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Sask. offers hope to cancer patients in form of new treatment
Gary Carriere was told more than once he was going to die.The cancer survivor from Cumberland House underwent aggressive chemotherapy and a stem cell transfer before travelling to Montreal to receive ...
Feb 22, 2023

Government communication on COVID-19 contributed to 'Freedom Convoy' origin: report
OTTAWA - Justice Paul Rouleau says the Canada Border Services Agency made a bad situation worse when it mishandled the announcement of a vaccine mandate for truckers early last year, amid rampant ange...
Feb 20, 2023

New sleep apnea clinic coming to Tisdale
Northeast residents can soon deal with sleep apnea disorder with more accessibility and in a timely fashion.Parkland CPAP Services will be opening its fourth sleep apnea clinic in Saskatchewan on Marc...
Feb 20, 2023

Birth in bomb shelters: Ukrainian midwives look to Canada for training
YASENYTSIA-ZAMKOVA, Ukraine - Olena Boiko recalls being in a state of shock when nurses began to wheel her on a gurney toward the basement bomb shelter while she was in labour to give birth to her fir...
Feb 20, 2023

Birth in bomb shelters: Ukrainian midwives look to Canada for training
YASENYTSIA-ZAMKOVA, Ukraine - An Ottawa midwife is leading the charge to legally allow Ukrainian midwives to help deliver babies in bomb shelters as mothers avoid hospitals and air raids. Betty-Anne D...
Feb 20, 2023

Harassment in sports: St-Onge asks provinces for investigative systems by end of 2023
OTTAWA - Federal Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge is calling on her provincial and territorial counterparts to establish independent bodies to handle harassment complaints from athletes by the end of th...
Feb 19, 2023

Medication gives Nipawin woman best oxygen levels of her life
For the first time in her life, Morgan Buyaki can almost breathe normally. A life-saving medication that the 23-year-old spent months convincing the province to pay for has made a world of difference ...
Feb 17, 2023

City of Meadow Lake purchases old Northland Pioneer Lodge building
The City of Meadow Lake purchased the former Northland Pioneer Lodge long-term care home building, which was replaced by the new NorthWest Community Lodge last year. The old building on Third Street W...
Feb 17, 2023

NDP health critics stop in Battlefords on 'Solutions Tour'
NDP's rural and remote health critic Matt Love and health critic Vicki Mowat were in the Battlefords this week as part of their Healthcare Solutions Tour of communities in Saskatchewan. "Our goal here...
Feb 17, 2023

Three companies advance in process to build new La Ronge long-term care building
Three companies are moving forward to the second stage of procurement for the new La Ronge Long-Term Care Centre. That's according to a provincial news release issued Friday. The long-term care centre...
Feb 17, 2023