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Health care workers will be first in line to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine doses that will start arriving in Saskatchewan next week, with long-term care residents close behind. For 74-year-old Ross McKay the vaccine offers a chance to see his wife Carol in person again early in the new year.   "I might be able to go outside, or away from here. I've been married…

The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) is calling on the public to stay vigilant around COVID-19 protocols, despite optimistic news about a vaccine. A limited shipment of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is set to arrive in Saskatchewan on Tuesday, with Regina health care workers set to get their shots first.  Health officials revealed the province's phase-in vaccine…

As the number of COVID cases here in Saskatchewan continue to climb at a worrisome rate, the already strained healthcare system is feeling the pressure. The latest modelling numbers are projecting a worst-case scenario of over 8,000 cases reported per day. In response to the growing number of COVID cases in the province, on December 3, the Saskatchewan Health…

A Moose Jaw, Sask., woman battling cervical cancer is learning the importance of advocating for herself in an overwhelmed health care system. Last week, Beth Racic waited around four hours for her surgery in Moose Jaw’s hospital, only to be turned away due to a lack of resources. “At this point (the nurse) had done the preliminary screening, I had the IV in and I was…

Premier Scott Moe has been keeping the door open to the idea of COVID-19 restrictions being loosened by Christmas, allowing people to gather in slightly larger groups for the holiday. The president of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) said it's wrong to even talk about that. "This is something that cannot happen, should not happen, and shouldn't even be contemplated,"…