Nursing union calls for better security after scary incident in Selkirk’s hospital
RCMP responded to a complaint at the Selkirk Regional Health Centre that a male, possibly armed, was causing a disturbance.
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We’re not ready to handle massive spike in Indigenous dementia: Alzheimer Society
The study shows that the number of people of Indigenous ancestry living with dementia in Canada is expected to increase to 40,300 from 10,800 by the year 2050.
Incident downtown brings back memories of missing son
Daniel’s son Colten Pratt was 26 years old and hanging out with a group of friends at the Marlborough Hotel on Smith Street on Nov. 6, 2014.
Name change proposed for south Winnipeg park to honour Manitoba’s Inuit community
The Tunngasugit Centre believes Winnipeg’s city council would be sending a strong message to the province’s Inuit community by changing the name of the park.
Collection of race-based data only matters if RCMP act on it, says prof
The project will see detachments collect, analyze and report race-based data “to better understand the experiences of Indigenous, Black and other racialized individuals and communities in their interactions with RCMP frontline officers.”
Family files suit against Cross Lake First Nation over fatal fire
The lawsuit claims the home only had one door, three windows that would all be difficult to escape through because of their sizes and had limited access to running water and no fire extinguisher. Only four of the seven inside were able to escape the blaze.
Nurse speaks out on dire working conditions at Thompson Hospital ER
The nurse claims the situation is seeing some patients in “unmonitored hallways” at the ER, and has them offering a bare minimum of care to many patients.
Ojibwe version of original Star Wars in the works
Auditions for Anishinaabemowin voice actors are scheduled to take place in Winnipeg in 2024. Script translation and sound recording will also take place in Winnipeg, while sound mixing and post-production are scheduled to occur at Skywalker Sound in California.
Manitoba scientists using sophisticated technology to find out how much greenhouse gas comes from wetlands
Ducks Unlimited Canada has been working on an ambitious project erecting what are known as “flux towers” in freshwater wetlands in Manitoba to measure and to compare as precisely as possible how much carbon dioxide and methane are being taken up and released from different wetlands.
Soldier and family of six left homeless in battle with RM
Canadian Forces Sgt. Zak McDermot-Fouts, who served two tours in Afghanistan during his 19 years of service, says he purchased a 139-acre property in the RM of Whitehead near Brandon, back in 2014, but since making the purchase claims the RM and successive councils have been doing everything in their power to delay and deny him and his wife from building their “dream home” and family farm there.