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Recently, the city of Calgary made it mandatory for all residents to wear masks when outside of their house. This comes just after the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses requested the government of Saskatchewan do the same thing to help slow the spread of COVID 19. Mayor Fraser Tolmie addressed the issue, saying that right now there is no talk of making masks mandatory in Moose Jaw, but he's…

Yesterday some concerning allegations relating to abuse and gender-based violence were made against the Executive Director of Canadian Roots Exchange (CRE) on Twitter. Today, SUN learned that CRE has placed their Executive Director, Max Fineday, on administrative leave pending an investigation in response to these allegations. Details of the preliminary steps CRE have taken can be viewed here:…

As the number of health care workers infected with COVID-19 continues to climb, the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions is calling on Canada’s premiers to urgently implement legislation granting them fast access to workers’ compensation benefits, without having to prove their illness was contracted on the job. The leaders of eight provincial nurses’ unions have today written to…

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.”…