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Saskatoon Paramedic Association members voted unanimously in favour of a strike mandate after struggling with recruitment and retainment challenges for years.

Man’s best friend is proving to be a true lifeline. All across Saskatchewan, service dogs are providing essential, life-changing support every day.

First responders found two unconscious occupants inside an apartment building in Regina on Friday due to carbon monoxide poisoning.

After a brief reprieve, overdose numbers are hitting record levels again in Saskatoon. In the span of three days, the Saskatoon Fire Department responded to 30 overdose calls.

A New Brunswick woman says she has no choice but to turn to the private sector to get refills for her medication -- and it's a costly process.

Amidst a staggering jump in overdoses, Saskatoon first responders and support organizations are seeing significant demand for naloxone kits.

Saskatoon Fire reported 37 overdoses in the last 24 hours alongside several suspicious deaths which may be connected to the overdoses.

A New Brunswick woman losing her family doctor faces a dire situation: she can't renew her prescription for controlled substances, leaving her to wait in emergency rooms.

The prolonged cold snap in Saskatchewan is bringing to light the dangers of being unprepared for the cold especially for new residents

Saskatchewan hospitals are facing over capacity issues on a weekly basis. But some of the problems could come from non-emergencies waiting to be seen.

The union representing thousands of health care professionals across Saskatchewan is calling out the decision to hire a private company to provide mobile detox services.

A year of broken records for Saskatoon, 2024 saw increased emergency responses and more than double the community paramedic events compared with 2023.

Saskatoon police have laid a first-degree murder charge in the death of a 25-year-old man in August.

The union is pointing the finger at a lack of training in Veterans Affairs Canada's guidelines, as well as a lack of understanding of what the clients need.

Paramedics have given substantially more doses of Narcan, an opioid overdose reversal drug, over the last three years. The data was released during Paramedic Services Week.

Last Thursday, the Vehicle Equipment Regulations were passed to allow more emergency vehicles to add blue flashing lights to their existing lights.

It takes place in a van set up like a mobile doctor's office, with various harm reduction supplies like syringes and pipes for distribution.

Medavie spokesperson Troy Davies said paramedics treated five separate patients during the week at the Saskatoon Ex, as well as dozens of people hit by bear spray at a concert.

The major crime section is investigating after a shooting victim died.

The driver was not issued a ticket.