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This month marks forty years since PTSD was formally added to the principal guide for mental health diagnoses. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) has gone through several incarnations over its existence, but despite the fact there has been historical evidence of PTSD as far back as the 17th century, it’s only within our recent societal experience that…

REGINA -- The Saskatchewan Government announced $17.8 million in funding for maintenance and upgrades at 87 health facilities across Saskatchewan. The funds will come from the province’s two-year capital plan, which included $100 million for health facility maintenance. “This increase in capital funding will help us upgrade existing health care facilities and improve the…

A bill focused on suicide prevention put forward by an Opposition MLA was defeated by the provincial government Friday at the Saskatchewan Legislature. The bill was put forward by Doyle Vermette, the NDP MLA for Cumberland, who said he was at a loss for words after the bill's deafeat. "I'm exhausted," Vermette said. "I'm hurt, I'm angry." The…

The long road to a tentative agreement announced Thursday between the Co-op Refinery Complex (CRC) and Unifor Local 594 has been marred by arrests, threats of violence and the worst weather the province has to offer. It took 196 days. Local 594 president Kevin Bittman freely admits the union has accepted every concession put on the table. “We never received anything. All we did…

The executive director of AIDS Saskatoon says the group is continuing with its plans to open a safe place for people to consume drugs. The provincial budget released Monday did not include a hoped-for $1.3 million for the planned facility, which would be staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. AIDS Saskatoon found out that the project would not be funded in March,…