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Warning: This story contains distressing details. At least two more women have come forward with allegations of abuse at the hands of a retired priest at Fort Alexander residential school in Manitoba. Maureen Fontaine, 67, is one of them. “I was a young age, and I had to go to …
Read More »Insurance provider agrees to cover $35K medical bill for Manitoba mom who was international student
A Manitoba mother of three will no longer have to answer calls from collection agencies or worry about paying thousands of dollars in medical bills, after her private insurer agreed to retroactively cover the costs — following her decision to go public with her story. But advocates say even though her bills will be …
Read More »Manitoba residential school survivors hopeful about Pope’s visit, but want a say in apology
Residential school survivors met with Catholic bishops in Winnipeg Wednesday to discuss what they’d like to hear from Pope Francis when he visits Canada this summer. The Pope is expected to apologize for the Roman Catholic Church’s role in abuses suffered at the schools, but it’s the wording of that apology that was the focus of …
Read More »Manitoba premier rehires chief of staff who got $85K to part ways with government a year ago
Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson has just done something her former boss called “not fair” and “not right” — rehired a chief of staff who received a severance payment from the province in recent memory. Stefanson confirmed last week that Philip Houde, who served as former premier Brian Pallister’s first chief of staff, …
Read More »Ukrainians ‘begin again’ in Manitoba as hundreds of newcomers navigate settlement support system
More than 300 Ukrainians who arrived in Winnipeg on Monday are now setting off on the complex — if not more streamlined than usual — process of settling in after fleeing their homes amid the ongoing Russian invasion. Nic Krawetz, a volunteer with the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, has spent weeks helping Ukrainian newcomers adjust …
Read More »Mounties help deliver baby on First Nation in northern Manitoba
A new mother in northern Manitoba and her baby are doing well, after they were the focus of a call two RCMP officers won’t soon forget. Responding to a call for service on Kinosao Sipi First Nation (also known as Norway House Cree Nation) Friday morning, RCMP constables Dylan Fedrau and Lindsay Bawn entered …
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