Tag Archives: health

The New-Year's resolutioners have once again descended on the city's gyms. "I found a lot of people have been emailing us," said Brandon Wicks with Rise Strength Lab. "They want promotional rates and ...

A woman named to Forbes Magazine's "30-under-30" list has a Saskatoon connection. Alaa Murabit, 27, was raised in Saskatoon, where she graduated high school at 15. From there, Murabit moved back to he...

People who got this year's flu shot should probably be glad they did. Simon Kapaj, Deputy medical health officer with the Saskatoon health region, said this year's vaccine contained the H3N2 strain. "...

Two people are spending Christmas with their families this year thanks to a group of Saskatoon heroes. Elaine Brecelj and Karen Villanoa were among five people awarded plaques by MD Ambulance at a cer...

Saskatoon's paramedic service reported Tuesday that it was swamped by an unexpected surge in calls. MD Ambulance said in a release that it responded to 54 calls between about 6 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Tues...

Saskatchewan's health minister is calling for continued negotiations on a new national health funding plan, despite a breakdown in talks this week.    Jim Reiter said Monday's discussio...

A supervised injection site is a matter of when - not if - as far as the chief of the Saskatoon Tribal Council is concerned. "It'll happen in Toronto, Montreal, Edmonton, all the major cities. An...

Saskatoon's HIV numbers appear to have stabilized after a spike in new cases last year. 2015 saw a 51 people infected, according to a report from the Saskatoon Health Region. That translates to a 55 p...

It's an early Christmas present the government wasn't hoping for, a billion dollar deficit. "It's a tough task to find savings," Health minister Jim Reiter said, he's been told to cut $64 million doll...

A health research project at the University of Regina received some funding from the federal government. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale was in Regina on behalf of Health Minister Jane Philpott t...