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OTTAWA — First Nations and Metis leaders say they need more from Ottawa to combat COVID-19 in their communities, including money, assistance with security and help acquiring protective equipment. Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde says money earmarked for First Nations for COVID-19 response so far is not proportional to the populations in their communities and more…

The health authority representing dozens of health care centres in Saskatchewan's north is sounding the alarm bell about the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) for its front-line health care workers. "[We] are deeply concerned that there are limited to no protective supplies for health care workers in northern Saskatchewan," the Northern Inter-Tribal Health…

REGINA -- The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses is voicing its concerns about Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the province’s health care facilities. The union said some nurses have come forward with complaints about PPE limits for staff members each shift. “They need to be able to come to work, know that they are safe, know that they can keep their patients safe and know that…

The University of Saskatchewan has two colleges that have recently donated critical supplies to Saskatchewan front line health workers. The extraordinary times definitely call for extra measures. The College of Kinesiology is proud to provide: • 79 cases of gloves • 2 cases of disinfectant wipes • 1 gallon of surface disinfectant • 4 1L bottles of hand sanitizer The College…

Newfoundland and Labrador nurses say they are deeply anxious about a plan to sterilize and reuse masks at health-care facilities as the province prepares for a possible surge of COVID-19 cases in the coming weeks. Without a guaranteed supply of masks, the largest health authority in the province has begun collecting used masks to sterilize them with vaporized hydrogen peroxide. "It's…