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WARNING: This article may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or who know someone affected by it. Three criminal cases were thrown out of Manitoba’s courts in 2024 due to excessive delays — and each one involved men accused of sex crimes in the northern part of the province. …
Read More »Health order sending Manitoba woman to jail for tuberculosis treatment ‘wildly excessive’: lawyer
A woman from northern Manitoba with no criminal charges spent a month in jail after public health officials ordered her detained to treat her tuberculosis, even though she wasn’t infectious at the time. Geraldine Mason, 36, was arrested under the Public Health Act on Oct. 27 and initially ordered to spend …
Read More »‘I have to heal from this,’ says woman who accuses Manitoba priest of sexually abusing her in 1970s
Warning: This story deals with allegations of sexual assault and discussion of suicide. Shelley Trubiak says she suffered in silence for 52 years — but two years ago decided she couldn’t do that anymore, after she started having flashbacks of the abuse by a priest she says she suffered while growing up …
Read More »First Canadian case of more severe mpox strain confirmed in Manitoba
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 23, 2024 8:42 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Public Health Agency of Canada has confirmed the country’s first case of a more severe type of mpox in a person in Manitoba, though it says …
Read More »Snow wallops western Manitoba, but Winnipeg remains wet – Winnipeg
Depending where you woke up in Manitoba Wednesday morning, you could be faced with snow or rain. Winnipeg has been hit by non-stop rain, but in western Manitoba, snow has prompted school and highway closures. Shannon Moodie of Environment and Climate Change Canada told 680 CJOB’s The Start that a Texas …
Read More »Manitoba reaches deal to join federal school food program
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew’s NDP government is set to become the second province to sign on for a slice of the $1 billion federal school food program. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and Social Development Minister Jenna Sudds are expected to join the premier Friday morning to announce an agreement that will …
Read More »Memorials, ceremonies and activities planned across Manitoba to mark Orange Shirt Day
Manitoba first established Sept. 30 as a provincial statutory holiday last year, and a number of events are taking place in recognition of Orange Shirt Day 2024. News Source link
Read More »3 people dead after vehicle blows through stop sign at Manitoba intersection
Three people are dead after a crash near Morris Tuesday afternoon. News Source link
Read More »Manitoba extends gas tax holiday through end of calendar year – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba’s gas tax holiday will extend until the end of the year, the province says. During his 2023 election campaign, Wab Kinew promised to eliminate the gas tax for six months. The tax holiday, which started Jan. 1, has been extended several …
Read More »Concerns at CancerCare Manitoba over workplace culture, excessive workload – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A number of physicians who work at CancerCare Manitoba are raising serious concerns over the state of the workplace. That’s according to Doctors Manitoba. who sent a letter, obtained by Global News, to all hematologists, medical oncologists and radiation oncologists, saying they …
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