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Health-care advocates call for ban on paid plasma donations after Winnipeg deathsGrifols, who operates the centres, maintains there's no link between the deaths and plasma donation, and an investigation by Health Canada is ongoing.HealthMar 31
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Personal care home in Winnipeg’s Bridgwater neighbourhood a decade in the makingAccording to numbers from the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, there are a total of 294 people waiting for a spot in a personal care home.HealthMar 20
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RCMP search MHCare, company linked to Alberta health corruption probeMHCare Medical, a medical supply company caught up in allegations of corruption involving Alberta surgical contracts, had its office in Edmonton searched by the RCMP.HealthMar 19
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Edmonton aims to kibosh restrictive covenants in name of grocery access, food affordabilityRestrictive covenants are common in the grocery industry to prevent competition, but Edmonton's city council is asking the province to change the rules so food is more affordable.ConsumerMar 17
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CBSA warns ‘industry pressure’ slowing action on tranquillizers in fentanylNewly released documents suggest the Canada Border Services Agency's attempt to crack down on animal sedatives in fentanyl have been hampered by industry lobbying.PoliticsMar 11
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Dozens of measles cases linked to farm show; Manitoba expands vaccine eligibilityManitoba's top doctor says more than 30 cases of measles, with more expected to be documented, have been linked to a large agriculture event last month.HealthFeb 12
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Scrapes, dirty water and dead frogs: Saskatchewan Superslides set for demolitionA once popular outdoor waterpark in Saskatchewan is set to be torn down following decades of memories ranging from joyful and thrilling to downright ugly.CanadaFeb 23
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Oral HIV self-test can now be sold in Canada in ‘key’ moveOraSure Technologies announced Tuesday its OraQuick HIV self-test, which can produce results in 20 minutes, received a licence to distribute from Health Canada.HealthFeb 10
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Protest campaign planned as Alberta government workers return to office: unionAlberta’s 9,000 unionized provincial employees are going back to the office full time starting this weekend, but not without a brown bag protest.PoliticsJan 29
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Big projects highlighted in Manitoba throne speechManitoba's 43rd speech from the throne is putting a big focus on some major infrastructure, health care, and measures to combat crime.PoliticsNov 18, 2025
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Canadian pistachio recall impacts 86 products in just 2 weeksMore than 100 pistachio-containing products have been recalled in November alone as a salmonella outbreak continues to be investigated.HealthNov 25, 2025
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Report into Alberta Health Services contracts finds conflicts widely knownA report into the procurement processes at Alberta Health Services says no evidence of wrongdoing was found, but expresses doubt about the credibility of some information provided.PoliticsOct 17, 2025
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Alberta government set to receive report into health contract scandalAlberta's government says it expects to receive a final report today from the investigation into allegations of corruption over health contracts.HealthOct 15, 2025
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Alberta government to release report into health contract scandal in ‘a few days’Alberta's Premier said Wednesday that a report stemming from an investigation into allegations of government corruption over health contracts should be released within days.CrimeOct 15, 2025
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Touting better HIV treatment, Toronto service organization closing after 42 yearsAn organization that bills itself as Canada’s oldest HIV service agency says it will close next year, in part due to groundbreaking medical advances that have reduced its need.HealthSep 12, 2025
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Man who tried to stab pastor had earlier said he wanted to kill a priest, court toldA man who tried to stab a Catholic pastor in the middle of a Sunday religious service last winter had previously gone to hospital and said he planned to kill a priest.CrimeAug 20, 2025
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Should provinces’ measles vaccine schedules be harmonized? Experts weigh inEach province’s vaccine schedule has evolved based on the patterns and distribution of disease in a population, said Dr. Arlene King.HealthAug 19, 2025
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Kinew accuses group of Republicans of pitching ‘timber tantrum’ over wildfire smokeManitoba Premier Wab Kinew accused a group of Republicans of throwing a "timber tantrum" after they called out Canada over wildfires sending smoke billowing across the border,FireAug 6, 2025
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Addressing fear, hesitancy in the Mennonite community amid Alberta’s measles outbreakA team of Alberta community health representatives is addressing fear associated with vaccines for the Low German-speaking Mennonite community in the midst of the measles outbreak.HealthAug 4, 2025
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West Nile virus confirmed in Toronto, Canada’s 1st human case this yearThe confirmation by PHAC comes after Toronto Public Health said its first laboratory-confirmed case of the virus in 2025 is an adult resident of the city with no travel history.HealthJul 31, 2025