Tag Archives: Health

The head of a Saskatoon-based medical marijuana supplier says legalization of pot won't have a large impact on scientific and medical research. Speaking at a University of Saskatchewan ...

The number of flu cases in Saskatchewan is growing and the province's chief medical health officer expects that to continue. "We'll probably see more ICU admissions and, unfortunately, deaths for the ...

Cancer is difficult for anyone, but it can be especially hard for those who feel they're the only one their age going through it. Young Adults Cancer Canada's (YACC) Saskatoon representative Heat...

The provincial NDP campaigned in Saskatoon on Friday.   Party leader Cam Broten held a media event where he outlined a plan to get more use out of City Hospital.   The facility currently ope...

The Kelsey Trail Health Region issued a news release Friday morning, Feb. 26, stating the Nipawin Hospital and Pineview Lodge were temporarily closed due to a "security situation". Police now said a 9...

One person in Saskatchewan has tested positive for Zika virus after traveling to a Zika infected country. Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Sahib Shahab, provided an update to the media...

A person who lives in Saskatchewan has contracted the latest Canadian case of Zika virus. On Thursday, the Public Health Agency of Canada reported three new cases of Zika virus confirmed by labs in Sa...

A Federal Court judge has ruled that medical marijuana patients have the right to grow their own cannabis. Judge Michael Phelan struck down federal legislation introduced by the previous Conservative ...

In a chilly room, the CEO of a private company that collects plasma from blood points to a white freezer where the plasma will be stored in the new Saskatoon facility-the company's first collection ce...

A former Yorkton doctor has been arrested on charges of sexual assault dating back to 2001 and 2008. Mohammed Haque was arrested at his current home in London, Ontario on Feb. 2, 2016 after a long inv...