Tag Archives: Health
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)
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)