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Produced by the Regina LeaderPost, check out this interactive timeline of how Saskatchewan became the frontier for Canada's national health care system. www.leaderpost.com

Saskatchewan:  Saskatchewan residents are not only marking Canada Day on July 1, they are celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the first public health care program in North America. “It’s an important achievement, particularly since Medicare did not have an easy birth and continues to face challenges as it ages,” says Tom Graham, President of CUPE Saskatchewan, which…

(Vancouver Sun) An expanded role for Canada's nurses would result in better care for more patients and significant cost savings for the health system, says a report written for the Canadian Nursing Association and released Monday.  Read full article Read the Canadian Nurses' Association's report: A Nursing Call to Action

SUN signs Saskatchewan Health and Safety Leadership Charter (Regina) June 14, 2012:  The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) has publicly solidified its commitment to promoting healthy and safe workplaces and communities with the signing of the Saskatchewan Health and Safety Leadership Charter. SUN officially added its name to a growing list of organizations with a shared goal of reducing…

(June 13, 2012) As part of a shared commitment to health system transformation and patient first care, Health Minister Dustin Duncan, Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) President Rosalee Longmoore and the Regional Health Authorities signed a renewal of their partnership agreement today.    “Registered nurses are important partners in bringing about the transformation…