Manitoba to disband office created to protect seniors in care following scathing report
The NDP said "the Tories have undermined the services that seniors rely upon by leaving vacancies in the health department...
Manitoba Justice isn't giving provincial courts the tools they need, say auditor general
Matt Wiebe, the NDP justice critic, says the report shows that Manitoba courts cannot provide the justice that its citizens...
As Manitoba’s rent increase guideline goes up, tenants and advocates call for action
"...if the province continues to rubber-stamp above-guideline increases, renters will leave the province for affordable housing elsewhere and skilled workers won’t...
'I keep getting bumped': Manitoba woman with broken leg left waiting a week for surgery
“A Manitoba woman has been waiting for a week with a broken leg, waiting for surgery that remains out of reach,...
Province gave new contract to clinic at root of health transfer cut
“The PCs are fine violating the Canada Health Act and failing to invest in strengthening the public health-care system as long...
One school year, 350 safety violations: Manitoba divisions added to index of ‘high-risk industries’
“Leaders from the teachers society and Canadian Union of Public Employees — Manitoba both indicated “underfunding” has resulted in deferred...
Clinic ordered to halt for-profit ultrasounds after feds claw back Manitoba's funding over fees
“Manitobans are now waiting almost five months for an elective echocardiogram and over 6,800 patients are on the waiting list... there...
Province won’t divulge ’transparent’ air ambulance selection details, contract value
“Of course the premier doesn’t want to tell Manitobans the details of a contract she’s given to her friends,” the...
Spike in Winnipeg drug poisoning calls not surprising, highlights need for safe supply: advocate
“The provincial government has opposed supervised consumption sites, a decision that [Manitoba Health Coalition provincial director Thomas] Linner said has...
Manitoba NDP criticizes awarding of air ambulance contract to private firm with PC ties
In a statement, NDP health critic Uzoma Asagwara described the Keewatin award as an example of "privatized health care" and claimed...