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(SASKATOON, SK) The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) and Station 20 West announced an expansion of their partnership Wednesday, which will see greater collaboration on health education and outreach programs as means to address the root causes of health problems in Saskatoon’s Westside Core neighborhoods. In addition SUN announced the forgiveness of a $250,000 loan extended to the project…

December 6, 2013: Today we mourn and pay tribute to a global icon and symbol of freedom, courage and forgiveness, an anti-apartheid hero and an honorary Canadian citizen, Nelson Mandela: July 18, 1918 – December 5, 2013.     “What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the…

December 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada, marking the anniversary of the 1989 murders of 14 young women at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal.   On this day we remember these young women murdered because they were women, just as they were getting the education they needed to take on challenging careers in a field where…

(Regina, SK) Healthcare dominates as an issue of top concern for Saskatchewan people, with registered nurse care seen as integral to service delivery according to a province wide public opinion survey. The survey was conducted by Praxis Analytics in October (2013) on behalf of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN). SUN annually conducts public research to gauge how people feel about the…

Healthcare dominates as an issue of top concern for Saskatchewan people, with registered nurse care seen as integral to service delivery according to a province wide public opinion survey. The survey was conducted by Praxis Analytics in October (2013) on behalf of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN). SUN annually conducts public research to gauge how people feel about the services provided by…