Health

Humans Inhale Credit Card-Sized Amounts Of Microplastics Every Week

Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Humans are potentially inhaling a credit card-sized amount of harmful microplastics on a weekly basis, and new research published in the journal Physics of...

Ripley's Believe It or Not! Jun 30, 2023

SHA hopes to recruit more physicians for Meadow Lake Hospital

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is attempting to recruit more physicians to work at Meadow Lake Hospital to meet staffing needs."We have limited O/R [operating room] capacity over the summer, ...

Jun 27, 2023

Hope Air expedition makes stops in La Ronge, Prince Albert

Representatives with Hope Air were in La Ronge and Prince Albert on Tuesday as part of the sixth annual Give Hope Wings expedition.Hope Air is a national charity providing travel support through fligh...

Jun 20, 2023

RCMP working to confirm identities of 15 killed on bus heading to Manitoba casino

Residents in Dauphin, Man., are anxiously waiting for word on the identities of 15 people killed in a fiery bus crash.Mounties say the group of mostly seniors was heading to a casino when the bus they...

Jun 16, 2023

FSIN continue partnership for cervical cancer screening in the North

First Nations leaders say they will continue a partnership aimed at improving education and treatment options for cervical cancer in northern Saskatchewan communities.The Federation of Sovereign Indig...

Jun 13, 2023

‘It’s going to reduce cancer:’ Analyst praises warnings on cigarettes

Cigarettes are getting a new look that's aimed at reducing smoking.Health Canada is now requiring manufacturers to add warning labels to individual cigarettes in addition to existing warnings on packa...

Jun 11, 2023

National Farmers Union worried wildfires could cause food crisis

A national organization believes there could be a major food crisis if this year's wildfire season becomes the new norm moving forward.The National Farmers Union (NFU) is concerned that these blazes, ...

Jun 09, 2023

Sask NDP leader Carla Beck visits Meadow Lake area

Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck is in the northwest region this week in an effort to connect with people across the province. Beck and Municipal Affairs Critic Erika Ritchie stopped in Meadow Lake ...

Jun 09, 2023

Renewal stickers coming for Saskatchewan health cards

Renewal stickers for Saskatchewan health cards are to be mailed out in the fall, so eHealth Saskatchewan is urging people to update their private information now.The current cards are to expire on Dec...

Jun 09, 2023

‘It’s killing us’: Residents of Muskoday walking to Regina for overdose awareness

Several members of a Saskatchewan First Nation are making a long trek to the provincial capital to call for solutions to the opioid and overdose crisis.On Thursday morning, members of Muskoday First N...

Jun 08, 2023