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This week, Janann Blackburn lost half her staff — not because she had or wanted to, but because she wanted to keep people safe. Blackburn is the executive director of Cheshire Homes, which provides care services for 17 people with physical disabilities and independent living units for 10 more. Because some of her residents have underlying medical conditions, she assumed the provincial…

The Saskatchewan government's five-phase plan to reopen the province is set to begin on May 4.  The plan, which was unveiled Thursday by Premier Scott Moe and Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab, will guide the province as it restarts its economy during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.  "Over the next several weeks, restrictions will be…

The University of Saskatchewan’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) has received another federal investment in the battle against COVID-19. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Thursday that VIDO-InterVac will receive $23 million in an effort to fast-track the development of a COVID-19 vaccine. “This major federal…

It won’t be “business as usual” when dental hygienists return to work. Dental offices are permitted to reopen on May 4, being part of the provincial government’s Re-Open Saskatchewan first phase. “The resuming of dental hygiene services will not look the same way that they maybe once did,” Shelby Hamm, deputy registrar of the Saskatchewan Dental…

SASKATOON -- The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses is raising concerns about the potential impact of the province’s plan to re-open the economy. Tracy Zambory, the union's president, said she hopes people will continue practicing physical distancing and handwashing as businesses re-open. “We just worry when we start this conversation, we’re going to get far too comfortable and…