Health

Children’s fever and pain relief medication still in short supply

Shortages of children's fever and pain relief medications are causing concerns across the province.Stephanie Yeboah, a pharmacist at Nanogram Pharmacy in Saskatoon, is well aware as she sees concerned...

Nov 13, 2022

RCMP warn of new type of fentanyl circulating in the Battlefords area

Battlefords RCMP is warning the public that a new type of fentanyl is now in the Battlefords area. Fentanyl is often mixed in with other illegal street drugs and can be deadly even in small quantities...

Nov 10, 2022

Annual Radiothon raises over $760K for Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital

The annual Jim Pattison Children's Hospital (JPCH) Radiothon was once again a huge success.Radio stations in multiple communities like Prince Albert, North Battleford, Meadow Lake, Saskatoon, and Regi...

Nov 09, 2022

Sask. NDP intrigued & concerned with B.C.'s new payment model for family doctors

The Saskatchewan NDP is worried British Columbia may soon start enticing provincial doctors to move out west.Earlier in the week, B.C.'s government announced a new payment model for family doctors whi...

Nov 05, 2022

Outrage over safe supply vending machine in Nipawin but advocates say it's needed

A newly installed vending machine in Nipawin is raising some angry eyebrows with its contents of crack pipes and meth needles. Resident Laurie McGillivary said she was not happy to see the machine- pa...

Nov 03, 2022

Comedian takes on mental health stigma with free shows in Meadow Lake and St. Walburg

Manitoba-based comedian Big Daddy Tazz is playing two free shows this week. One show is scheduled in Meadow Lake Wednesday, Nov. 2, and the second show in St. Walburg will happen Thursday, Nov. 3. The...

Nov 02, 2022

NDP, government, clash over maternal health care

The NDP and the provincial government sparred over maternal health care during Question Period in the Legislature on Tuesday. And the opposition used recent nursing shortages in Meadow Lake as an exam...

Nov 01, 2022

Results of First Nation suicide study show need for improvement, offer hope for change

Chief Margaret Bear of the Ochapowace First Nation remembers sitting in the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations' previous building three years ago, filled with emotion and sharing much of the p...

Nov 01, 2022

Province helping accredit health workers living in Sask. to counter shortage

It's about to get easier for health-care workers from other countries to work in Saskatchewan.Premier Scott Moe said part of the work being done to address the physician and health-care worker shortag...

Oct 29, 2022

Feds take first step toward creating stand-alone insurance program for dental care

The Liberal government is moving toward providing dental-care insurance directly to qualifying Canadians, rather than working with provinces and territories to bolster existing coverage.That will invo...

Oct 28, 2022