A First Nation in northern Saskatchewan says it has moved about 300 members out of the community to safety in response to health threats arising from forest fire smoke. The Fond du Lac Denesuline Nation, which is on Lake Athabasca and about 60 kilometres from the Northwest Territories boundary, says in a statement that the evacuation focused […]
Ryan Straschnitzki’s Paralympic dreams haven’t fizzled, but his path to the international stage could take him from the ice to the hardwood. The 24-year-old from Airdrie, Alta., was paralyzed from the chest down in 2018 when a semi-trailer ran a stop sign and barrelled into the path of the Humboldt Broncos’ bus in rural Saskatchewan. Sixteen […]
The heat is on. This weekend the thermometer will begin pushing into the 30’s with a potential high temperature of 35 degrees on tap for Monday. “Its already happening in south western Saskatchewan and southern Alberta” according to Samantha Mouti with Environment and Climate Change Canada. “There’s a ridge of high pressure building on the […]
Wildfires are burning dangerously close to a central Albertan town in what federal officials say is an “unprecedented” fire season across Canada. Here’s a look at developments Sunday: Fire chews through transmission towers near Edson Alberta’s largest regulated electricity transmission company is warning residents in areas near the town of Edson to be prepared for […]
The smoke from wildfires is continuing to impact Saskatchewan. Monday afternoon, Environment and Climate Change Canada issued a “Special Air Quality Statement” for Regina. The statement says the smoke is causing elevated AQHI (Air Quality Health Index) values for the next 24 hours. Its forecast to be at “level 7” which represents a high risk […]
Members from the Youth4Change organization rallied before the Legislative Building, asking the government to protect Saskatchewan kids from commercial tobacco and vaping products. Youth4Change was started in 2018 by Lung Saskatchewan and Dr. Erika Penz, Respirologist and Associate Professor at the University of Saskatchewan, to empower youth to advocate for the government to protect Saskatchewan […]
Saskatchewan residents with a MySaskHealthRecord can now see their health records on their cell phones. The app has the same functionality as the web-based version of the tool. It allows users to see laboratory test results, medical imaging reports, immunization history, prescription history, and clinical visit history. It also allows users to add their information […]
The federal government says in a news release that it has signed an agreement in principle with Manitoba to invest more than $6.7 billion in the province’s health-care system over 10 years. That includes more than $1.2 billion for a new bilateral agreement focusing on shared health-care priorities. It also includes $72 million in an […]
The new parkade at Regina’s General Hospital is moving forward. The provincial government has issued a Request for Qualifications, in other words, its looking for a company to handle the design, construction and operation of the new parkade. From the list of companies that apply, the provincial government will whittle the list down to a […]
Saskatchewan underestimated how many rapid antigen tests were needed during the height of the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, while also touting the tests as a key part of its plan to halt transmission of the virus, internal emails indicate. Documents obtained under freedom of information laws show the province emailing Health Canada in […]
