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Paramedics in Saskatoon say May was a record month for overdose calls. Medavie Health Services West spokesman Troy Davies said ambulances responded to 262 overdoes calls last month. The opioid antidote naloxone, sometimes referred to under the brand name Narcan, was administered 48 times. “That’s a number we’ve never seen before in the history of our service,” Davies…

Samwel Uko's uncle says he recently found out his nephew visited the Regina General Hospital not once, but twice on the day he died. The second time, he was escorted out by security just a couple of hours before he was found dead in Wascana Lake.  The 20-year-old from Abbotsford, B.C., was in Regina visiting an aunt when he died on May 21. Justin Nyee, Uko's uncle from…

A Saskatchewan university student is trying to help teenagers them cope with isolation, stress and other mental health problems associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.  "We're just seeing a lot of uncertainty and really no where to turn," Alexis Epp said.  Epp is studying youth care work at Saskatchewan Polytechnic. She's the co-creator of the online network…

A report on long-term care in Saskatchewan describes aging facilities that do not meet current standards of care, facilities where four residents share one room, widespread problems hiring and retaining nurses, and overall problems with facilities struggling under current funding levels. Since 2013 the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has prepared annual reports on the standard of long-term…

REGINA -- The opposition NDP is calling on the provincial government to release the Saskatchewan Health Authority’s 2019 CEO Tour Report on long-term care. The report is intended to outline what’s working well and where improvements are necessary. “They are, at this moment and time, the best tool we have for accountability,” said NDP MLA Danielle Chartier. The NDP…