After a yearlong rescue effort, dozens of domestic rabbits in Selkirk have been trapped, treated and rehomed, as volunteers and city officials warn the costly crisis was entirely preventable.
Dr. Peter Nickerson, a longtime transplant immunologist and now Dean and Vice-Provost (Health Sciences) at the University of Manitoba’s Max Rady College of Medicine, is credited with helping design the modern health-systems approach to transplant medicine that Canada relies on today.
Several rare “fallstreak holes” appeared across southern Manitoba on Dec. 1, creating dramatic circular gaps in the clouds as aircraft triggered supercooled droplets to freeze—an unusual multi-cloud outbreak confirmed by the Weather Centre of Manitoba.
While deer remain the most common hazard on highways and rural roads, collisions with much larger animals are becoming more frequent.
More than 300 Springfield residents packed a heated town hall on Oct. 22 to denounce Sio Silica’s mining project and push to withdraw from the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region, demanding stronger local control over water and planning decisions.
The steepest declines were in transportation equipment manufacturing and wood product manufacturing. Both industries have faced challenges tied to ongoing U.S. trade tariffs, which have made exports less competitive.
The Manitoba government is redirecting over $138,000 in seized criminal assets to fund new policing, medical support, and youth violence-prevention initiatives in Winkler, Morden, and Steinbach.
Prairie Mountain Health used a recent retreat for family medicine residents in Brandon to recruit doctors to rural Manitoba communities facing a severe physician shortage and looming retirements.
The Manitoba government has signed its first Manitoba Jobs Agreement, requiring large public projects to prioritize local workers, fair wages, and apprenticeships, starting with the construction of four new schools.
