Manitobas

A person in Manitoba died after they were turned away from an emergency department that was closed, the province says in a new report. That individual had been escorted to the health-care facility. After learning it was closed, the patient…

Some scientists and health-care professionals say Manitoba's new plan for handling COVID-19 ignores vulnerable people and hospital systems. "I think we are unprepared from the health care side for the tsunami of admissions and hospital…

The federal government has answered Manitoba’s call for additional nurses to support the beleaguered critical care system. Canada’s Emergency Preparedness Minister, Bill Blair, said on Twitter Saturday afternoon that nurses from…

Ottawa is expected to respond to Manitoba's request for federal assistance later this week, says a federal spokesperson. "Safe to say there will be a response within days," the spokesperson said in an email to CBC News. Over the weekend,…

On May 19, during the most nerve-wracking moment of the third wave of the pandemic, Manitoba intensive care wards struggled to treat a record 131 patients. Never before had Manitoba ICUs had to care for so many humans. It wouldn't happen…

An organization that's spent years taking in injured, sick and orphaned wildlife now has an extra tool at its disposal that will improve the odds of survival for more birds, beavers and other animals. The Wildlife Haven just opened its own…

At one minute after midnight on Saturday, you're free to invite dozens or even hundreds of people into your home — and every single one of them is allowed to shake their hips and wave their limbs in a rhythmic manner. House parties of…