Health

Two schools selected for provincial student mental health project

Two high schools in North Battleford have received funding to deliver mental health promotion and prevention programs for students.On Wednesday, the provincial government announced a pilot project cal...

Feb 28, 2019 Two North Battleford high schools were selected to be part of a mental health pilot project. (Brady Bateman/The Press) : Tyler Marr

Hunger remains an issue among tri-community residents

Board members with the Lac La Ronge Food Bank are making presentations to tri-community councils about the number of hungry families seeking help at the local non-profit. La Ronge and the Lac La Ronge...

Feb 28, 2019 Children represent a large portion of clients at the Lac La Ronge Food Bank. (file photo/paNOW staff)

Focus on distracted drivers in March

The traffic safety spotlight in March is on distracted driving.SGI said in a news release that 87 people lost their vehicle for a week because of cell phone tickets last year, the most SGI has seen si...

Feb 28, 2019 SGI is highlighting the dangers of distracted driving. (Cam Lee/northeastNOW)

Chicken nuggets recalled over possible salmonella risk

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a food recall for Compliments brand uncooked chicken nuggets.The CFIA issued the recall Wednesday, saying the chicken nuggets could be contaminated with ...

Feb 27, 2019 A food recall has been issued for Compliments brand chicken nuggets. (Canadian Food Inspection Agency)

Implore

I’ve got a thing for…garbage. Yes garbage, it may sound a little odd but it drives me crazy nature is infected with litter as it was recently on a potentially beautiful beach&nb...

Stephanie Staples Feb 27, 2019

Police, city looking for options around alcohol consumption

Local officials say they're being challenged when it comes to curbing alcohol consumption and are looking for options to limit or restrict the purchase of large quantities of alcohol.Both the Prince A...

Feb 26, 2019 file photo/ paNOW Staff

Local researcher using art-based approach to address youth drinking rate

Based on a recent study, that revealed the drinking rate amongst high school students in the Saskatchewan Rivers School Division was 20 per cent higher than the national average, a local researcher ha...

Feb 26, 2019 Geoffrey Maina. (submitted photo/ Geoffrey Maina)

Northern Sask. health agency monitoring B.C. measles outbreak

As the number of confirmed cases of the measles in B.C. reaches 13, healthy authority members are keeping an eye on the outbreak and whether it could affect Saskatchewan. The Northern Inter-Tribal Hea...

Feb 25, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

Parkland Ambulance goes off-road

Parkland Ambulance paramedics brought out their mobile response vehicle (MRV) this past weekend for a snowmobile collision near Anglin Lake. Lyle Karasiuk, director of public affairs with Parkland Amb...

Feb 25, 2019 Parkland Ambulance deployed their mobile response vehicle this weekend. (submitted photo/Parkland Ambulance)

Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser reaches milestone

An annual fundraiser in support of the city's homeless reached a milestone Saturday, raising the most funds ever for those in need in the community.Organizers with the Coldest Night of the Year event ...

Feb 24, 2019 Participants arrive back at Save-On-Foods following the Coldest Night of the Year annual fundraiser Saturday. (Charlene Tebbutt/paNOW Staff)