Tag Archives: Health
'No one will be turned away': 988 suicide crisis helpline launches across Canada
TORONTO - A new toll-free, three-digit suicide prevention helpline launched across Canada on Thursday morning. People having suicidal thoughts or other mental health distress can now call or text 988 ...
Nov 30, 2023
BHP Team Jansen holds fifth annual Movember Hockey Classic
A local BHP team recently held a 'Movember Hockey Classic' as part of their fundraising efforts for the annual campaign.Team Jansen (from just southeast of Humboldt) held their fifth annual game at th...
Nov 30, 2023
Nurses' Union and NDP raise concerns over capacity issues at Victoria Hospital
The president of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) says all corners of the province are being profoundly affected by the fact people can't get proper health care. Tracy Zambory made the remark on...
Nov 29, 2023
People in need of breast cancer screening to go out of province
Those in need of mammograms will have to travel outside the Saskatchewan for diagnostic care said the provincial government in a news release. The government said while those at the highest risk are r...
Nov 29, 2023
Remote, northern communities most vulnerable during flu season: SHA
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is encouraging people who live in northern communities to get vaccinated as the cold weather brings about flu season in the province."Going into the winter, there are...
Nov 29, 2023
Lawyer for pharma company argues against single trial in B.C. opioid damages case
VANCOUVER - Holding a single trial in British Columbia to determine damages for each province and territory related to opioid health-care costs would be a "monster of complexity," one of the dozens of...
Nov 29, 2023
Nipawin Heliport project becoming closer to a reality
The Nipawin Hospital is one step closer to seeing construction start on its heliport.Town Council met on Monday and approved setting aside roughly $142,000 for the project.The heliport is expected to ...
Nov 29, 2023
Liberals say pharmacare bill unlikely to pass this year, despite promise to NDP
OTTAWA - Government House leader Karina Gould warned Tuesday the Liberals are unlikely to get a pharmacare bill passed by the end of the year, despite their promise to do so in an agreement with the N...
Nov 28, 2023
Available Christmas hampers at Kikinahk nearly triple in recent years
An annual Christmas hamper program run by La Ronge's Kikinahk Friendship Centre will fill the bellies of more northerners this holiday season than ever before. The application period for the program i...
Nov 28, 2023
Possible class-action lawsuit filed in Alberta over child special allowance payments
EDMONTON - The Alberta and federal governments are facing a potential class-action lawsuit over how the province handled payments for children in care. A statement of claim filed Friday alleges Albert...
Nov 27, 2023