The Evan Bray Show - NDP Leader Carla Beck & Dr. Amit Persad - January 14th, 2025

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Saskatchewan NDP leader Carla Beck pops in for a quick chat with Evan Bray at the Western Canadian Crop Production Show. Then, the Royal University Hospital (RUH) Foundation is launching a major fundraising initiative and kicking off the campaign with a generous donation from Merlis Belsher. A starting donation of $1.2 million is going towards Saskatchewan's first neurosurgical robot system for RUH. Dr. Amit Persad, a RUH neurosurgeon who is presently training to operate this equipment, joins Evan to explain what this means for the province and who it will help.
14 Jan 2025 12PM English Canada News Commentary

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