Drumroll, please… Canadian clothing giant Lululemon has unveiled its Team Canada designs for the 2024 Olympics in Paris, giving Canadians a glimpse of what the country’s Olympians and Paralympians will be wearing at the opening and closing ceremonies. Lululemon and the Canadian Olympic team unveiled the official uniforms Tuesday. Team …
Read More »Province issues flood warning for Assiniboine River in Western Manitoba
A quiet start to the flood season in Manitoba could soon be ramped up after the province issued a flood warning for the Assiniboine River between Shellmouth Dam and Brandon. News Source link
Read More »Regina seniors seek help from province over safety concerns in, around their home – Regina
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Some Regina seniors are sounding the alarm over a lack of safety measures in and around their home and are calling on the province for help. Marlene Robins is a current resident of the Mary Helen Herchmer, a seniors housing unit complex …
Read More »Province to expand spay and neuter clinics with funds for WHS, Feed the Furbabies Canada – Winnipeg
The province is committing $200,000 to expand spay and neuter clinics through the Winnipeg Humane Society and Feed the Furbabies Canada. In a press release dated March 28, the province announced the Northern and Remote Veterinary Care Initiative. It includes a new position, the provincial veterinarian for animal welfare, who …
Read More »‘Health care in this province sucks’: Hundreds wait for chance to get doctor in Kingston, Ont.
Hundreds of people lined up in the cold and rain outside a Kingston health clinic for hours Wednesday morning, desperate to find a doctor. It marked the third day in a row a line stretched for blocks outside CDK Family Medicine and Walk-In Clinic on Sutherland Drive after the clinic …
Read More »Overdose crisis: ‘Immediate solutions’ coming soon for Belleville, Ont., province says
Provincial money will flow to Belleville as the southeastern Ontario city deals with an ongoing drug overdose crisis, Premier Doug Ford says. The premier’s pledge came a day after Belleville Mayor Neil Ellis called on the province to provide $2 million to help the city finish work on an already …
Read More »Health-care workers recruited from trip to Philippines in Manitoba: province – Winnipeg
Thirty-five health-care workers recruited from the former provincial government’s trip to the Philippines are in Manitoba, a provincial spokesperson tells Global News. The February 2023 trip aimed to bring 300 registered nurses (RN), licensed practical nurses (LPN), and health-care aides to Manitoba. 348 candidates received letters of intent, and the …
Read More »Tentative agreement reached between civil service workers, province – Winnipeg
By Kevin Hirschfield Global News Posted January 12, 2024 8:48 pm Updated January 12, 2024 10:11 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Around 11,500 civil service workers in Manitoba could soon have a new contract. The MGEU, which represents the workers, says it has reached a tentative …
Read More »Manitoba has a ‘strong case’ to review carbon price in province: Kinew
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says that it is time to take another look at how the federal carbon price, popularly known as the carbon tax, is applied in his province. “I think that there’s an argument that Manitoba is maybe one of the strongest cases you could make, that the …
Read More »Hospital staff overworked, support from province needed, Ontario union says
Hospital workers are buckling under the pressure of heavy workloads largely brought about by a staffing crisis, an Ontario union said Wednesday as it urged the province to do more to support those working in the health-care system. CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions said Wednesday that understaffing is taking …
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