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Think tank finds more than 240 people died waiting for surgery in Saskatchewan
A new report from a policy-advocacy group has found thousands of Canadians have died while waiting for surgery.The data obtained by Second Street discovered 242 people in Saskatchewan died while on a surgery waitlist between April 2018 and April 2019.The data, which was obtained by a Freedom of Information request, ends in the opening weeks of Canada’s fight against COVID-19.