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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…

The federal government is launching an application portal on Monday where Canadians facing unemployment due to the COVID-19 crisis can apply for emergency income support benefits.  Canadians can go to Canada.ca for information about the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB). Service Canada and Canada Revenue Agency are jointly administering the CERB. Applicants…

Alberta Health confirmed that the youngest victim of the COVID-19 pandemic was a woman in her 20s from the Edmonton zone. Alberta Health could not provide her exact age. According to data from the Public Health Agency of Canada, the Alberta woman in her 20s is the youngest death of COVID-19 in the country at this point in the crisis. As of Sunday morning, three people between the…