Health

'They are not alone': Meadow Lake to host life-saving suicide intervention workshop

A family-run mental health organization is bringing life-saving skills to Meadow Lake on Feb. 27 and 28, offering a workshop to help individuals intervene when someone is experiencing thoughts of suic...

Feb 18, 2025

Canadian kids see thousands of ads for unhealthy food every year: Report

Children in Canada are exposed to more than 4,000 ads for food on their mobile devices every year, with the vast majority promoting unhealthy products, according to a new report.The study published Th...

Feb 13, 2025

New cancer treatment program available in Saskatchewan

For cervical cancer patients in Saskatchewan, the new Interstitial High-Dose-Rate (HDR) Gynecological Brachytherapy program is a game changer. The Saskatchewan Cancer Agency (SCA) announced Tuesday th...

Feb 11, 2025

Federal class action claims government failed to support First Nations with opioid crisis

Has the government of Canada done enough to assist First Nation communities struggling with the opioid crisis and was there, in fact, a breach of a treaty that was signed 150 years ago?Those are among...

Feb 01, 2025

'A lifeline': NDP call on Sask., government to do better amid healthcare service disruptions

Kristine Weisbeck was in active heart failure in the days that followed the birth of her third child in Saskatoon in the fall of 2020 and she had some hemorrhaging. Once she had stabilized, she went h...

Jan 29, 2025

Sneak peak of construction progress at Victoria Hospital

Construction of the new tower at the Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert is progressing as scheduled.Sask Builds and Procurement said construction is anticipated to be completed in the spring of 2028. ...

Jan 24, 2025

SHA, Ministry of Health issue statements after overdoses in Kelvington

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has issued a statement following the overdoses in Kelvington this week. Several people were treated by EMS personnel for what they believed were overdoses linke...

Jan 24, 2025

'This is just unacceptable': Beauval health centre 17-day closure sparks rural healthcare concerns

The rural northern community of Beauval, about three hours northwest of Prince Albert, is calling on the provincial government after its health care centre was forced to close its doors for 17 consecu...

Jan 23, 2025

NDP slams Sask. government over health care recruitment efforts

The Sask. NDP says the provincial government's health care recruitment and retention plan isn't working.Citing figures from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), health critic Vicki Mo...

Jan 23, 2025

Sask. pharmacies receive upgrade

Families around the province now have another option to get tested and treated for strep throat and ear infections. The Government of Saskatchewan is launching new services in multiple communities inc...

Jan 22, 2025