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Environment Ministry: Rabies still low among bats in Saskatchewan
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (389+ words) SASKATOON — The Ministry of Environment is assuring residents that rabies incidents in wild bats remain low in the province at an estimated three per cent. The ministry said bats are more active during specific times of the year, including late…...
Eight Sask health facilities have service disruptions on Aug 12
5+ hour, 28+ min ago (242+ words) SASKATCHEWAN — Service disruptions are occurring at eight health-care facilities across the province on July 12, according to the Saskatchewan Health Authority. Emergency services will be disrupted at the Biggar and District Health Centre from noon-4 p.m., the Broadview Union Hospital from…...
Opposition accuses gov’t of quietly changing health-care policy
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (795+ words) SASKATOON — The Saskatchewan NDP says the provincial government has quietly stopped providing health coverage to some immigrants with maintained (formerly known as implied) status, leaving legally authorized workers without provincial health insurance while they wait for work permit renewals or…...
WH Wines & Spirits Ltd. fined $28,000 for worker injury
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (226+ words) 620 CKRM WH Wines & Spirits Ltd. fined $28,000 for worker injury REGINA — WH Wines & Spirits Ltd. pleaded guilty in Regina Provincial Court June 23 to one violation of The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020. The charges stemmed from a worksite incident that occurred…...
Annual funding pledged to Poundmaker’s Lodge
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (173+ words) SWIFT CURRENT — Provincial funding is designated to increase access to addictions recovery services by funding 12 new second-stage sober living spaces in Swift Current. Poundmaker's Lodge Sober Living Spaces, which has been allocated $607,000 in annual funding, will provide Saskatchewan residents in…...
Six-week wait for care bed highlights Sask. long-term care strain
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (1018+ words) SASKATOON — Barb Sambasivam has seen Saskatchewan’s long-term care system from two deeply personal sides: as the sister of a man whose needs have grown more complex, and as the mother of an adult son who also requires lifelong care. Sambasivam…...
USask research: What’s the buzz about mosquitos this year?
1+ week, 1+ day ago (234+ words) SASKATOON — Weeks of wild and wet weather from spring to summer have helped create the perfect storm for mass mosquito proliferation across the province this year. With mosquito populations peaking well above the 10-year average in Saskatchewan and double last…...
Unprecedented gift will advance pediatric research at USask
1+ week, 1+ day ago (324+ words) SASKATOON — A $4M gift is establishing a pediatric research chair at USask to study how early life factors shape chronic disease risk and improve lifelong health. What if we could stop a disease before it started? Factors in early life can…...
Pests, moisture among challenges canola crop faces this season
1+ week, 3+ day ago (20+ words) 620 CKRM Pests, moisture among challenges canola crop faces this season...
Saskatoon cancer survivor earns Terry Fox humanitarian award
2+ week, 1+ day ago (748+ words) SASKATOON — At just six years old, Naomi Lendvay and her family received devastating news after she was diagnosed with stage 4 rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer that forms in soft tissues and can affect children and teens. A…...