Canadian military to provide COVID-19 support in Saskatchewan
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Frontline workers battling the fourth wave of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan are about to get some much needed help from the Canadian military.
Front-line workers battling the fourth wave of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan are about to get some much-needed help from the Canadian military.
In a tweet Friday night, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair stated the armed forces are on their way to the province to provide the necessary support to fight the pandemic.
The move comes as Saskatchewan started shipping ICU patients to Ontario to help deal with packed Intensive Care Units.
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