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REGINA -- Flu clinics will begin in Saskatchewan on Oct. 19, according to the Saskatchewan Health Authority. Anyone over the age of six months is encouraged by the SHA to get a flu vaccine, which is available at clinics throughout the province, some physicians and nurse practitioners offices and local pharmacies. “Getting vaccinated is especially important for people at high-risk of…

“This isn’t a Saskatchewan case or a Canada case. This became a North American case, and frankly global." Saskatchewan nurse Carolyn Strom has won a landmark appeal against her regulatory body in a years-long case that delved into questions about the limits on a nursing professional’s freedom of expression. A Saskatchewan Court of Appeal panel ruled on Tuesday morning…

We are extremely pleased that Carolyn Strom has won her appeal. SUN is proud to have supported Ms. Strom and the voice of all registered nurses in Saskatchewan and Canada throughout this important case – a case that had far-reaching implications for freedom of expression, democracy, and the ability of registered nurses to speak out both as professionals and as individual…

(OTTAWA, ON) – An investigation into Canada’s management of COVID-19 and the safety of the nation’s health care workers has been released. The investigation’s report, A Time of Fear, details Canada’s systemic preventable failure to adequately prepare and urgently respond to the gravest public health emergency in a century. An independent investigation…

SHA Effective Staffing Strategy Committee Approves New Temporary Positions …