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With 911 call volumes rising, Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service develops new 5-priority dispatch system
A person injured in an assault, a car crashing into a house and a possible overdose made up three of the 195 calls for help made to the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic 91 Communications Centre while CBC spent time with them last week. The number of calls to first responders has increased in recent years, but a new dispatch system could help.
Proposed screening clinic would aim to prevent complications, improve quality of life for people with diabetes
A proposed screening clinic for people with diabetes in Winnipeg aims to reduce complications related to the disease such as vision loss, kidney disease and amputations, says the executive director of an existing centre that focuses on diabetes care.
Early detection, intervention key in reducing diabetes-associated amputations, says Manitoba doctor
There was a time Christian Swan would dream about being able to walk again. The 46-year-old has diabetes and had his ankle and foot amputated more than two years ago, following complications from an infection.
'Indigenous fashion is blowing up and it's overwhelming that I'm a part of it,' says designer heading to Paris
Alyssia Sutherland, owner and designer of Ally’s Ribbons, will see a collection of her designs on the runway at Paris Fashion Week later this month.
Manitoba high school's handling of hazing allegations questioned after accused player gets athletic awards
A high school in rural Manitoba hasn't taken hazing allegations seriously enough, a community member says after a teen charged in connection with the alleged incidents on a hockey team was named the recipient of two high school athletic awards last month.
'They weren't alone': 1 year later, families gathering in Dauphin to remember victims of bus crash
It’s been one year since Garry Kufley lost his mom, Helen. The 88-year-old was among the 25 people on a day trip to a casino near Carberry, when the bus they were on was hit by a semi at a Trans-Canada Highway intersection.
How Manitoba worked to save those injured in Carberry bus crash that killed 17
In the minutes following the deadly bus crash last year near Carberry, Man., first responders and medical staff launched a massive effort to save the injured.
'I don't know why I'm alive,' says survivor still recovering from deadly Manitoba bus crash a year ago
Josephine Stokotelny doesn’t remember much about what happened on June 15, 2023. But she knows it’s the day her life changed. The 86-year-old was among the 25 people on the bus that crashed near Carberry, Man., leaving 17 dead and eight others, including her, injured.
Monument honouring victims of deadly Manitoba bus crash planned for Dauphin city park
A monument honouring the victims of last year's deadly bus crash near Carberry, Man., which left 17 people dead and eight others injured, is planned for a Dauphin city park.
Teen dies following medical event at Winnipeg recreation centre, city conducting internal review
A teenage boy has died following a medical event in the pool area at the Cindy Klassen Recreation Complex on Monday, Winnipeg police say.