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Surgeon accused of sexual harassment banned from working at Grace Hospital
An orthopedic surgeon who has been disciplined in recent years over inappropriate behaviour with a patient has now been banned from practising at a Winnipeg hospital, after an arbitrator ruled he sexually harassed a co-worker, a leaked document shows.
Can Manitoba's 'niche' northern port put potential U.S. trade tensions on ice? It depends who you ask
The northern Manitoba port in Churchill has long been lauded as an untapped economic resource that could strengthen Canadian trade across the pond, but experts say revamping it to reach its full potential requires much more than dollars and promises.
Northern port gives Manitoba card to play in potential Canada-U.S. trade spat, premier says
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says the province's northern port could become a key asset amid potential Canada-U.S. trade tensions.
Tataskweyak Cree Nation man who alleges doctor mistook appendicitis for hangover says he felt 'worthless'
Systemic discrimination is a lingering issue in Manitoba's health-care system, First Nations leaders in Manitoba say, after a Cree man's lawsuit alleging a doctor assumed what turned out to be appendicitis was symptoms of a hangover.
Support needed for community organizations after users die violently, advocate says
A peer support coordinator at Winnipeg's mobile overdose prevention site says staff were shocked to learn that the person shot and killed by police over a month ago was an Inuk man with a record of violence — someone they treated like family.
Incorrectly reported results of 3 Pap tests led to Manitoba woman's cervical cancer, lawsuit alleges
A Manitoba woman suing a doctor and a diagnostic company says three inaccurate test results led to her diagnosis of stage one cervical cancer, which required treatments that left her infertile.
Looming closure of Thompson newspaper 'a huge loss' for northern Manitoba: culture minister
The Thompson Citizen, the northern Manitoba city’s only weekly newspaper, is folding after more than 60 years.
3 Manitoba nurses punished for denying they had criminal records despite impaired driving convictions
Three Manitoba nurses were punished this year after repeatedly claiming they had no criminal records despite past impaired driving convictions, as the provincial regulator says it's working to require regular background checks for all nurses.
Manitoba man extradited in New Jersey cold case homicide has history of violence in U.S., judge says
A man living in Winnipeg who was extradited to New Jersey last week after being linked to a decades-old cold case homicide has a long history of violence on both sides of the border.
'His purpose was to kill,' prosecutor says after Winnipeg man extradited in 1997 New Jersey homicide
The original police investigation into New Jersey woman's killing nearly 30 years ago produced two "key and essential facts" that led to the extradition of a Winnipeg man to the U.S. last week, a county official said.