The Saskatoon Health Region has announced it is cutting the jobs of about 70 people in an effort to balance its budget. In a release, the health region said meetings were held on Thursday with unionized staff who are being let go. Saskatoon Health Region president and CEO Dan Florizone spoke to the media after announcing 70 people had been laid off. However, we knew that with over 70 per cent of our entire budget devoted to staffing, not affecting jobs was extremely unlikely." The health region said due to the collective agreement process, the number of unionized employees who lose their jobs won't be known for a few weeks.

Source: CBC News September 15, 2016 22:59 UTC