Tag Archives: Health

As a young boy in Luseland. Sask., Jim Pattison said he was always encouraged to give back. "We've been doing that for a long time," he told the Brent Loucks Show Thursday morning And give back h...

An addictions expert is urging parents to talk to their kids about fentanyl in the wake of an overdose death in Saskatoon.   Police linked the deadly opioid to three of five overdose calls o...

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has once again added more products to an ongoing recall of certain kinds of flour.  The recall over concerns about E. Coli contamination started with a ...

Pesky ticks are already back to bugging humans and pets in Saskatchewan. Saskatoon Veterinarian Henry Kucharski noted a change in when ticks arrive in the province. "Fifteen years ago I'd only see one...

After the Accountable Care Unit pilot project was deemed a success, the province is expanding it to decrease wait times in emergency rooms. The project was set up last year at the Pasqua Hospital. It'...

Saskatoon saw the second death of a missing senior within just a few months over the weekend.   Police put out a missing persons bulletin Friday for Kay Braget, 89.   Her body was found...

Saskatchewan is confirming its first case of mumps this year and two further expected cases are under investigation. A government official confirmed in an email to The Canadian Press that the cases be...

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) is warning Saskatoon-area dog owners about a potentially deadly virus. The SPCA's Saskatoon shelter took in a puppy late last week...

The wide use of artificial sweeteners in our food has given a team of scientists a golden opportunity to answer a horrifying question: "Just how much pee is in the pool?"   Researchers from the U...

A number of players in the Western Hockey League have been benched due to an outbreak of mumps.   The league sent an alert Friday to all 22 teams after several cases involving the Medicine Hat Ti...