Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Chief says Saskatoon injection site 'only a matter of time'
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...
Dec 14, 2016
Report shows Saskatoon saw 55 per cent spike in new HIV infections
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...
Dec 02, 2016
Tough times ahead: health minister Jim Reiter
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...
Nov 25, 2016
U of R receives grant to research bacterial immunity to antibiotics
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...
Nov 19, 2016
Corroded pipe believed to have caused yellow water at Saskatoon City Hospital
Saskatoon City Hospital will be under an emergency boil water order until at least Saturday at noon. That's when a second round of test results are due back after hospital staff discovered what...
Nov 16, 2016
St. Paul's Hospital answering Truth and Reconciliation calls to action
Making health care better for Indigenous people. That's what St Paul's Hospital wants to do in its commitment to the Truth and Reconciliation call to action. Neal Kewistep is a residential school surv...
Oct 14, 2016
New free cardiac rehab program available in Regina
A free cardiac rehab program is coming to Regina. The YMCA and Alliance Wellness & Rehabilitation have partnered to provide the free program to the Queen City and surrounding areas. According to D...
Oct 12, 2016
Nurse Navigator added to the Pasqua Hospital's Prostate Assessment Centre
The Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region (RQHR) announced a new way to help ensure men who are battling prostate cancer receive the information they need. The RQHR introduced a specially trained Nurse Navi...
Sep 28, 2016
Privacy Commissioner's report states former P.A. nurse illegally accessed patient health information
She didn't work there, but served at least one patient anyway - and accessed private health information in the process. This happened over two days in April at the Victoria Hospital in Prince Alb...
Sep 28, 2016
RQHR announce layoffs are coming; CUPE concerned about the decision
One day after the Saskatoon Health Region announced 70 jobs are being cut, the Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region announced layoffs are also part of its prescription for saving money. The RQHR said over ...
Sep 16, 2016
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...