Pamela Cowan
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Private-pay MRI service coming to Saskatoon
‘This RFP is for the continuation of CT and MRI community-based publicly funded services in Regina and a new Saskatoon MRI service’ → Read More
On the job or not? Here's the process when some public servants are charged criminally
When charged with a criminal offence, are CFL players on a level playing field with members of other organizations? → Read More
Innocent until proven guilty: Are CFL players accused of a criminal charge on a level playing field with others?
‘There have been cases where employees have been actually been allowed to serve a prison sentence without losing their employment status’: law professor → Read More
Tartan Curling Club set to be sold as merger finalized with Callie Club
The merger of two local curling clubs will mean the end of the Tartan Curling Club facility on Broadway Avenue. → Read More
No smoking, no toking: University of Regina campuses going entirely smoke free
Under the smoke-free campus policy at the U of R, tobacco, marijuana, e-cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos and pipe tobacco will not be permitted. → Read More
Goodbye to the movie biz: Wilf Runge has golden memories of more than 50 years behind the silver screen
'Certain movies, like horrors or comedies, are much more scary or funny with a crowd' → Read More
Lumsden retreat centre sustains water and smoke damage in fire
The iconic retreat house in the Lumsden Valley suffered extensive fire and water damage after a blaze between the building's ceiling and roof. → Read More
Police investigating death of Regina girl, 12, who was pulled from beneath backyard snow
The Chief Coroner is investigating the death of a 12-year-old girl who was found unresponsive beneath snow in the backyard of a Regina home. → Read More
Secret Siblings
Abandoned under a caragana bush, an Ontario woman needed sleuthing, science and sheer luck to discover her Saskatchewan roots → Read More
Saskatchewan: Land of living skies and a racial divide
Saskatchewan residents pride ourselves on being kind and lending a helping hand. → Read More
The ever-changing world of paramedics — from homes and hospitals to hot zones
Ambulances are no longer the only place where patients are treated by paramedics — the emergency responders work in hospitals, homes and “hot zones.” Paramedics have a constantly expanding practice. While some paramedics assess patients in emergency rooms, make house calls, treat drug addicts and alcoholics and provide community support, Tactical Emergency Medical Services (TEMS) works […] → Read More
Medical professionals say dying patients need better palliative care
A nurse practitioner is worried people might consider medically assisted dying (MAID) as a last resort because of the lack of palliative care services in Saskatchewan. “Will people be desperate for MAID just because they aren’t able to have quality of life?” asked Maureen Klenk of Regina. “Palliative care is symptom control for quality of […] → Read More
Taking the medically assisted dying conversation out of the closet
What does medically assisted dying mean? Holly Schick, executive director of the Saskatchewan Seniors Mechanism (SSM), believes the federal government’s decision to legalize medical assistance in dying (MAID) raises many questions for most people. The SSM is holding a two-day conference in Regina this week to answer some of those questions from legal, medical, personal […] → Read More
Selection of Saskatchewan Health Authority's new board and CEO underway
My sense is that there will be a great opportunity for our new CEO to take the entire system forward → Read More
Finding support to deal with an unpredictable disease
We have no idea or map as to when things will affect me or where → Read More
Dramatic drop in surgical waits over five years, but backlog continues
Whenever there is a benefit to patients, the health system absolutely would pursue further innovation → Read More
HIV nurses at the forefront of care — then and now
Saskatchewan is the epicentre for HIV in Canada — and that has many questioning why the province doesn’t have supervised injection services. Supervised injection sites are “absolutely critical in reaching people who are otherwise unreachable,” said Irene Goldstone, an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia’s School of Nursing. “They start to gain self respect […] → Read More
Many changes over three decades of saving lives for Regina EMS
After responding to the agonized screams of a mother whose child's hand was caught in a garburator, Jamie Knapman went home — haunted because he didn't know the outcome. → Read More
Two more radiologists leaving Regina after mediation talks end
Two more radiologists will be leaving Regina — one is going to Moose Jaw, the other to Calgary. Dr. Pieter Janse van Rensburg, Regina’s only neuroradiologist, and Dr. Greg Kraushaar, the only radiologist doing cardiac MRIs in the city, are expected to depart in April, according to Radiology Associates of Regina (RAR). Their departures come after […] → Read More
Canada is failing heart failure patients: report
Heart failure patients are being failed by Canada’s health-care system, according to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. The foundation’s 2016 Report On the Health of Canadians released Tuesday pointed to the lack of continuity of care for heart failure patients as they are released from the hospital to the community. “A patient will be admitted with […] → Read More