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Saskatoon Health Region orders review into women pressured into tubal ligation surgery
The Saskatoon Health Region (SHR) is set to begin a review into cases where women have reported being pressured into having their tubes tied. The SHR changed its policy around tubal ligation procedure...
Jan 20, 2017
Poll shows divided opinion on safe injection sites in Saskatoon
Any attempt to build a safe injection site in Saskatoon could face a public relations battle, according to a new poll. Mainstreet surveyed 600 residents of Saskatoon between Jan. 3-4 . Of those survey...
Jan 18, 2017
Saskatchewan, Ottawa reach health-funding deal
The province and federal government have reached an agreement on health transfers. It comes after negotiations stalled last month between the health ministers who were looking for as much as a 5.2 per...
Jan 17, 2017
Sask. government hopes to save $20M with move to single health authority
The provincial government predicts it will save between $10 million to $20 million by consolidating 12 existing health regions into a single authority. Health Minister Jim Reiter said...
Jan 10, 2017
Update: Fan belt failure at Pasqua Hospital forces surgeries, procedures to be postponed or moved
A problem with the ventilation system at Regina's Pasqua Hospital is now fixed, but more procedures that were scheduled for Tuesday are being postponed. On Monday afternoon, the Regina Qu'Appelle Heal...
Jan 10, 2017
Saskatoon trainer encourages New Year's resolutioners to stick to their goals
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 ...
Jan 09, 2017
Forbes list honours Saskatoon-raised woman
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...
Jan 06, 2017
Worst of Saskatoon flu season drawing to an end
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. "...
Jan 06, 2017
Paramedics honour 5 Saskatoon heroes
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...
Dec 21, 2016
MD Ambulance warns of delays amid spike in calls
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...
Dec 20, 2016
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Sarah Mills: Floor crossing should be a choice between sitting as an independent or running in a byelection
Sarah Mills says floor crossing from any party in the House of Commons just one year into a mandate shouldn't be allowed...
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8:30 - After another conservative MP crossed the floor to the Liberals earlier this week, we wanted to get thoughts from...