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Lack of connectivity in rural, remote Manitoba dangerous in emergencies, firefighter says – Winnipeg

In an emergency, the number is 911. But what happens when your call doesn’t patch through? For 1,400 people in Eddystone, Man., located in the Rural Municipality of Alonsa, that’s a problem they live with in the midst of unpredictable cell and internet service. “For cellphone coverage, you can be …

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Ontario extends program that helps rural and northern hospitals avoid ER closures

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 22, 2024 6:07 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario is extending a program that helps rural and northern hospitals avoid temporary ER closures for another six months. The province established what’s now known as the Temporary Locum …

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Whooping cough warnings continue amid low vaccination rates in rural Alberta

Alberta Health Services is urging Albertans to protect themselves from pertussis after an increase in cases in Okotoks, Alta. and the Calgary Zone in recent months. According to provincial data, there’s a big difference in vaccination rates between rural and urban communities for whooping cough. Seventeen cases of pertussis, commonly …

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Why thousands of rural Ontarians may be at risk of losing their doctor

Roughly 10,000 patients in rural Ontario could lose their doctor due to a provincial funding decision that splits a small town into haves and have-nots, according to the local clinic’s medical director. “To have half of our patient population go without those extra supports that we all desperately need right now …

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Rural and remote doctors are burning out. What will it take to help them? – National

The federal government is offering more money to incentivize doctors and nurses to work in rural and remote communities where medical access is most dire across the country. The government will now forgive up to $60,000 of Canada Student Loans for family physicians and up to $30,000 for nurses or …

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Traveling vision clinic bringing sight to rural Manitoba – Winnipeg

Raine Andrews remembers the day she put on her first pair of glasses. “I was outside, and I was like, ‘Whoa, trees have individual leaves?!’” As an optometrist assistant with the Mobile Vision Care Clinic (MVCC), Andrews and her colleagues set up vision clinics in Manitoba schools. Working in predominantly …

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Rural firefighters in Manitoba say new training program spells trouble – Winnipeg

Manitoba’s rural volunteer firefighters are sounding the alarm about a new training policy they say will make recruiting new members much more difficult. Fire departments like the one in Headingley are run by volunteers and often they are the first at the scene of a medical emergency, sometimes 30 minutes …

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Two people dead, man arrested after head-on crash in rural Nova Scotia – Halifax

By Rebecca Lau Global News Posted August 25, 2023 10:53 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A man and woman — both 20 — were killed in a head-on collision in Windsor Forks, N.S. Thursday night. First responders, including West Hants District RCMP, responded to the crash …

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Xplore to offer faster rural satellite internet, alternative to Starlink after Jupiter 3 launch

Canadian rural internet provider Xplore Inc. plans to offer faster satellite internet to those in remote locations this fall following the launch of the Jupiter 3 satellite into space. The New Brunswick-based telecommunications company said the technology will provide a homegrown alternative to broadband internet service offered to rural Canadians …

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Man, 25, killed trying to push car out of rural Manitoba ditch, RCMP say – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 25-year-old man is dead after an incident involving a vehicle that went into a ditch in the Rural Municipality of Emerson-Franklin, Manitoba RCMP say. The incident took place early Sunday morning, just after 3 a.m., off Provincial Road 200 near Road …

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