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Saskatchewan’s biggest cities have seen bleak overdose numbers in recent weeks, sounding alarm bells about the increasing dangers of addiction. Advocates in the major centres have repeatedly said they don’t have adequate resources to respond — but they’re not the only ones who feel they’ve been left empty-handed. “Saskatoon and Regina seem to be…

  As the province faced its steepest daily spike in COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) is urging the government to make masks mandatory for indoor public spaces when social distancing isn’t possible. “The wearing of masks needs to be mandatory,” said SUN president Tracy Zambory. “We cannot be grey in this area any longer.”…

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is warning of an emergent situation in the southwest and west central areas of the province. As a result of aggressive contact tracing and testing, the SHA has identified additional individuals with COVID-19 in south west and west central Saskatchewan. Some of these individuals are linked to known chains of transmission and some individuals have no known…

Board meeting Jan. 21-22, 2020 Financial Decisions: The Board of directors approved a motion to sponsor the 2020 Governor General’s Leadership Conference for $2500 The Board approved to fund an additional 38 members to the CLC Triennial Convention in Vancouver in May 2020. The Board of Directors approved a motion to increase the in-province meal allowance for Board, Committee and…

Canadian trials have just begun for a prospective coronavirus vaccine, but its Quebec-based manufacturer is already downplaying its potential impact. Dr. Bruce Clark, president and CEO of the biopharmaceutical company Medicago, cautioned observers against holding unrealistic expectations that his product — or any of the numerous vaccines in development globally — will bring…