Health

Battlefords Family Health Centre reopens after overcoming major setback

A new chapter has started for Battlefords Family Health Centre (BFHC) almost 15 months after it was forced to close due to severe water damage. The BFHC held an official re-opening ceremony Thursday. ...

Aug 22, 2024

Province announces mandatory game testing this hunting season

The Government of Saskatchewan has announced that mandatory game testing will be conducted in specific wildlife management zones (WMZ) during the upcoming hunting season due to the discovery of tuberc...

Aug 21, 2024

Mpox strain spreading in Africa could come to Canada: experts

The type of mpox spreading rapidly through several African countries could arrive in Canada, where that strain hasn't appeared before, Canadian experts say.The detection of clade I mpox in Sweden in s...

Aug 18, 2024

Make it flow: Makwa water operator nominated for national award; inspires the next generation

The water looked weird to Melanie Kytwayhat. About six years ago, she was about to give her baby, then a toddler, a bath but her community of Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation was under a boil water advi...

Aug 16, 2024

Three new beds added to treatment space in Pinehouse

An additional three beds have been added to the 12 already available at the Muskwa Lake Wellness Camp in Pinehouse. Winterization and building is done on the new cabins, according to a news release fr...

Aug 16, 2024

Saskatchewan saw first-ever case of H3N2v swine flu in July

It's a disease so rare, there have only been four recorded cases in Canada since 2005.One of those cases was detected in Saskatchewan last month. According to the province's latest Community Respirato...

Aug 16, 2024

New Addiction Treatment Centre opens in North Battleford

The City of North Battleford and the Provincial Government are celebrating the opening of a new Addiction Treatment Centre. Dignitaries including Mental Health and Addictions Minister Tim McLeod, Sask...

Aug 16, 2024

Peter Ballantyne chief calls for changes to fire policy

The chief of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation is asking for the province to change how it handles wildfires as his community once again evacuates because of a nearby forest fire. Chief Peter Beatty wa...

Aug 14, 2024

Knights of Hope service being met with positive community response

A service in Meadow Lake is on a chivalrous mission to help those with mobility issues get their chores done easier. The Knights of Hope is part of the Meadow Lake Outreach Ministries and according to...

Aug 12, 2024

Miracle Treat Day: A great reason to indulge

Dairy Queen locations across Saskatchewan are uniting to raise funds for the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation as Thursday marks the 22nd annual Dairy Queen Miracle Treat Day. With every Bli...

Aug 08, 2024