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The union for Saskatchewan's 10,000 registered nurses has joined the province's 2,600 doctors telling the government to rethink its vaccination plan. "We're the ones that touch the patients the most. We're the ones that see the patients first. And we're in every health care unit, facility and agency across this province," Saskatchewan Union of Nurses President Tracy…

Premier Scott Moe suggested that some advocates of COVID-19 lockdowns speak from a place of privilege, as they make use of work-from-home options that aren’t available to everyone. Moe used a virtual speech at the 2021 Municipalities of Saskatchewan convention Monday to defend his government’s record on fighting the pandemic and paint a rosy picture of the future. He promised to…

REGINA -- The arrival of the COVID-19 variant in Saskatchewan paired with record high hospitalization numbers is causing concern for the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN). "It’s extremely important that we’re able to track to understand where the variant is and the potential for community spread," SUN President Tracy Zambory said. There are more COVID-19 patients in…

Long-term care facilities across the province continue to see significant outbreaks of COVID-19 among their staff and residents. The latest outbreak was declared on January 25, 2021, at Crocus Plains Villa, a personal care home in…

REGINA -- Saskatchewan nurses have been on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic for more than 10 months and new stresses brought on by the virus have taken a physical and mental toll on both them and their families. Aubrey Tollefson has been a nurse for almost six years in Assiniboia. She said doesn’t think anyone was prepared for what the pandemic caused, and how quickly and often…