Tag Archives: Health
‘One step forward in reconciliation’: Seven area governments sign landmark cooperative agreement
An example of reconciliation in action.That is how chiefs described the signing of the Sacichawasihc Relationship Agreement.It commits the City of North Battleford, Town of Battleford and five regiona...
Jun 21, 2019 Seven area governments have signed the Sacichawasihc Relationship Agreement. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
City, town, area First Nations set to sign landmark collaborative working agreement
Five regional First Nation governments, the City of North Battleford and Town of Battleford are set to sign an agreement that will see them work towards a reconciled regional community.The First Natio...
Jun 20, 2019 A historic joint meeting of North Battleford and Battleford council took place Thursday evening where resolutions were passed to pave the way for an official signing. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Saskatchewan sees highest number of confirmed cases of CWD
More cases of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) than ever before were found in Saskatchewan last year, according to the Ministry of Environment. Of over 2,000 submissions, 349 positive cases were confirme...
Jun 20, 2019 CWD continues to spread in the province. (Submitted photo/Ministry of Environment)
Open Wide!
Sometimes our brains are so used to seeing things the same way that we have always seen them, the way we were taught long ago or the way other people see them. If the way you are viewing a situation i...
Jun 19, 2019
Turtleford man wants change after he says he was overprescribed opioids
In late May, Jeremy Bohmann experienced back pain and decided to pay a visit to the hospital.The Turtleford man found himself suddenly hospitalized for a herniated disc.He said he was immediately give...
Jun 18, 2019 NDP Mental Health and Addictions Critic Danielle Chartier (left) and Jeremy Bohmann (right). (CKOM)
Sober House Project creators honoured
An initiative created to spark positive change within the community lead to four students being honoured by the Prince Albert Police Service Tuesday.Students at Prince Albert's Wesmor Public High Scho...
Jun 18, 2019 The students and adult allies behind the creation of the Sober House Project in Prince Albert were honoured by the Prince Albert Police Service on Tuesday. Linden Howlett, fifth from right and Pay Young, fourth from the right, were two of the students involved in the program. (Brady Bateman/paNOW Staff)
Heart and Stroke Fun Run this weekend in La Ronge
Residents of the tri-communities are welcome to participate in the La Ronge Heart and Stroke Family Fun Run. The five-kilometer run is set to occur this Sunday with registration starting at 9 a.m. in ...
Jun 14, 2019 The fun run has been held in La Ronge in previous years. (submitted photo/Kandis Riese)
NW College course removes guess-work from summer cooking, food preparation
While dining out in an upscale restaurant or grabbing a burger at a summer barbecue bash is usually a highlight of the week for most people, if it ends with a case of food poisoning, that will will le...
Jun 13, 2019 (Valery Kudryavtsev /Dreamstime.com)
PAGC calls on government to help families with missing loved ones
A spokesperson for Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) says there needs to be immediate support from government to help the families searching for missing loved ones. The comment from Shirley Henderson...
Jun 12, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Child passenger safety brought up in Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan Prevention Institute (SPI) declared June 10 to 16 Child Passenger Safety Week in the province to bring attention to the proper use of child passenger safety seats.SPI stated 90 per ce...
Jun 11, 2019 Forward facing child passenger safety seats can't move at all to be considered properly installed. (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)