Tag Archives: Cancer

The provincial government is making it easier for firefighters to receive Worker's Compensation Board (WCB) benefits for certain types of cancer. Six types of cancer -- prostate, skin, cervical, ovari...

Cancer is preventing one of the Sheepdogs from joining his bandmates on their upcoming tour. The group announced via its Facebook page that drummer Sam Corbett will be undergoing cancer treatment this...

A week after being honoured by his former hockey team, Bruce Gordon has died. The 54-year-old was battling terminal stage four pancreatic cancer. "We are extremely saddened to learn we have lost a mem...

As if the battle against ovarian cancer wasn't hard enough, another fight is underway to fund the life-prolonging drug Lynparza. Judy Fielden has just finished chemotherapy for her second bout of the ...

On March 1, doctors told 29-year-old Colleen Burris she only has six months to live. Now the Saskatoon woman is making the most of the time she has left, visiting family and making memories with her h...

Yorkton MLA Greg Ottenbreit is fighting cancer. Saskatchewan's Rural and Remote Health Minister revealed Friday he has been diagnosed with colorectal cancer. "It's a reminder, even with my fairly...

A funeral will be held Monday in Saskatoon for M-L-A Roger Parent. The 63-year-old died unexpectedly from cancer on Tuesday, one day after revealing his illness to the public. Parent was first elected...

The Saskatchewan Party is mourning the sudden death of Roger Parent. Just hours after publicly revealing his widespread cancer diagnosis, the Saskatoon MLA died Tuesday night at Royal University Hospi...

A provincial politician is going public with his personal health. Saskatoon Meewasin MLA Roger Parent has recently been diagnosed with cancer. In a statement Tuesday, the province said the diagnosis w...

On a rainy day in Regina, Edward Dostaler got a warm welcome from the Regina Police Service as he runs across Canada and back in support of Alzheimer's and breast cancer research. Like so many others ...