdale felt the holiday spirit early by donating 415 pairs of socks to the Salvation Army.The Toasty Toes campaign, a partnership between the Salvation Army and Chiropractic ...
Nov 24, 2019 Dr. Kimberly Burgis (left) and Captain Jennifer Robins (right) with the 190 pairs of socks raised by Schulte, Siwak, and Burgis Chiropractor clinic in Melfort. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)
Prince Albert school hosts Gay Straight Alliance Summit
The fourth annual Saskatchewan Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) Summit was held Saturday at Carlton Comprehensive Public High School.UR Pride and OUTSaskatoon worked together with the Saskatchewan Rivers P...
Nov 24, 2019 Arielle Twist speaks to a crowd of people at Carlton Comprehensive Public High school at the GSA Summit on Saturday. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)