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Province adds more than 550 new training spots for health careers
In its latest effort to address the shortage of health-care workers in Saskatchewan, the provincial government is funding the creation of hundreds of new post-secondary training seats across 18 differ...
Jan 31, 2023
Pressure on hospitals ‘levelling off,’ SHA executive says
The province is starting to see a plateau of respiratory illnesses now that the holidays have passed, and some demand on hospitals seems to be levelling off. That's according to Derek Miller, the Sask...
Jan 28, 2023
Virtual ultrasound makes prenatal care more accessible in Sask.
At four locations around Saskatchewan, families can experience ultrasounds in their home communities while the hand controlling the probe is sometimes hundreds of kilometres away. The new telerobotic ...
Jan 26, 2023
Province touts progress on health-care recruitment plan
Saskatchewan's government is making good progress on its efforts to recruit more health-care workers, according to the Ministry of Health. The provincial government's Health Human Resources Action Pla...
Jan 26, 2023
'A priceless gift:' Saskatchewan charity giving teddy bears to children in hospital
Kids staying in Saskatchewan hospitals are getting new roommates - stuffed animals from Teddy Bears Anonymous. The Regina-based non-profit provides the furry friends to hospitals, paramedics and first...
Jan 25, 2023
Prime minister and premiers to discuss health-care funding during meeting in Ottawa
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will sit down with Canada's premiers next month to try and hammer out a new deal for health-care funding. Trudeau made the announcement Wednesday morning, saying the meet...
Jan 25, 2023
COVID, flu cases drop slightly in Sask. as RSV cases rise
The number of lab-confirmed COVID-19 and influenza cases in Saskatchewan both dropped slightly in the last two weeks of 2022, but the province saw an increase in cases of RSV. According to the Ministr...
Jan 06, 2023
More COVID vaccines available for Saskatchewan kids starting Monday
Starting Monday, some new COVID-19 vaccination options for children will be available in Saskatchewan. The Pfizer bivalent vaccine will become available as a first or second booster for children aged ...
Jan 06, 2023
'As quickly as I could': Chief coroner wants pipeline from hospital to detox
Saskatchewan's chief coroner is looking to improve things after the drug overdose death of a man just hours after he was released from hospital. Shayne Turner, 31, died in November 2021 of a drug over...
Jan 05, 2023 Saskatchewan Chief Coroner Clive Weighill. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Dietician gives advice for navigating holiday meals
Turkey dinner with mashed potatoes smothered in gravy is a holiday meal we often look forward to — and topping that off with dessert will make those calories add up. According to a study by Wren...
Dec 17, 2022
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Sarah Mills: Accountability is a word some elected officials seem to be forgetting
From four people walking away from the RM of Sherwood council with little to no explanation to the reaction of some coun...
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