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COVID-19 deaths, hospitalizations, cases decline in Saskatchewan
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are all trending downward in Saskatchewan. According to a report from the Ministry of Health covering the period from Jan. 29 through last Saturday, the pro...
Feb 16, 2023
NDP leader unhappy after bat caught in Regina hospital NICU
With health-care staff already overworked, they shouldn't be tasked with catching unwanted visitors on top of their normal duties. That's how Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck said she feels after se...
Feb 09, 2023 (Carla Beck/Twitter)
Health-care union leader sees need for increased funding
The prime minister's proposed increase to health-care funding is a "good first step," according to the head of a Saskatchewan health-care union. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled a $196.1-billion...
Feb 09, 2023 Barbara Cape, president of SEIU-West. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Moe says Ottawa has 'no interest' in being full funding partner on health care
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says it's clear Ottawa has "no interest" in becoming a full funding partner on health care. Moe's comments follow a commitment the federal government made Tuesday to inc...
Feb 08, 2023 Premier Scott Moe (980 CJME file photo)
LaFayette-Boyd showing no signs of slowing down
Carol LaFayette-Boyd is proving you may never have to slow down. LaFayette-Boyd was a track star during her high school days at Sheldon-Williams Collegiate in Regina, but she never thought she would r...
Feb 08, 2023
STARS gets another big boost from BHP
Donations to STARS Air Ambulance mean a lot to those in urgent need of critical care. On Friday, BHP donated $1.5 million to the non-profit organization to help it continue its critical work. Simon Th...
Feb 03, 2023 (Steve Seto/650 CKOM)
Health minister says recruiting underway as long-term care standards updated
After national standards for long-term care were updated this week, Saskatchewan's health minister says the provincial government is trying to be part of the solution. The new standards are voluntary,...
Feb 02, 2023 (File photo/980 CJME)
Health ministry, SHA working to improve security at hospitals
The Saskatchewan Health Authority and Ministry of Health are working together to address safety concerns raised by health-care workers. On Dec. 6, Saskatoon police said a woman walking to Saskatoon's ...
Feb 01, 2023
Sask. Cancer Agency seeks participants for huge health study
The Saskatchewan Cancer Agency is looking for thousands of people to join a massive health research study. The study, dubbed Healthy Future Sask, is the local component of a 50-year pan-Canadian healt...
Feb 01, 2023
Province adds more than 550 new training spots for health careers
In its latest effort to address the shortage of health-care workers in Saskatchewan, the provincial government is funding the creation of hundreds of new post-secondary training seats across 18 differ...
Jan 31, 2023 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
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