Tag Archives: Health
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
Baby B.C. boy gets naloxone and survives overdose on first birthday, police say
KELOWNA, B.C. - Police say a baby boy in Kelowna, B.C., has survived a suspected drug overdose on his first birthday after an officer administered naloxone. RCMP Const. Mike Della-Paolera says police ...
Aug 26, 2022
Parents, volunteers show support for École Père Mercure's new playground project
Kids at cole Pre Mercure (EPM), North Battleford's francophone school, will soon have a brand new playground, thanks to help from a lot of volunteers and community donations.On Thursday about 10 paren...
Aug 25, 2022
Province announces construction company to bid on expansion of Victoria Hospital
It's another big step for the expansion of Prince Albert's Victoria Hospital.The province announced Thursday that a modified Request for Proposals (RFP) has started for the expansion and redevelopment...
Aug 25, 2022
Melfort RCMP raise $5,000 through annual golf tournament
The Melfort RCMP recently held their annual golf tournament, as they raised funds for local community organizations.A total of $5,000 was raised, with $4,500 of it going towards the North Central Heal...
Aug 25, 2022
Aitchison condemns Lewis' Nuremberg email as 'dog whistle' to COVID vaccine critics
OTTAWA - Conservative party leadership candidate Scott Aitchison is condemning Leslyn Lewis' message to members last week about the Nuremberg Code and medical experimentation as nothing but a "dog whi...
Aug 25, 2022
'This is a crisis:' COVID compounds health-care worker shortages in the North
YELLOWKNIFE - Health-care facilities across Canada have been grappling with worker shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic, but struggles to recruit and retain staff are nothing new in the North. The N...
Aug 25, 2022