Tag Archives: Health
Pine Grove inmates claim woman rushed to hospital in serious condition was ignored by jail staff
Editor's note: This story was updated on March 27 to include a comment from the Saskatchewan Health Authority.Inmates at Prince Albert's Pine Grove Correctional (PGCC) are sounding the alarm, claiming...
Mar 26, 2024
Métis cancer survivors share their stories of confronting and beating cancer
They are raw, they are real, and they are inspiring, and thanks to a new project from the University of Saskatchewan, they will finally be heard.The Digital Storytelling Project, a collaborative effor...
Mar 26, 2024
Hepatitis A exposure warning at Saskatoon drug store
People who visited the Shoppers Drug Mart in Saskatoon's Centre Mall (Circle and 8th Street East) this past month are being warned they may have been exposed to Hepatitis A. The warning period is from...
Mar 21, 2024
Doctor urges residents to check measles vaccination history before upcoming Easter holiday
The Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority is urging residents to check their vaccination status for measles following a recent case in Saskatoon and an increasing number in Ontario and Quebec. "The s...
Mar 19, 2024
Cost of travel nurses is ballooning in Saskatchewan, NDP says
The Opposition NDP says Saskatchewan's reliance on contract nurses is getting "quite costly," which the NDP says is another sign of a failing health-care system.On Wednesday, NDP Health Critic Vicki M...
Mar 14, 2024
'We are barely hanging on by a thread': Sask. health care union holds rally in Prince Albert
Carrying signs that called on the employer to boost wages and amplifying their call for help with the use of a megaphone, members of a Saskatchewan health care union made some noise on Tuesday outside...
Mar 12, 2024
Battlefords-Meadow Lake families impacted by suicide can access free counselling supports
Battlefords and Meadow Lake area families struggling after losing a loved one to suicide, or who survived a suicide attempt with significant injury or trauma will now be able to access a free new coun...
Mar 06, 2024
La Ronge couple welcomes quadruplets on leap day
It was a leap day like no other for Gilbert Merasty and Savannah Ratt of La Ronge who welcomed quadruplets into the world on Feb. 29. Born at Saskatoon's Jim Pattison Children's Hospital, Aleah, Beaut...
Mar 05, 2024
Four provinces confirm measles cases as Sask. Health encourages up-to-date vaccination
Seventeen cases of measles have been confirmed in Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan and British Columbia - more than half of those in the Montreal area, while one Ontario case has been linked to a high sc...
Mar 05, 2024
Organization wants province to bring nurse practitioner program back
Rural communities in Saskatchewan are facing medical shortages and are looking to add to their medical arsenal. As a result, Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) wants the provincia...
Mar 04, 2024