First responders

Thousand of athletes from around North America will be converging on Regina for the Can-Am Police-Fire Games in 2028. Regina was the winner of a bidding process to be the host. This multi-sport, Olympic-style event will display athleticism, skill, and camaraderie. Multiple venues around the city will be used to stage the events. The Can-Am […]

A family is grieving the deaths of two children as Canada’s paramedic community mourns the loss of one of its own, all three of whom died in the same crash on an icy highway in northern Saskatchewan. Alexa LaRiviere-Laliberte, from the hamlet of Jans Bay, Sask., said her 15-month-old daughter, Kinzey, and her 12-year-old cousin […]

The Saskatchewan Workers Compensation Board and the Saskatchewan First Responders Mental health Committee are partnering to bring mental health supports to first responders. According to a 2017 Canadian Journal of Psychiatry survey, 45 percent of first responders showed some symptoms consistent with an operational stress injury, which is four times the rate of the average […]