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Sask. adding 77 permanent positions to rural hospitals
WATCH: As Wayne Mantyka tells us, help is on the way for those working in rural hospitals across Saskatchewan. The province says help is on the way for rural hospitals across Saskatchewan, with 77 full-time positions being created across 30 communities. The province hopes it will help stabilize the provision of emergency and other services. 'I am pleased that we have the chance to celebrate the ongoing efforts to reduce service disruptions in rural and northern communities and today I am very pleased to announce 77 new and enhanced permanent full-time positions to 30 different rural and northern communities,' Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill said on Wednesday. Most of the 77 positions are currently being filled by part-time and temporary staff, but it's difficult to retain workers without offering full-time job stability. 'Adding more full-time roles will help attract more professionals, support existing employees by providing better staffing coverage, improve team cohesiveness and provide a safer work environment for workers and providers,' Cockrill said. Cockrill made the announcement in Moose Jaw, where seven permanent nursing jobs will be added. Other rural communities like Kipling, southeast of Regina, will gain two permanent nursing positions. The Opposition NDP is questioning how the positions will be filled. 'You know as of this morning according to publicly available data, we have 1,647 vacant health care positions in the province and so why should people believe that [with] these 77 the Sask. Party will be able to fill whereas the previous 1,647 they could not,' NDP MLA Keith Jorgenson said. The Saskatchewan Health Authority does not know how long it will take to fill the 77 permanent positions but with any of the spots already filled by parttime and temporary workers, convincing them to go full-time could make the job easier.
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Pura Scents recalling more than 850,000 diffusers as magnet issue may cause ingestion hazard
Pura Scents is recalling more than 850,000 diffusers because some magnets may detach and cause a possible ingestion hazard to children. The company is recalling about 851,400 Pura 4 Smart Home Fragrance Diffusers with detachable covers. It said an additional 1,100 were sold in Canada. Pura Scents said that the magnets on the inside cover of the product can detach, posing an ingestion hazard to children. When high-powered magnets are swallowed, the ingested magnets can attract each other, or other metal objects, and become lodged in the digestive system. This can result in perforations, twisting or blockage of the intestines, infection, blood poisoning and death. The company has received three reports of magnets detaching from the cover. No injuries have been reported. The diffusers were sold at Target, Scheels and other stores nationwide from August 2023 through May 2025 for about US$50. They were also sold online through Pura's website, as well as online at Amazon, Target and Scheels. Pura Scents is offering a free replacement cover. Consumers are advised to immediately dispose of the existing detachable cover and to keep the diffusers out of the reach of children and pets. To receive the free replacement cover, individuals may contact Pura Scents at 855-394-5292 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. MT Monday through Friday. The company can also be emailed at replacement@ Consumers may also visit the company's website and click on 'Recall' at the bottom of the page for more information. Michelle Chapman, The Associated Press
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Police investigate 'suspicious' death of care-home patient in Abbotsford, B.C.
Police say they are investigating the "suspicious" death of a patient who had been living in a care home in Abbotsford, B.C. The Abbotsford Police Department says the local hospital called police about two patients who had been transferred from Menno Home while experiencing "medical emergencies that raised concerns due to their suspicious nature." A statement from police says they were called on July 6 and one of the patients died on July 10. It says the Abbotsford major crime unit then took conduct of the investigation. Police say detectives are in the early stages of a "complex case" and they are working closely with Menno Home to "uncover the circumstances surrounding these medical events." They say the care home immediately implemented additional safeguards to protect its residents, but police would not release further details due to the "sensitive" nature of the ongoing investigation. The Menno Place website says Menno Home is one of two residential care homes on the grounds. It says the home is governed by the Mennonite Benevolent Society. The home receives its primary funding through the Fraser Health Authority, it says.
