Tag Archives: Health
P.A. fire department emphasizing importance of mental health for members
The hardest part of being an emergency worker is finding someone deceased.This very situation happened to members of Prince Albert's fire department this past Sunday after a woman's body was found in ...
Oct 04, 2022
B.C. breaking its own law on climate-change reporting, Sierra Club tells court
VANCOUVER - An environmental group is in court accusing the British Columbia government of failing to report if its climate plans will achieve key greenhouse gas emissions targets, as required by a pr...
Oct 04, 2022
Province once again testing hunted animals for chronic wasting disease
People hunting deer, moose, or elk this season are being encouraged to have their animals tested for chronic wasting disease (CWD).This disease affects the nervous system in these animals and can caus...
Oct 04, 2022
Using tax system for social benefits a 'sticking point' for dental benefit: experts
OTTAWA - Economic and public policy experts warn the proposed federal dental benefit may not reach the families most in need because the government has chosen to distribute it through the tax system. ...
Oct 04, 2022
What to watch from Canada as U.S. race to midterms showdown enters final month
WASHINGTON - Campaigning politicians say it all the time: the coming election will be the most important in a generation. These days, amid the cultural division, political gridlock and social instabil...
Oct 04, 2022
Local group donates comfort birds to cancer patients across the province
The Northern Lights Woodcarvers have carved over 2,700 comfort birds that have been donated to cancer clinics across Saskatchewan.The Melfort group has mainly donated to Regina and Saskatoon; however,...
Oct 03, 2022
COVID levels dropping in P.A. and North Battleford, but remain high: study
COVID levels in Prince Albert are dropping according to the University of Saskatchewan.Researchers studying the virus through the community's wastewater claim the current viral load is down roughly 15...
Oct 03, 2022
Rent support, dental cheques would be 'eviscerated' by inflation: Conservatives
OTTAWA - Liberal payments for dental care and rental housing will only add to inflation, without providing relief from the rising cost of living, Conservative MPs argued in the House of Commons on Mon...
Oct 03, 2022
Prairie premiers, governors urge Canada, U.S. to keep border crossings open longer
WASHINGTON - Canada's Prairie premiers and two U.S. governors want their respective countries to restore pre-pandemic operating hours at entry points along their shared land border. The group of provi...
Oct 03, 2022
Canada's first pledge ceremony to King Charles opens fall agenda at B.C. legislature
VICTORIA - A newly elected member of British Columbia's legislature became Canada's first politician to sign a pledge to the King at the start of a fall sitting Monday, where health care and high cost...
Oct 03, 2022