Health

Parkland Ambulance responds to two calls

Parkland Ambulance responded to two separate motor vehicle collisions Wednesday afternoon.According to a media release from Parkland Ambulance, at 2:12 p.m. paramedics responded to a single vehicle ac...

Sep 18, 2019 File photo (Ron Quaroni/paNOW Staff)

Listen to Your Heart campaign for Hospital Foundation

She thought it was heartburn. When the pain only worsened after a week of taking Tums, Shawna Zawerucka went to a walk-in clinic. She was waiting for the results of a ECG test when a doctor entered. "...

Sep 18, 2019 Shawna Zawercka (in blue) surrounded by her family. (Submitted/Victoria Hospital Foundation)

Chamber hears about Planet Youth to reduce substance abuse in youth

It takes a village to steer youth away from alcohol and towards a healthier lifestyle.That is part of the message for an initiative called Planet Youth that City of North Battleford/RCMP community saf...

Sep 18, 2019 Herb Sutton, a member of the management committee for Planet Youth, discusses the initiative at Battlefords Chamber of Commerce, Tuesday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Pushing the vote: why is turnout in Prince Albert so low?

There are over 56,000 registered voters in the Prince Albert riding, and nearly 30 per cent decided not to vote in the last federal election.The total number of ballots cast in 2015 was just over 39,6...

Sep 18, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

U of S unveils campus sign

The new University of Saskatchewan Campus in Prince Albert marked a milestone Monday morning.The sign for the downtown campus was officially unveiled to the public at a ceremony which saw speeches fro...

Sep 16, 2019 The new sign for the University of Saskatchewan Prince Albert Campus has been unveiled (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

Mental health services tackle spike in Ag communities

Farmers often struggle with difficult times in silence.It's sparked the creation of organizations like the Do More Agriculture Foundation.One of the driving forces behind it was a series of 2017 Twitt...

Sep 15, 2019 Farmers from the area around Milestone, Sask. gathered together to combine 450 acres for the family Brian Williams, who died on Aug. 17. (Jeff Brown/YouTube)

Federal food safety watchdog says brand of baby formula recalled

OTTAWA - The federal food safety watchdog says a brand of baby formula has been recalled due to rancidity and the product being off-colour.The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says Abbott Laboratories ...

Sep 14, 2019 (Health Canada)

Experts meet to discuss crystal meth use in P.A.

"You only have to be on some of our First Nations to understand that you can't walk around at night, there's a problem, you walk around in fear."These were some of the remarks by Prince Albert Grand C...

Sep 14, 2019 Bruce Ehalt of Safer Communities and Neighborhoods (SCAN) speaks about how residents can report homes and businesses with suspicious activity as Judge Earl Kalenith looks on (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW staff)

Pedaling for Multiple Sclerosis

Hundreds of people will be hitting high gear this weekend at Prince Albert National Park to raise funds for the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society.According to a media release from the society, on Saturd...

Sep 13, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Carlton students learn about workplace safety

Today has been proclaimed Youth Safety Education Day by the City of Prince Albert.As part of the occasion students at Carlton Comprehensive High School got to hear from a number of speakers who talked...

Sep 13, 2019 Jim Demeray, left, with Brad Compton of the Saskatchewan Workers Compensation Board, the MC of the event after the talk. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)