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Manitoba NDP government, PCs finger-pointing over health-care worker recruitment program – Winnipeg

The Manitoba NDP government and the opposition Progressive Conservatives are pointing the finger at each other over the recruitment of nurses from overseas. In 2023, the previous PC government promised to recruit 300 health-care workers from the Philippines to help bolster staffing in the province’s struggling health-care system. During question …

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Disabled residents impacted by support worker strike still waiting for answers as dispute rolls on – Winnipeg

Residents of a Winnipeg housing development for people with physical disabilities remain caught in the middle of a labour dispute between its operator and the caregivers they rely on. The healthcare workers went on strike last week – and since then residents say they’ve been experiencing major gaps in care. …

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Winnipeg residents living with disabilities left struggling amid health-care support worker strike – Winnipeg

On Wednesday, 160 health-care support workers walked off the job at Ten Ten Sinclair, a housing development company in the city for people with various physical disabilities. The job action has left tenants at the company’s Forkus properties feeling like they have fallen through the cracks. “I have received one …

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Construction worker airlifted to hospital after falling into pit in Mississauga: officials – Toronto

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A construction worker was airlifted to hospital after he fell into a pit in Mississauga Monday morning, officials say. It happened in the area of Novar Road and Dundas Street West, which is near Confederation Parkway, around 8:30 a.m. The worker was …

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Judge finds Manitoba man not responsible for killing parents, attacking hospital worker – Winnipeg

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 17, 2023 12:41 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Winnipeg judge has found a man not criminally responsible for killing his parents and attacking a hospital nursing supervisor. Court heard Trevor Farley had been in psychosis at the time …

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Fire forces sex worker organization Maggie’s Toronto to temporarily close

A safe haven for some of the city’s most vulnerable…has gone up in smoke. Just last Spring, Maggie’s Toronto, the nation’s oldest sex worker justice organization, moved in and renovated a downtown space on the second and third floors of the Church of the Holy Trinity campus near Yonge and …

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Social worker charged in connection with sexual exploitation investigation in Durham Region

A 41-year-old social worker has been charged in connection with a sexual exploitation investigation in Durham Region, police said. Durham regional police said a male youth came forward and alleged their social worker had been inappropriately touching them. Officers said between June and July, the suspect would pick up the …

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Sex worker wins in Nova Scotia court, but ruling leaves sex industry conflicted – Halifax

In a legal decision described as the first of its kind in Canada, a Halifax sex worker successfully sued a client for nonpayment of services, but actors in the industry are conflicted about the ruling’s impacts. Former sex worker Brogan Sheehan took Bradley Samuelson to small claims court after he …

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Hydro worker injured while restoring power in Ajax, Ont.

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A hydro worker suffered injuries during a serious incident on Friday night, attempting to restore power to residents in Ajax, Ont. Durham Regional Police told Global News a male hydro worker was injured and taken to hospital around 9 p.m. on Friday. …

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