Tag Archives: Health
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)
73 year of inspiration!
I met Jo-ann on day 4 of her 5 day expedition. I had heard other guests at our hostel talking about her amazingness earlier so I was excited to meet this Connecticut woman. If I still did my radio sho...
Feb 02, 2020
New vaping legislation in Sask. takes effect Saturday
Tougher regulations on vaping come into effect in Saskatchewan on Saturday.The Tobacco and Vapour Products Control Act was unanimously passed in the Saskatchewan legislature on Nov. 6."I'm excited to ...
Jan 31, 2020 (File photo/CJME News Staff)
Million buck smile: P.A.man's lottery win "unbelievable."
Prince Albert's newest millionaire couldn't believe it when he got the call letting him know he was the big winner.Ron Lypchuk told paNOW he got the call telling him the news about the Touch Down for ...
Jan 31, 2020 Ron Lypchuk of Prince Albert won the $1 million grand prize the Touch Down for Kids Millionaire Lottery. (ronlypchuk.com)
Medically-assisted dying: the discussion in Saskatchewan
Two weeks of consultation in Canada regarding medical assistance in dying (MAID) ended on Monday, Jan. 27.The federal government offered Canadians a questionnaire to ask for their opinions on MAID fol...
Jan 31, 2020 (Facebook/Canadian Nurses Protective Society (CNPS-SPIIC)).
Women's conference promotes goal setting and self-care
A vice-principal from Saskatoon told a crowd of nearly 200 women too many children are not making into university because they lack fundamental skills.Melanie Cook, who works at Oskayak High School, a...
Jan 31, 2020 Vice-Principal Melanie Cook discusses the importance of early literacy skills. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
New mens support group launches in tri-community
Domestic violence, fatherhood, mental health, suicide and relationships are all topics up for discussion at a new support group for men 18 and up in the tri-communities. The first meeting was held Jan...
Jan 30, 2020 The next meeting is Feb. 2 at 5 p.m. at the Piwapan Women's Centre main office. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)