Health

More seats added to Sask Polytech health worker program

An extra 72 seats will be added to the Continue Care Assistant program at three Saskatchewan Polytechnic campuses, including Prince Albert. The new seats will be available starting in September, accor...

May 06, 2024

Health officials say Lyme Disease risk is low but urge caution as tick season approaches

Tis the season for hitting the great outdoors but don't forget there could be something else lurking in those forests. Ticks! They're tiny, creepy, and crawly and some can carry a risk of certain illn...

May 06, 2024

Landlords Association says funding increase for social assistance clients not enough

The CEO of the Saskatchewan Landlords Associations says a bump in pay for people living on social assistance, does not address the bigger problems at hand. Cameron Chouette is responding to a change t...

May 02, 2024

'Cruel and mean-spirited': NDP calls out government on paid parking for cancer patients

The story of a Prince Albert man frustrated that hospitals no longer offer free parking for cancer patients has made its way to the provincial legislature. Last month, paNOW, spoke with Prince Albert ...

May 02, 2024

Sask. Gov’t firm on drug decriminalization, safe supply stance

Saskatchewan's government appears firm in its position to steer clear of implementing a safe drug supply or decriminalization as members watch B.C.'s drug policies unfold. "I know the members opposite...

May 02, 2024

Impaired driving rules unclear say medical cannabis advocates

RCMP have more opportunities to catch impaired drivers since introducing mandatory alcohol screening but some in Saskatchewan say the rules are still quite hazy.As of April 1, alcohol tests are now ma...

May 01, 2024

Province announces new detox spaces at Onion Lake Cree Nation

People in the North as well as across Saskatchewan will now have access to new spaces for detox treatment at Onion Lake Cree Nation, located 30 minutes north of Lloydminster. The province announced 15...

May 01, 2024

Carpenter High to offer the Mental Health Capacity Building program in fall

Carpenter High School has been selected to offer Mental Health Capacity Building (MHCB) in Schools program. "It's really an evidence-based approach to improving mental health and wellbeing of the stud...

Apr 30, 2024

CDC says it's identified 1st documented cases of HIV transmitted through cosmetic needles

Three women who were diagnosed with HIV after getting "vampire facial" procedures at an unlicensed New Mexico medical spa are believed to be the first documented cases of people contracting the virus ...

Apr 28, 2024

Roots of Hope making a difference in suicide prevention

Roots of Hope is celebrating five years of suicide prevention work in Meadow Lake and area, on Thursday, May 2, at the Meadow Lake Community Life Centre (Meadow Lake Alliance Church). A community suic...

Apr 27, 2024