Health

Sask. offers $200,000 doctor incentive for northern, rural communities

Doctors willing to work in rural and northern communities in Saskatchewan could get $200,000 over five years, the province announced today. The new dollars are four times the previous incentive and so...

Mar 15, 2023

Merriman ‘disappointed’ after feds penalize Sask. for private MRI and CT scans

Ottawa has blindsided Saskatchewan by clawing back more than $740,000 in health transfers.The federal government accused the province of misusing the Canada Health Act by charging for services the fed...

Mar 13, 2023

Sask. offers hope to cancer patients in form of new treatment

Gary Carriere was told more than once he was going to die.The cancer survivor from Cumberland House underwent aggressive chemotherapy and a stem cell transfer before travelling to Montreal to receive ...

Feb 22, 2023

Government communication on COVID-19 contributed to 'Freedom Convoy' origin: report

OTTAWA - Justice Paul Rouleau says the Canada Border Services Agency made a bad situation worse when it mishandled the announcement of a vaccine mandate for truckers early last year, amid rampant ange...

Feb 20, 2023

Birth in bomb shelters: Ukrainian midwives look to Canada for training

YASENYTSIA-ZAMKOVA, Ukraine - An Ottawa midwife is leading the charge to legally allow Ukrainian midwives to help deliver babies in bomb shelters as mothers avoid hospitals and air raids. Betty-Anne D...

Feb 20, 2023

Harassment in sports: St-Onge asks provinces for investigative systems by end of 2023

OTTAWA - Federal Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge is calling on her provincial and territorial counterparts to establish independent bodies to handle harassment complaints from athletes by the end of th...

Feb 19, 2023

Medication gives Nipawin woman best oxygen levels of her life

For the first time in her life, Morgan Buyaki can almost breathe normally. A life-saving medication that the 23-year-old spent months convincing the province to pay for has made a world of difference ...

Feb 17, 2023

City of Meadow Lake purchases old Northland Pioneer Lodge building

The City of Meadow Lake purchased the former Northland Pioneer Lodge long-term care home building, which was replaced by the new NorthWest Community Lodge last year. The old building on Third Street W...

Feb 17, 2023

Campaign being launched to bring awareness on rising number of syphilis cases in Saskatchewan

The Saskatchewan Prevention Institute is looking to raise awareness about the rising number of syphilis cases in the province.The latest numbers from the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) show there...

Feb 07, 2023

While survey takers say yes, unions say no to public money for private care

When it comes to fixing health care in the province and the country, it appears many people want more funding but are open to private options.Those were some of the findings that came from a recent su...

Feb 07, 2023