Health

Province opens emergency centre to deal with drug crisis

Hundreds of overdoses in Saskatoon have prompted the government to activate the Provincial Emergency Operations Centre (PEOC). The Sask. Public Safety Agency, the City, and the Ministry of Health will...

Mar 12, 2025

Dean of College of Medicine visits P.A. to weigh expansion opportunity

With the continual demand for more doctors and other health care practitioners in Saskatchewan, the head of the College of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan was in Prince Albert to meet peopl...

Mar 11, 2025

Opposition criticizes government after breast cancer patients cannot afford care

The NDP has released obtained emails which says patients are forgoing mammograms out of province due to the cost. "Saskatchewan women urgently needing diagnostic care like mammograms are being referre...

Mar 11, 2025

Over 100 dogs rescued from cull in La Loche

After the Northern Village of La Loche announced an animal surrender last week, Erin Deems, executive director with Saving Grace Animal Society, jumped into action. "I ended up with 105, like that's a...

Mar 10, 2025

La Loche to hold animal surrender Saturday

The Village of La Loche is preparing for what it calls an "Animal Surrender" on Saturday. They are enacting by-law 2-99 the Running At Large of Dogs to deal with the ample strays roaming the neighbour...

Mar 07, 2025

Strychnine reauthorization unlikely despite push to control growing gopher issue, expert says

With Richardson's ground squirrel (gopher) population soaring and wreaking havoc on crops and pastures, the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) issued a statement on Wednesday to u...

Feb 27, 2025

NDP shadow ministers plan two week tour of northern Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan NDP Shadow Ministers are touring northern Saskatchewan to hear from northern residents and ensure they are represented when the Legislature reopens late on March 19. The tour was launched...

Feb 24, 2025

Moe hopes new urgent care centres will help struggling Sask. hospitals

Saskatchewan's premier is hoping new urgent care centres will help alleviate disruptions at larger health facilities across the province.Over the coming days, Scott Moe said he'll be asking Health Min...

Feb 20, 2025

'No improvement': Beauval mayor demands action over ongoing health-care disruptions

Residents of Beauval and surrounding northern communities are once again facing health-care disruptions, with Mayor Rick Laliberte calling on provincial and federal officials to address the growing cr...

Feb 19, 2025

Humboldt native's design chosen for Green Shirt Day

The family of organ donor Logan Boulet has unveiled the winner of a national T-shirt design competition for Green Shirt Day, and the winner is originally from Humboldt. Geoffrey Kehrig, who grew up in...

Feb 19, 2025