Tag Archives: Health

VANCOUVER - The co-founder of a Vancouver "compassion club" that bought heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine so it could be tested and sold to save lives said he wanted to stop the dangerous street dru...

The Melfort Food Bank continues to be busy as they help provide food for residents that are finding it difficult to make ends meet. Secretary Ellen Zuck said over the past three or four years, the num...

OTTAWA - The federal health minister is not committing to following the road map set out by an expert committee to launch a national pharmacare system. Marjorie Michel said her government is reviewing...

CALGARY - Marielle Thompson has Plans A, B, C and pretty well the whole alphabet for her return to ski cross. The 2014 Olympic gold medallist and 2022 silver medallist is juggling her desire to race a...

Residents of Melfort will soon have more options for their health care. Melfort Primary Health Care has announced the addition of two full-time Nurse Practitioners (NPs) to serve the Melfort area. Tre...

Many of Yoplait's yogurts have been pulled from Canadian shelves after the company shared fears over pieces of plastic in some products.Yoplait Canada said in a statement that it proactively issued th...

A new program at Jim Pattison Children's Hospital aims to give kids in care a little more menu choices.The hospital's new "Ready Set Eat" program aims to add more variety and customization to the way ...

Addictions continue to tear apart lives and families in Saskatchewan and across the country, with governments trying to figure out a solution.As part of that, the Saskatchewan NDP's mental health and ...

Construction of replacement homes for members of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN), who were displaced from Denare Beach, is moving ahead on schedule, with four units now complete or near completion...

The first group of students getting a Bachelor of Science in Dental Therapy at the University of Saskatchewan included classes from Prince Albert and La Ronge. The 26 students began their education tw...