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As the backbone of the health care system, registered nurses play a critical role in keeping the public and patients safe during a pandemic. During the COVID-19 crisis, Saskatchewan’s registered nurses are taking a lead role in advocating for patient and public safety, and calling for real-time changes to policies and practices to contain the spread of the virus. “We are the ones who…

Canada's health minister says even as several provinces and sectors engage in a "cautious reopening," people need to understand that the coronavirus outbreak is "not over." Her message came as the number of COVID-19 cases in Canada exceeded 60,000. Patty Hajdu said Monday that "the new normal will have to include new ways of living, new ways of working, that will…

REGINA -- Saskatchewan will reopen some non-essential services on Monday, as the first phase of the Reopen Saskatchewan plan begins. The plan takes a multi-phase approach to restarting the province's economy. Public health measures and travel restrictions within the province remain in place. Here’s what phase one will look like in Saskatchewan: The first phase of the plan will…

While La Ronge, Sask., initially received an exemption from the travel ban blanketing the north due to COVID-19, Councillor Jordan McPhail says council is going to be asking the province to include the town in travel restrictions after all. They'll also be asking the province to provide data on how many travellers are being let through or being turned away from the checkpoints. McPhail had…

The Saskatchewan Health Authority says it should have notified the public sooner about an outbreak at the Lloydminster Hospital, which was not announced for days after it was declared internally. "We are reviewing this situation and we will be coming forward with improvements to support our [medical health officers] and communications through the outbreak notification process," Scott…