Tag Archives: Health
Prince Albert residents to gather, reflect for National Suicide Awareness Day
Prince Albert residents are coming together this evening to show support for loved ones lost and those struggling with suicide.Starting at 7:30 p.m. tonight, St. Alban's Cathedral will host a special ...
Sep 10, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Cody Duhaime Memorial Walk for suicide prevention raises over $20K
It was a difficult year for those organizing the Cody Duhaime Memorial Walk.Cody's grandmother, Sylvia, who helped spearhead the event, died just two weeks prior after her battle with cancer. Cody's o...
Sep 09, 2019 Left to right, Keith Duhaime (father), Joanne Lewchuk (godmother), Erin Duhaime (sister), and Maurice Duhaime (grandfather) gather following the Cody Duhaime Memorial Walk in Meota Sunday. The event raised $20,200. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Organizers raise awareness to help prevent FASD at breakfast campaign
If more people knew about the dangers of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) then perhaps fewer children would be impacted by the condition.That is what Battlefords Early Childhood Intervention Pro...
Sep 09, 2019 Battlefords Early Childhood Intervention Program Executive Director Colleen Sabraw, left, with program early interventionists Sarah Bajak, centre, and Kirsten Smith, right. The trio served pancakes to students at North West College in North Battleford Monday, as part of an FASD awareness day initiative. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Thunderchild First Nation receives funding for wellness centre with health services, ice rink, field house
The federal and provincial governments are contributing millions of dollars to fund a wellness centre on the Thunderchild First Nation. The Thunderchild Wellness Centre northeast of Turtleford will ho...
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Health Canada eyes private-sector cash to fund opioids solution
OTTAWA - Health Canada is hoping to use private-sector dollars to fight opioid addiction because "conventional efforts are not enough" to address the national health crisis, newly ...
Sep 06, 2019 (File Photo/The Canadian Press)
What'sHappeningNOW Sept. 5, 2019
News Director Glenn Hicks speaks with the Director of Information Programming Teena Monteleone about the opening of the Jim Pattison Childrens Hospital.
Sep 05, 2019
'Great community support': Nipawin to host northeast JDRF walk
Community members in the northeast will walk to raise funds and awareness for diabetes on the last Sunday in September.The Juvenille Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) walk is being held in Nipawin f...
Sep 05, 2019 Nipawin Hawks attend 2018 JDRF walk. (Facebook/Nipawin Hawks)
'Simply spectacular': Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital promises new chapter for health care in Saskatchewan
It truly is a made in Saskatchewan vision come to life.Nearly five years after a historic groundbreaking, the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital is open and many say it will usher in a new, state-of-the...
Sep 05, 2019 An example of a pediatric intensive care room. It has space for families to stay with their children overnight. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Watch: Opening ceremonies for Jim Pattison Children's Hospital
Nearly five years after a historic groundbreaking, the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital officially opens today. Patients will be moved in at a later date.Many say it will usher in a new, state-of-the-...
Sep 05, 2019 A rendering of the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital. (supplied/Jim Pattison Children's Hospital)
Excitement builds ahead of opening of Jim Pattison Children's Hospital
It's a historic day in Saskatchewan as dozens gather to celebrate the official opening of the first dedicated children's hospital in the province. Patients will be moved in at a later date.The Jim Pat...
Sep 05, 2019 A rendering of the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital. (supplied/Jim Pattison Children's Hospital)