Tag Archives: health

With tuition and housing costs rising year over year, food security issues continue to escalate as students try to live and study on shoe-string budgets. For the thousands of post-secondary students t...

AIDS Saskatoon and Out Saskatoon have decorated the town red to bring awareness to their cause and promote the campaign leading up to their annual fundraiser walk. Dozens of red ribbons ...

Saskatchewan still has the highest rate of HIV in Canada, but an action plan being suggested by the Saskatchewan HIV/AIDS Research Endeavor (SHARE) aims to change that. "How do we achieve bet...

People who suffer from allergies, asthma or both are paying the price for a long, dry and sometimes smoky summer. This week, Environment Canada issued special air-quality statements covering parts of ...

An employee of the Heartland Health Region has been fired after inappropriately accessing about 900 patient charts over 14 months.   A privacy breach was reported back in July. All affected patie...

From classic cars to teen burgers and root beer floats, A&W Cruisin' to End M.S. offers a taste of family fun for a cause that is close to the hearts of thousands of people in Saskatchewan. On Thu...

Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer believes the province's immunization policy for children is working and doesn't need to be drastically changed. Dr. Saqib Shahab calls the current system co...

A Saskatchewan man is warning medical marijuana prescription holders to stay away from community dispensaries like the one that just opened up in Saskatoon. "There are many concerns I have with d...

When Darian Durant learned of Addison and Emma, six-month-old twins facing an enormous struggle, he wanted to help. The Saskatoon twins have been diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1 (SM...

Garth Brooks, country star and multi-award winning artist, said he felt at home in Saskatchewan as he spoke to media before a fundraiser in Regina Wednesday night. He said the sense of community ...