Health

Victim services group welcomes new staff member

Gateway Regional Victim Services' (GRVS) newest employee is now on the job.Facility Dog Quinn has been reporting for duty for around five days now at the organization's P.A. office. Jillian Doucet, Qu...

Sep 04, 2019 Quinn, a trained facility dog, is now working with Gateway Regional Victim Services. (Twitter/Saskatchewan Health Authority)

Healthy eating key ingredient to classroom success

From rickety school bus rides and homework assignments, to making new friends and meeting teachers; for students, there is a lot that comes with a new school year. Perhaps a bit lost in the shuffle ca...

Sep 01, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Health Canada approves Saskatoon safe consumption site, first-ever in Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan's first-ever safe consumption site for drug users is officially coming to Saskatoon.Health Canada's website indicates AIDS Saskatoon has been approved to run a supervised consumption site...

Aug 20, 2019 The new safe consumption site is coming to Saskatoon, at the site of the old 'Pleasant Hill Bakery' on 20th Street. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)

Food Box program launching in Green Lake this fall

A new program is coming to Green Lake to help provide healthy food for those who aren't able to afford fresh fruits and vegetables every month.The Good Food Box program is a non-profit community initi...

Aug 15, 2019 ID 148256664 © Arisa Thepbanchornchai | Dreamstime.com

Health authority examines anonymous whistleblower hotline options

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has put out a call for proposals to establish an anonymous tip line for reporting employees who break the rules.The provincial health agency confirmed the news ...

Aug 13, 2019 (file photo/JPBG News Staff)

Steph Unedited!

Something different for the summer, here are three short (< 2 minutes each) ‘Steph Unedited’ videos to share a few ideas to help you live…wait for it…Your Life, Unlimited!...

Stephanie Staples Aug 07, 2019

Majority of northern dog bites occurring in La Loche

La Loche is leading the way when it comes to the number of dog bites in off-reserve northern communities. That's according to data received by larongeNOW from the Saskatchewan Health Authority, which ...

Amidst HIV outbreak, rise in needle debris, agencies explore new efforts

North Battleford is not isolated to headwinds faced through an HIV and syphilis outbreak and a rise in the number of needles found around the city.Municipalities across the nation, and specifically We...

Jul 30, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Large population of canids infected with tapeworm capable of causing "tumour-like" disease

A small tapeworm capable of causing a "tumour-like disease" in humans is becoming more common in carnivorous animals with up to 70 per cent of coyotes tested near the P.A. area to be infected.Echinoco...

Jul 26, 2019 (Submitted photo/Frank Crockett)

New heliport at Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital opens

A new heliport atop of Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon opened ahead of schedule on Thursday.The new helipad is Saskatchewan's second rooftop helipad, the other is at the Regina General H...

Jul 26, 2019 STARS approaches the new Jim Pattison Children's Hospital heliport on July 25, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)