Tag Archives: Health
Bogus information online, climate change top Canadian fears in latest Pew survey
WASHINGTON - Canadians consider the online disinformation epidemic and climate change as the most serious threats of the modern age, edging out pandemic-era concerns about the global economy and infec...
Aug 31, 2022
ML area supporters walk to raise awareness of issue of domestic violence
The Meadow Lake area community came together to take part in a series of walks to raise awareness about the issue of domestic violence. The Meadow Lake Tribal Council organized two walks, one on Aug. ...
Aug 30, 2022
Montreal public health probing 'probable' monkeypox case involving child
Montreal public health officials are investigating a probable case of monkeypox involving a child. A spokeswoman for the city's public health department says the "probable case" involves a child four ...
Aug 30, 2022
B.C. Premier John Horgan cites ambulance 'investment' as he addresses infant death
VANCOUVER - Premier John Horgan said he was heartbroken by the recent death of an infant while waiting for an ambulance in Barriere, B.C., adding his government had made a "significant investment" in ...
Aug 30, 2022
PACI, St. John students included in mental health plan
Two Prince Albert schools have been added to a plan to help students in Saskatchewan improve their mental health. Both Prince Albert Collegiate Institute and St. John students will be part of the prog...
Aug 30, 2022
Holtvogt completes second-ever 4x4x48
This past weekend, the Humboldt and area juvenile diabetes team held their second annual 4x4x48 ultra-marathon.The run featured Jason Holtvogt running four miles, every four hours, for a 48-hour perio...
Aug 29, 2022
BUHF $100,000 Cash Lottery fundraiser now underway
Battlefords area residents still have a chance to get in on the Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) Foundation's 28th Annual $100,000 Cash Lottery. The first deadline will be the Early Bird Deadline on S...
Aug 29, 2022
COVID levels rising quickly in P.A. & slowly in North Battleford: study
COVID levels are continuing to rise in Prince Albert.According to the University of Saskatchewan which continues to study the virus through the community's wastewater to determine how prevalent it is,...
Aug 29, 2022
B.C. mayor seeks change after report of infant's death while waiting for ambulance
BARRIRE, B.C. - The mayor of a small community in British Columbia's southern Interior is calling for flexibility around which first responders are allowed to take patients to hospital after an infant...
Aug 29, 2022
A comforting, consoling gift for local children needing ambulance care
Over the summer, some of the younger patients being assessed by paramedics were given a special friend to help them in what can be a difficult time for them.Thanks to a non-profit known as Teddy Bears...
Aug 29, 2022