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'We've been tokenized': Royal Winnipeg Ballet's entire Indigenous advisory circle resigns
Members of an Indigenous advisory committee at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet say they’re cutting ties with the organization after seven years.
Audit's advice for Manitoba health-care agencies surprising, 'ridiculous,' says health finance prof
Some of the recommendations offered in recently released audits of Manitoba’s health authorities are surprising and “ridiculous," a health finance expert says.
'Unsustainable' deficits at Manitoba health authorities driven by wages, supply costs: audits
Staffing and rising supply costs are the main factors behind "unsustainable" deficits discovered at most of Manitoba's health authorities over the last several years, according to audits recently released by the province.
Manitoba has few options to 'Trump-proof' its economy in next 30 days, experts say
Manitoba's premier says he wants to reduce the province's reliance on trade with the United States after potential tariffs on Canadian goods were paused, but experts say it's not as simple as it sounds.
Surgeon accused of sexual harassment banned from working at Grace Hospital
An orthopedic surgeon who has been disciplined in recent years over inappropriate behaviour with a patient has now been banned from practising at a Winnipeg hospital, after an arbitrator ruled he sexually harassed a co-worker, a leaked document shows.
Can Manitoba's 'niche' northern port put potential U.S. trade tensions on ice? It depends who you ask
The northern Manitoba port in Churchill has long been lauded as an untapped economic resource that could strengthen Canadian trade across the pond, but experts say revamping it to reach its full potential requires much more than dollars and promises.
Northern port gives Manitoba card to play in potential Canada-U.S. trade spat, premier says
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says the province's northern port could become a key asset amid potential Canada-U.S. trade tensions.
Tataskweyak Cree Nation man who alleges doctor mistook appendicitis for hangover says he felt 'worthless'
Systemic discrimination is a lingering issue in Manitoba's health-care system, First Nations leaders in Manitoba say, after a Cree man's lawsuit alleging a doctor assumed what turned out to be appendicitis was symptoms of a hangover.
Support needed for community organizations after users die violently, advocate says
A peer support coordinator at Winnipeg's mobile overdose prevention site says staff were shocked to learn that the person shot and killed by police over a month ago was an Inuk man with a record of violence — someone they treated like family.
Incorrectly reported results of 3 Pap tests led to Manitoba woman's cervical cancer, lawsuit alleges
A Manitoba woman suing a doctor and a diagnostic company says three inaccurate test results led to her diagnosis of stage one cervical cancer, which required treatments that left her infertile.