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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.
Looming closure of Thompson newspaper 'a huge loss' for northern Manitoba: culture minister
The Thompson Citizen, the northern Manitoba city’s only weekly newspaper, is folding after more than 60 years.
3 Manitoba nurses punished for denying they had criminal records despite impaired driving convictions
Three Manitoba nurses were punished this year after repeatedly claiming they had no criminal records despite past impaired driving convictions, as the provincial regulator says it's working to require regular background checks for all nurses.
Manitoba man extradited in New Jersey cold case homicide has history of violence in U.S., judge says
A man living in Winnipeg who was extradited to New Jersey last week after being linked to a decades-old cold case homicide has a long history of violence on both sides of the border.
'His purpose was to kill,' prosecutor says after Winnipeg man extradited in 1997 New Jersey homicide
The original police investigation into New Jersey woman's killing nearly 30 years ago produced two "key and essential facts" that led to the extradition of a Winnipeg man to the U.S. last week, a county official said.
Why are more Manitobans getting vaccinated for flu than COVID-19? Answers are tough to pinpoint
The number of COVID-19 infections recorded in Manitoba so far this fall is well above the number of influenza cases — but data shows more Manitobans have been vaccinated against the flu than COVID, in what one expert calls "a kind of backwards world."
Nunavut man shot by Winnipeg police was in 'really sad' situation, judge said days before his death
A man shot and killed by Winnipeg police earlier this week was from Nunavut and is being remembered as a proud Inuk who craved connection and needed help to overcome his violent past.
Manitoba nurse was paid nearly $50K instead of $500 he was owed: federal suit
A system error caused Indigenous Services Canada to send a Manitoba nurse nearly $50,000 — 100 times more than he was actually owed — and he has not given all of the money back after almost two years, a lawsuit from the federal government alleges.