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More than two months into the coronavirus pandemic, federal and provincial governments are using extraordinary measures to supply health-care workers with personal protective equipment, including letting them use expired masks. And with more than 61,000 cases of COVID-19 coast to coast, and the country reaching the milestone of more than 4,000 deaths on Tuesday, supplies are…

Restrictions on travel in Northern Saskatchewan due to the pandemic is bringing the province's north-south divide to the surface, but some say the people should be rallying together, as opposed to pointing fingers.     Ashton Janvier is a teacher in the Northern Village of La Loche. He says most people in the community are following tight restrictions in place to contain an…

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has set a May 19 date to begin resuming some of the thousands of surgeries put on hold due to COVID-19, but its four-phase plan still leaves timing for a long list of procedures “to be determined.” “Recent data does indicate that the province is in a better position now to move forward on reintroducing services in a gradual and thoughtful…

Saskatchewan's chief electoral officer is looking for legislative changes, access to personal protective equipment and increased use of schools to safely deliver an election on Oct. 26, the date set for the next provincial election. On Monday, Michael Boda sent Premier Scott Moe and the House leaders in government and Opposition a set of recommendations on what is needed before people…

The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) says an outbreak of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan’s far north is alarming. Perry Bellegarde noted Tuesday that there’s been a steady rise in cases mainly from in and around the Dene community of La Loche, 600 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon. He said the English River First Nation’s territory is…