Shadow Minister for Northern Affairs Jordan McPhail (right), and Shadow Minister for Health Vicki Mowat hold a press conference about rising food prices and high numbers of scurvy cases in northern Saskatchewan. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024.Photo by Michelle Berg/Saskatoon StarPhoenix

As scurvy cases rise, NDP urges Sask. Party to address food insecurity in north

"We shouldn't have to be talking about scurvy in 2024 — in Saskatchewan of all places."

by · Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Highlighting what it calls “alarming cases” of scurvy in northern Saskatchewan, the Opposition NDP continued its plea for the Saskatchewan Party government to address food prices and cost of living.

Doctors in La Ronge have treated 27 cases of scurvy within the last six months, bringing to light the severe impact of food insecurity in the province’s north.