NDP MLAs call out province s COVID-19 response in north
Call for northerners to have say in decision making
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A press conference with northern NDP MLAs (clockwise from top left): Tom Lindsey (Flin Flon), Amanda Lathlin (The Pas-Kameesak), Danielle Adams (Thompson), and Ian Bushie (Keewatinook), is co-ordinated by communication staff in the NDP caucus room at the Manitoba Legislative building in Winnipeg.
NDP MLAs who represent northern Manitoba claim the Pallister government has treated the north as an afterthought during the pandemic, citing a lack of consultation and a one-size-fits-all approach to the region.
NDP MLAs who represent northern Manitoba claim the Pallister government has treated the north as an afterthought during the pandemic, citing a lack of consultation and a one-size-fits-all approach to the region.
Maples care home not prepared for precipitous loss in staff during crisis in November, report says
A Winnipeg care home where ambulances were called as residents lay dying amid a COVID-19 outbreak in November was not adequately prepared for staff shortages during the pandemic, an external reviewer says.
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The outside of the Maples Long Term Care Home is pictured in this file photo. An investigation into the facility was started after paramedics were called to care for residents in November.(Lyzaville Sale/CBC)
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The chairman of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority board of directors is vacating his post a week after it was revealed he went to Arizona, despite pleas from government to avoid international travel.
The chairman of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority board of directors is vacating his post a week after it was revealed he went to Arizona, despite pleas from government to avoid international travel.
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister made the announcement Monday night.
Former WRHA Board Chair Wayne McWhirter.
Last week, the
Free Press reported Wayne McWhirter had travelled south in January, against the advice of public health officials.
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For a second straight day, Manitoba’s new cases of COVID-19 tallied in the double digits with 83 new infections on Tuesday, the lowest since mid-October.
It’s the fourth time in the past eight days where daily new case counts came in under 100 as other key indicators continue to drop across the province. As has been the case in recent weeks, Northern Health led the way with 53 of Tuesday’s new cases as several communities are still dealing with outbreaks. Winnipeg followed with 18.
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