Tag Archives: Health
Course aims to fill gap by training therapists on needs of veterans, first responders
OTTAWA - It wasn't until psychologist number three that retired warrant officer Brian McKenna was able to find someone who, in his words, "had a clue." McKenna, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan now...
Jan 16, 2023
Smith says she urged minister to consider whether COVID prosecutions could succeed
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has delivered a third version of what she discussed with justice officials over how to handle the prosecution of people charged with breaking COVID-19 health ...
Jan 14, 2023
Alberta NDP: 'A lot of lying going on' about premier's role in COVID-19 prosecutions
Alberta's Opposition NDP leader says Premier Danielle Smith has entangled herself in a web of lies and needs to come clean over what she has been saying to prosecutors pursuing COVID-19 health violati...
Jan 13, 2023
BASAC starts "Peggy's Closet" to help survivors of sexual assault
Battlefords and Area Sexual Assault Centre (BASAC) wants to reduce some of the trauma for survivors going through the process of reporting a sexual assault incident. Executive director Amber Stewart s...
Jan 13, 2023
A desperate situation at Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital: Nurses Union
Saskatchewan's Children's Hospital is in a critical situation, like nothing ever seen before by nurses in that facility.That's according to the President of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) who ...
Jan 12, 2023
P.A. & area leading way on brain injury awareness says Canadian Royal Purple President
The Prince Albert area is being credited by a national organization for leading the way in brain injury awareness.Sandi Lougheed, the president of Canadian Royal Purple, took time this past weekend to...
Jan 12, 2023
Rural refuge losing appeal after two break-ins
When nurse Randi Walker bought an acreage in the Debden area at the start of the pandemic, she was looking for a place to recharge from the mentally exhausting workdays during a global health scare. T...
Jan 12, 2023
Humboldt EMS and firefighters respond to carbon monoxide alarms at apartment complex
A total of 25 residents at an apartment complex in Humboldt dealt with a bit of a scare, in the early evening of Tuesday, Jan. 10.Originally, the Humboldt Fire Department's fire chief and deputy fire ...
Jan 12, 2023
Prince Albert woman raises over $20K for local daycare, sets all sights on Kilimanjaro
Before climbing one of the world's highest mountains this month, Prince Albert's Bernadette Lavoie has already accomplished a major feat.Within less than three months, she managed to raise over $22,00...
Jan 10, 2023
New long-term care facility in La Ronge will require 137 additional staff
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) will need to hire 145 additional staff in La Ronge by the end of the 2024-25 fiscal year."The additional staff were primarily for the new long-term care facilit...
Jan 10, 2023