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REGINA -- A Saskatchewan mother is among others calling for detox and inpatient addiction treatment centres to increase capacity, to support those who are struggling with addiction. Ronni Nordal’s son Andrew was addicted to substances for ten years. Andrew is now sober. “I had a child who I loved who stole from me, lied to me, used in my house, committed crimes all because he has…

Two sets of numbers, compiled using different methodologies, indicate Saskatchewan has the most Indigenous COVID-19 cases in Canada. Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) only tracks on-reserve numbers. As of Tuesday, it said Saskatchewan had 49 of the 212 total cases in Canada. Ontario was just behind Saskatchewan with 48. ISC also said there had been 43 recoveries, three hospitalizations and…

Health-care workers in Saskatchewan who work around people who could — or do — have COVID-19 are now guaranteed access to certain personal protective equipment (PPE). It’s an agreement between the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health, the Saskatchewan Health Authory and the five unions representing the province’s health-care workers. It lays out a series of shared…

SASKATOON -- The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) plans to reopen emergency departments in nine communities. Those include Kerrobert, Herbert, Preeceville, Davidson, Wolseley, Arcola, Biggar, Leader and Oxbow, according to a news release. The SHA expects the first reopening will be Arcola in mid-June, with others to follow. The announcement comes after Saskatchewan Party MLA Greg Brkich…

[May 26, 2020] The protection of healthcare workers on the frontline of COVID-19 has been SUN’s number one priority since the beginning of this pandemic, and it is something our team has been working on diligently. Together with other Saskatchewan healthcare unions (SGEU, SEIU West, CUPE and HSAS), the Ministry of Health and the SHA, SUN has created a Joint Statement on Principles for…