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Free counselling for kids comes to Weyburn, Estevan, Carlyle, Oxbow
A big investment by the provincial government is helping children in Saskatchewan access counselling. The Ministry of Health announced $1.7 million in annual funding Friday, which will go to Family Se...
Jun 30, 2023
NDP and family call on province to find new pediatric gastroenterologist
The Saskatchewan NDP and a Saskatoon family are calling on the provincial government to bring a pediatric gastroenterologist to the province. The province currently has no pediatric gastroenterologigi...
Jun 27, 2023 Krista Young was joined by NDP Leader Carla Beck (right) and NDP health critic Vicki Mowat (left) as she spoke about the difficulty she encountered while getting her son Casten (bottom right) treated for Crohn's disease in Saskatchewan.
University of Saskatchewan to add seats at medical school
The University of Saskatchewan is taking steps it hopes will help address the province’s shortage of doctors. On Monday, the Ministry of Health said the university’s College of Medicine is...
Jun 26, 2023
Wildfire smoke prompts air quality statements across Saskatchewan
A lot of Saskatchewan residents woke up under a blanket of smoke again Monday. Environment Canada issued special air quality statements for about two-thirds of the province, including Saskatoon, Humbo...
Jun 12, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatchewan sets quarterly, annual surgical records: Health ministry
The Saskatchewan government says the province's surgical system set two records in recent months. In a media release Wednesday, the government said a total of 24,306 surgical procedures were performed...
May 31, 2023
Saskatchewan reports another 16 COVID-related deaths, one due to influenza
Saskatchewan recorded 16 COVID-related deaths and one death due to influenza over the past four weeks. In the latest Community Respiratory Illness Surveillance Program report, which was released Thurs...
May 25, 2023
Saskatoon police chief back at work after heart attack
Saskatoon police chief Troy Cooper jokes that he's got the "easiest job in the building." Speaking with John Gormley on Thursday, Cooper shed some light on what happened to him about three weeks ago a...
May 11, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Nursing home residents hoping to keep music therapy program alive
Samaritan Place is alive with the sound of music. Elderly Saskatoon residents living at the nursing home get a bouquet of rainbows and sunshine every day, hearing classics like "Somewhere Over the Rai...
May 09, 2023 (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Twelve new post-treatment beds opening at Estevan recovery centre
More beds will soon be available for those recovering from addictions in Saskatchewan. On Wednesday, the Ministry of Health announced a dozen more post-treatment beds will be opening at the St. Joseph...
May 03, 2023 (Discover Estevan file photo)
Saskatoon's new urgent care centre to be built near St. Paul's Hospital
The Government of Saskatchewan has teamed up with Ahtahkakoop Cree Developments (ACD) on a new urgent care centre in Saskatoon, and the location was made official Friday. The current site of Pleasant ...
Apr 28, 2023 (Dulce Abela/650 CKOM)
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