Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Sask. no longer providing pipes, instructions to drug users
The provincial government will no longer provide meth and crack pipes to drug users in Saskatchewan. In addition, the government will no longer provide instructions for illicit drug use and will ban t...
Jan 18, 2024 Dr. Carson MacPherson says the Saskatchewan government is moving appropriately towards recovery rather than solely focusing harm reduction when it comes to tackling the issue of addiction in the province. (650 CKOM file photo)
21 Filipino nurses working in Sask. as part of human resources plan
A number of nurses recruited in the Philippines have started working in Saskatchewan. According to the Ministry of Health, 21 Filipino nurses have now completed their training and begun working in com...
Jan 16, 2024 The Ministry of Health says it's making progress on its efforts to address worker shortages in Saskatchewan health care. (650 CKOM file photo)
Weyburn hospital evacuated due to gas leak: SHA
The Weyburn General Hospital had to be evacuated on Friday. The Saskatchewan Health Authority said a reported gas leak was the cause of the incident. Weyburn fire chief Trent Lee, however, said the ca...
Jan 12, 2024
Minister says Sask. working to address persistent health-care issues
Saskatchewan's minister of health doesn't think the province is seeing a crisis in health care. Everett Hindley said he does, however, believe there are some problems to fix within the system, both ac...
Jan 10, 2024 Saskatchewan's health system has some persistent challenges, but despite the issues Health Minister Everett Hindley stopped short of saying the system is experiencing a crisis. (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
COVID, influenza each claim four more lives in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan reported four deaths due to each of COVID-19 and influenza in the final two weeks of December. According to the Community Respiratory Illness Surveillance Program report issued Friday by ...
Jan 05, 2024
Premier Scott Moe looks back at 2023 and ahead to 2024
An election year looms for Premier Scott Moe as 2023 turns to 2024. The past 12 months have been marked by ongoing battles with the federal government and a controversial fight on the home front. But ...
Dec 30, 2023
Sask. records 13 influenza deaths as flu, COVID cases decline
While COVID-19 cases continue to decline in Saskatchewan, the flu has claimed 13 more lives. According to the latest respiratory illness report from the Ministry of Health, COVID cases dropped for the...
Dec 22, 2023 The province has seen 13 flu-related deaths in a two-week period. (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Province pushing ahead with plan for more addiction treatment spaces
Saskatchewan's Ministry of Health is pushing ahead with its plan to add 500 new addictions treatment spaces to the province. On Wednesday, the ministry announced that a request for supplier qualificat...
Dec 20, 2023 Tim McLeod, Saskatchewan’s minister for mental health and addictions, said the goal is to get people the help they need to recover from addictions. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Health authority recruiting staff in Saskatoon to help struggling hospitals
The Saskatchewan Health Authority says it's recruiting for more than 300 positions in order to help Saskatoon's struggling hospitals. The health authority announced its Saskatoon Capacity Pressure Act...
Dec 19, 2023 The health authority says it's recruiting for more than 300 positions in hospitals and community health care in Saskatoon. (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Twitter)
NDP says obstetrical disruptions on the rise throughout Sask.
Saskatchewan's NDP is calling on the provincial government to do something about the number of obstetrical disruptions the health-care system has seen over the last several years. The issue is current...
Dec 15, 2023 NDP health critic Vicki Mowat calls on the Sask. Party government to do something about the number of obstetrical disruptions the province has seen this year. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
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