Free program helps obese Moose Jaw, Sask., residents lose 2,500 lb.
Sixty-three per cent of Moose Jaw residents are overweight or obese. Since January 2014, a private clinic has been offering a free program to help 1,000 people lose weight and stave off chronic...
View ArticleCancer survivor Dionne Warner thrilled by husband’s 75-tonne gift
After eight cancer diagnoses in 20 years, Regina's Dionne Warner delights in chemo costumes and a pink tow truck.
View ArticleSask’s biggest snow rainbow painted in Moose Jaw for girl with rare disorder
Clayton Finnell is building a rainbow out of snow and food colouring at the Yara Centre in Moose Jaw for a Regina girl with a rare disorder.
View Article5 ways robots are delivering health care in Saskatchewan
In a province where patients often travel long distances and wait long periods of time to see a specialist, Dr. Ivar Mendez predicts remote-presence technology will deliver care closer to home. ...
View ArticleOrganic food products recalled due to salmonella threat
Frontier Co-op has initiated a recall on a number of products sold throughout Canada.
View ArticleSaskatchewan senior dies after eating detergent pods
A man with dementia died at Moose Jaw's Providence Place on March 20 after wandering unsupervised and eating laundry detergent pods.
View ArticleFake OxyContin suspected in OD death of Moose Jaw, Sask., man
A Moose Jaw, Sask., man is dead after taking what police believe were fake OxyContin pills.
View ArticleToxicology results matched to wrong patients, Sask. government says
Dozens of samples that were undergoing toxicology testing April 9 were matched to the wrong patients, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health says.
View ArticleNational ban on menthol smokes stalled by Saskatchewan, Rona Ambrose says
Federal Health Minister Rona Ambrose says the government of Saskatchewan was very resistant to imposing a ban on menthol flavoured cigarettes.
View ArticleChicken farm hired to shred confidential records, report says
A chicken farm should not be used to dispose of sensitive health documents, Saskatchewan's privacy and information commissioner says.
View ArticleSexual barriers: Regina student explores erotic lives of people with...
A University of Regina student says it is "really important to tell these stories" about sex and sexuality for people with disabilities.
View ArticleResearchers studying usage, safety of cannabis oil for children with epilepsy
The lead researchers of a cannabidiol study joined CBC Radio's Afternoon Edition to discuss the study and what they know so far, regarding usage and safety.
View ArticleCoerced sterilizations of Indigenous women in Saskatoon troubling: Bennett
Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett says she's troubled by reports of Indigenous women in and around Saskatoon being coerced into tubal ligation procedures.
View ArticleRaspberry mousse cakes sold in multiple provinces recalled by CFIA for norovirus
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recalling a number of raspberry mousse cakes due to norovirus.
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