Murray Wood: The poppy seems to be endangered in Canada these days
With Remembrance Day approaching, Murray Wood says he's not seeing as many poppies as he used to. Wood says he hopes the...
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Weyburn cop runs QCM for fallen officers, mental health
Const. Jeffery Bartsch has been running marathons wearing full police gear to help raise money for mental health research for the last three years. But this year, the Queen City Marathon in Regina had...
Sep 10, 2018 Const. Jeffery Bartsch with the Weyburn Police Service runs the Queen City marathon on Sept. 9, 2018. (Jeffery Bartsch/Submitted)
Sask. health funding focuses on home care, mental health
The federal and provincial governments signed a bilateral agreement Monday, committing to invest more in Saskatchewan's home care, and mental health and addictions services. In the next few years, the...
May 14, 2018 Saskatchewan health minister Jim Reiter (left) and federal public safety and emergency preparedness minister Ralph Goodale sign a bilateral agreement on health funding in Regina on May 14, 2018. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Teens talk mental health at Balfour Collegiate conference
Teenagers taking part in a mental health conference at Balfour Collegiate say it's definitely time to address these issues in school. "I think that we needed it for sure because everyone is a little b...
Apr 26, 2018 Grade 12 students Rachel Balfour and Taylor Fink take part in a mental health conference at Balfour Collegiate in Regina. (Adriana Christianson/980 CJME)
Wait times for youth mental-health services in Saskatchewan 'shameful,' says children’s advocate
Saskatchewan's children's advocate says wait times for youth mental-health services in the province are unacceptable. Corey O'Soup says young people shouldn't have to wait for up to two years to see a...
Apr 24, 2018
Municipalities say no to levy for firefighter mental health
by Glenn Hicks, paNow Saskatchewan's urban municipalities have voted against a proposal to collect a levy to help pay for mental supports for volunteer firefighters, but the group which offers these s...
Feb 08, 2018
Regina libraries offer free walk-in mental health counselling
Regina libraries are starting a new chapter in mental health services by offering free counselling at two of its locations. Family Service Regina has offered walk-in counselling at no cost for over th...
Feb 04, 2018
Feds launch study on Mounties and mental health
Faced with a seemingly growing number of RCMP officers dealing with mental health related issues linked to their duties--including suicide--the Trudeau government has revealed it wants to take a deepe...
Dec 09, 2017 (L-R) U of R President Vianne Timmons, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale and RCMP Assistant Commissioner Stephen White make the announcement of a long-term research study into police and mental health issues on Dec. 8, 2017. (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
Landmark study shows military veterans at greater risk of suicide
OTTAWA - A landmark study from Veterans Affairs Canada appears to confirm what many have long feared: Canadians who have served in uniform are at greater risk of taking their own lives than members of...
Dec 08, 2017
Batters attacked online on anniversary of husband’s death
On the 11th anniversary of Dave Batters' death, his widow is facing attacks online. The Regina MP took his own life on June 29, 2009. On Facebook this week, former NDP employee and federal candidate B...
Jun 29, 2017 Regina MP Dave Batters committed suicide on June 29, 2009. (Senator Denise Batters/Facebook)
Tweet sparks talk about mental health, suicide on Sask. farms
A tweet from a farmer in central Saskatchewan has prompted a conversation about suicide in the agriculture community. Kim Keller, who farms near Gronlin and is a co-founder of Saskatchewan Women in Ag...
Jun 28, 2017
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Premier Scott Moe talks to Evan about the federal budget's impact on Sask. residents, economist David Ristovki about the...