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Erin Lang, a mother of three who lives at Oakburn, exposes the marks of two surgeries she received at the Brandon Regional Health Centre after she was allegedly treated like a methamphetamine addict seeking drugs at the Russell Health Centre. (Submitted)
When Erin Lang attended the Russell Health Centre on January 17, she expected help.
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When Erin Lang attended the Russell Health Centre on January 17, she expected help.
What the Oakburn resident received instead, she told The Brandon Sun, was the assumption she was a methamphetamine addict seeking drugs.
Erin Lang with two of her three sons Ethan and Damon, twin of Cameron, 10. (Submitted)
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The band Nite Life perform a set in Brandon University’s Harvest Hall for a previous year’s Louis Riel Day. Virtual programming will be a large part of celebrations this year due to COVID-19 restrictions. (File)
Monday’s Louis Riel Day will be a low-key affair in the province this year.
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Monday’s Louis Riel Day will be a low-key affair in the province this year.
This day typically sees the Métis communities all over the province planning a range of events and inviting friends and neighbours to join in celebrating their culture.
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Who receives the coronavirus vaccine, and in which order, is increasingly proving to be 2021’s contentious topic, especially with supplies dwindling and only two suppliers currently approved in Canada.
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Who receives the coronavirus vaccine, and in which order, is increasingly proving to be 2021’s contentious topic, especially with supplies dwindling and only two suppliers currently approved in Canada.
Inmates at correctional facilities are a part of the congregate living population the province is prioritizing in its first of four vaccination phases, but the Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union is concerned staff at correctional facilities are not being equally prioritized.
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Dr. Jazz Atwal urged Manitoba businesses on Wednesday to be kind to truckers, as some are being turned away from using washrooms and other services. (The Canadian Press)
The province hopes to administer 20,000 doses of vaccine per day by April 1 for a total of 1.5 million doses in three months.
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That was according to officials at a technical briefing Wednesday morning. Our main focus today is to share a look into our plans for quarter two, or Q2 in vaccine delivery, said Johanu Botha, the co-lead for Manitoba’s vaccine implementation task force, normally with the province’s Emergency Measures Organization.