Tag Archives: Health
P.A. man stabbed twice in the head looking to inspire others with his own recovery
It's been just over three years since Ryan John was attacked. Two stab wounds to the head should have killed the 24-year-old Prince Albert man. Instead, it has helped him become more grateful and lead...
Oct 20, 2023
Second Purple Thursday delivers 60 bags to P.A. women’s shelter
This is the second year that members of the Prince Albert and Shellbrook Royal Purple Lodges marked Purple Thursday with donations to help meet the needs of people fleeing violent relationships. Karen...
Oct 20, 2023
LLRIB part of nutrition, health and environment research project
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band is participating in a Canadian research study that will examine the nutrition, health and environment of First Nations children and youth aged three to 19. A special openi...
Oct 20, 2023
Cardiology clinic becomes first in Saskatchewan to opt out of public health care
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - A cardiology clinic in Saskatchewan, the birthplace of medicare, has opted out of the publicly funded health-care system after it struggled to meet its costs under the province's fe...
Oct 20, 2023
Premiers ask federal government for COVID-19 small business loan extension
VICTORIA - Up to 250,000 small businesses across Canada face uncertain futures if the federal government continues with its repayment options for a COVID-19 loan program, says Dan Kelly, president of ...
Oct 20, 2023
Health expert says pandemic isolation contributed to spike in B.C. overdose deaths
VICTORIA - The isolation protocols of the COVID-19 pandemic that kept people from gathering in groups contributed to an increase in drug overdose deaths in British Columbia, says a health expert. Illi...
Oct 19, 2023
Auditor general calls for online application portal for refugees amid severe backlogs
OTTAWA - Refugees are being left behind by Canada's oversized immigration backlogs, and people from some countries are worse off than others, the auditor general found in her investigation of immigrat...
Oct 19, 2023
'It will help': Provincial funding bolsters mental health supports in Prince Albert
More mental health resources are coming to Prince Albert after the province announced $3.2 million in annual funding through Family Services Saskatchewan. The province announced Wednesday that $1.7 mi...
Oct 18, 2023
New long-term care facility officially in the works for Humboldt
Donna Muench had an important announcement for the sold-out crowd at the Cottage Boutique fashion show on Sunday at the Humboldt Legion.The executive director of the St. Mary's Villa Foundation announ...
Oct 17, 2023
Opioid overdoses among homeless people rose dramatically: Ontario study
Opioid overdoses are killing a growing proportion of people experiencing homelessness in Ontario, a new study suggested Tuesday. Researchers from the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences found a...
Oct 17, 2023