A Winnipeg company has printed parking permit tags in hopes of pushing the City of Winnipeg to allow free parking for health-care workers during the coronavirus pandemic.

Manitoba put out a public plea for medical gear last week — including masks, gloves and gowns — and also said it was spending $100 million to boost supplies.

A Winnipeg company that manufactures ventilator parts has adapted its standard ventilator equipment and ramped up production amid the coronavirus crisis.

“This is about nurses exercising their professional responsibility and advocating for their patients,” the MNU's president says.

Seven Oaks General Hospital will be converting its emergency services to an urgent care centre this fall, and the reorganization means staff are concerned about the future of their jobs.

The province says the transition isn't expected to affect patient flow.

New numbers obtained by the Manitoba Nurses Union and shared exclusively with Global News show claims filed to the Workers Compensation Board have jumped more than 300 per cent over five years.

The Manitoba provincial government is spending $8 million on new scheduling systems at hospitals, which they say will cut down on overtime for staff and improve patient care.

Advertisements pulled down from the province's Twitter account depicting nurses doing activities outside of work are being called "tone deaf and demeaning" by the Manitoba Nurses Union.

Manitoba's new health minister says he's asking people to be patient as new programs are coming to deal with the growing meth problem.