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Number of First Nations people living with IBD in Saskatchewan has doubled
Jul 28, 2021 SASKATOON – The number of First Nations people in Saskatchewan living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) more than doubled from 1999 to 2016, according to research recently published by University of Saskatchewan (USask) community health and epidemiology researchers. IBD is a chronic condition characterized by inflammation of the digestive tract—ulcerative colitis and […]
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Read MoreFSIN asking for assistance as COVID-19 outbreak continues on northern Sask. First Nation – 620 CKRM
Jul 27, 2021 The FSIN says public health orders need to be restored to try and control a COVID-19 outbreak on the Buffalo Dene River First Nation, about 540 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon. In a release, chief Bobby Cameron says the community is battling the virus due to the lack of public health orders and […]
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Read MoreFSIN: Province Must Step Up to Help Buffalo River
(Treaty 6 Territory, Saskatoon SK) – The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) Executive is calling on the Provincial Government and RCMP to ramp up efforts to help curb the spread of COVID-19 on the Buffalo River Dene Nation in northern Saskatchewan. The community is battling the quick spread of the deadly virus due to […]
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Read MoreSK Government: Lifting The State Of Emergency And Health Orders Brings An End To Public Emergency Layoff Provisions
July 9, 2021 On July 11 the Government of Saskatchewan will remove the public health orders related to COVID-19 and lift the state of emergency for the province. Employers will have two weeks within which to schedule an employee who has been on a temporary layoff back to work, or provide pay instead of notice […]
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Read MoreLiving with COVID-19: Re-Opening Saskatchewan Step Three Guidance
July 7, 2021 Today, 71 per cent of Saskatchewan residents have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 50 per cent are now fully immunized. With increasing community protection against COVID-19, Saskatchewan will move to Step Three of the Re-Opening Roadmap Sunday, July 11 when all public health orders will be removed. This includes […]
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Read MoreCOVID-19 Update For July 6: 1,233,534 Vaccines Administered, 14 New Cases, 60 Recoveries, One New Death
July 6, 2021 Vaccines Reported An additional 8,348 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,233,534. Over half a million Saskatchewan residents are now fully vaccinated. The additional 8,348 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported today were administered to residents living in the […]
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Read MoreSK Government – COVID-19 Update For July 5: 1,225,186 Vaccines Administered, 20 New Cases, 56 Recoveries
July 5, 2021 Vaccines Reported An additional 8,814 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,225,186. The additional 8,814 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported today were administered to residents living in the following zones: Far North West, 16; Far North Central, 1; […]
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Read MoreFond Du Lac councillor starts life jacket campaign – paNOW
Jul 4, 2021 A Fond Du Lac Denesuline First Nation councillor is looking to help the youth of their community stay safe when travelling from the reserve. She’s starting a kids life jacket campaign. Councillor Colleen Whitedeer explained because of the high cost of flying from the community, in the summer many band members travel […]
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Read MoreRegina centre says supports for survivors needed as residential schools searched – The Star Phoenix
“We’ve been told that this is by far not the first, nor the last, and to prepare for the next one.” Jun 29, 2021 The phone at Regina Treaty/Status Indian Services hasn’t stopped ringing since Cowessess First Nation announced it had identified hundreds of unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school. Executive […]
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Read MoreMétis Youth and Families Attend Second MN-S Vaccine Clinic
June 25, 2021 – To further the Métis Nation–Saskatchewan (MN–S) Government vaccine initiative, Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) staff are delivering 250 vaccine doses to Métis children, youth and citizens at a second pop-up COVID-19 clinic. MN–S is proud to offer culturally aware vaccine clinic options to help keep citizens healthy and safe. The clinic is […]
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