Tag Archives: Health

Moosomin and Saulteaux First Nations still battling wildfires
Wildfire suppression efforts continue in Saulteaux and Moosomin First Nations.Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs (BATC) communications co-ordinator Sheldon Fox said the fires "have been contained" in Sa...
May 05, 2023

COVID-19 is still with us even as WHO says it is no longer a global emergency: Duclos
OTTAWA - COVID-19 isn't over even after the World Health Organization declared Friday that the illness no longer qualifies as a global emergency, Canada's Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said. The de...
May 05, 2023

Housing advocates ready to learn from research group
It was only about one and a half hours into a presentation on homeless data at the Prince Albert Mtis Friendship Centre but Brian Howell said he had already gotten some useful information. paNOW caugh...
May 04, 2023

HDHF raising funds for additional vein finder through Smile Cookie campaign
For the tenth year in a row, the Humboldt District Hospital Foundation (HDHF) has been able to partner up with their local Tim Hortons for the annual Smile Cookie campaign.This year, all proceeds rais...
May 04, 2023

Quebec rights body opens investigation after young girl's clitoris allegedly removed
MONTREAL - Quebec's human rights commission is investigating reports that the province's youth protection services failed to act on a suspected case of child genital mutilation. The commission says in...
May 04, 2023

CMHA Battlefords branch's Mental Health Awareness Walk sees strong showing
The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Battlefords branch took to the streets Wednesday for the Mental Health Awareness Week walk. The event saw a large group of participants this year, under s...
May 03, 2023

N.B.'s Dr. Prystupa recognized with national award
A North Battleford family physician has been announced as one of the recipients of the 2022 Resident Doctors of Canada (RDoC) Awards. Dr. Aaron Prystupa is one of five Canadians being recognized for t...
May 03, 2023

Upcoming spring vet clinic already full
The upcoming veterinarian clinic May 11-14 at the Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre is full."We've got all of our surgeries and vet check spots full and so, right now, anyone who is still sendin...
May 02, 2023

Flooding has pushed Wisconsin's Bad River closer to Line 5 pipeline: court documents
WASHINGTON - Heavy flooding throughout the U.S. Midwest has pushed the edge of the Bad River in Wisconsin ever closer to Line 5, amplifying fears that the controversial pipeline could rupture on Indig...
May 02, 2023

Sask doctors and transplant team recognized for work in organ donation
Two awards were recently presented to Saskatchewan healthcare workers, in honour of Logan Boulet.Dr. Michael Moser and Dr. Gavin Beck (on behalf of the Saskatchewan Transplant team), received Logan Bo...
May 02, 2023