Page 2 - Morris Markentin News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

HIV is treatable. But in Saskatchewan, people are still catching it more than anywhere else in Canada — and they're still dying from it.

Non-profit partners say they're wrestling with a combination of deep socioeconomic inequality and resistance to vaccination.

"We need to make it easy. Not everyone has the ability to drive to North Battleford because that’s where the clinic is open."

Article content Saskatchewan’s Minister of Mental Health and Addictions has directed the Saskatchewan Health Authority to create 13 sites where people can use illicit drugs under medical supervision, braving new waters for a province that has never publicly funded that type of program. Minister Everett Hindley said it will be offered in hotels and other sites the health authority operates for people under COVID-19 self-isolation orders, part of a suite of measures designed to help people who use drugs quarantine successfully. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing y...

Article content Saskatchewan’s Minister of Mental Health and Addictions has directed the Saskatchewan Health Authority to create 13 sites where people can use illicit drugs under medical supervision, braving new waters for a province that has never publicly funded that type of program. Minister Everett Hindley said it will be offered in hotels and other sites the health authority operates for people under COVID-19 self-isolation orders, part of a suite of measures designed to help people who use drugs quarantine successfully. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing y...