Health

North Battleford Friendship Centre holds 4th Overdose Awareness Day

The only person that can stop drug use is the addict themself.That was part of the message that resonated with people who attended the 4th annual Overdose Awareness Day at the Battleford Indian and Mt...

Aug 29, 2025

Integrated Youth Services hub opens in Sturgeon Lake

A First Nation located 30 minutes northwest of Prince Albert is the fourth community in the province to launch an integrated youth services( IYS) hub - delivering supports to people between the ages o...

Aug 25, 2025

'We will not be ignored': CUPE workers rally outside Cockrill's office amid health care strain

A longtime nurse fighting back tears told reporters in North Battleford on Wednesday that health care workers in Saskatchewan feel abandoned and invisible. "Remember, healthcare workers were called he...

Aug 20, 2025

Most wildland firefighters in Saskatchewan don't wear masks. Here's why.

As Saskatchewan experiences one of its worst wildfire seasons on record, smoke continues to prompt air quality alerts for the public. There is no doubt firefighters who spend weeks on the front lines ...

Aug 19, 2025

New training for pharmacists to substitute medications

Saskatchewan pharmacists are becoming more equipped to handle a supply disruption or shortage of a prescribed drug. The province announced training will allow pharmacists to prescribe alternative medi...

Aug 19, 2025

Interested organ and tissue donors now need to register online

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is reminding the public to register to become an organ and tissue donor. You may not be aware that the process to do so has changed in recent years. The Saskatc...

Aug 14, 2025

New data show Sask. health closures worsening; province cites staffing, innovation to respond

The Saskatchewan NDP says new internal health authority data shows the province's health-care system is going in the wrong direction, while the government says it is addressing the problem through sta...

Aug 11, 2025

Local pharmacist believes strep throat and ear infection pilot program working

A pharmacist in Melfort believes the pilot program allowing them to test for strep throat and assess for ear infections is working. Eric Pederson is the owner of Pederson Pharmacy in Melfort. He told ...

Jul 29, 2025

Warnings issued for STARS Lottery, Carney investment scams in Saskatchewan

A recent rise in fraud cases in Saskatchewan has prompted a warning from two police services in the province and the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan (FCAA).Both Regina Police ...

Jul 26, 2025

77 new and enhanced healthcare positions announced around the province

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) announced that a total of 77 full-time positions will be added to the province's healthcare system to benefit rural and remote communities. Some of these positi...

Jul 24, 2025