Doctors and residents in northern and rural Manitoba say health care in their communities must be a federal election priority this year, as emergency rooms continue to close and patients travel farther and longer for care. The emergency room at Morris General Hospital, 60 kilometres south of Winnipeg, closed indefinitely inContinue Reading
Manitoba Four provinces have expressed interest in sharing hosting duties for the 2030 Commonwealth Games if the event is awarded to Canada. Multi-jurisdictional model makes hosting a scaled-down Commonwealth Games feasible: federation Ian Froese · CBC News · Posted: Apr 14, 2025 4:06 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours agoContinue Reading
Manitoba The Winnipeg Jets clinched the franchise’s first Presidents’ Trophy Sunday for most points in the NHL regular season even though they lost 4-1 to the Edmonton Oilers. ‘We want to be the first Canadian team since ’93 to win the cup. That’s what we’re here for’ Judy Owen ·Continue Reading
Manitoba Kyle Connor and Cole Perfetti scored in the shootout, and the Winnipeg Jets clinched the franchise’s first Central Division title and the No. 1 seed for the Western Conference playoffs with a wild 5-4 victory over Chicago on Saturday night. Josh Morrissey scores twice in 3rd period, but keyContinue Reading
Manitoba Jen Gunter, a Winnipeg-born gynecologist and bestselling author, says she’s had enough with the United States, but she’s also prescribing a stark warning for Canadian voters concerned about the future of their own reproductive health care. ‘Absolute just gutting of health care’ in U.S. prompting early return to Canada,Continue Reading
Manitoba The incurable medical condition that ended the professional hockey career of a first-round Winnipeg Jets draft pick is a disorder that’s challenging to diagnose and sometimes difficult to treat, says a Manitoba doctor. Chaz Lucius’s career cut short after being diagnosed with condition that affects connective tissue Chaz Lucius, left,Continue Reading
Manitoba Canada has a unique chance to become a medical and scientific powerhouse — if it moves quickly to scoop up professionals leaving the United States in the wake of health cuts and layoffs, the head of the Canadian Medical Association says. Changes to immigration, licensing needed to bring ‘wealthContinue Reading
A Brazilian man says he was misled into working illegally in Winnipeg based on the promise he would eventually get a work permit. Ighor Santos, 27, says he was ordered to leave the country after blowing the whistle on the man who recruited him and other foreign nationals for a construction job in the city’sContinue Reading
Manitoba The Manitoba government says a program introducing advanced care paramedics at seven locations will improve medical care for emergencies outside throughout rural and northern Manitoba. 14 paramedics with broader scope of practice placed at 7 strategic locationsArturo Chang · CBC News · Posted: Apr 10, 2025 12:04 AM EDT | LastContinue Reading
Manitoba Manitoba’s MLAs may soon be showing off their singing pipes — and their Canadian pride — on every legislative sitting day. Progressive Conservatives say singing national anthem would be ‘permanent symbol of collective Canadian pride’ Ian Froese · CBC News · Posted: Apr 09, 2025 9:24 PM EDT | Last Updated: April 10Continue Reading
