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Rural Manitoba to expect lean holiday healthcare

Doctors Manitoba is warning Manitobans to plan ahead, know your healthcare options if travelling in new areas of rural Manitoba

By Geralyn Wichers 10 hours ago

Rural Manitobans may see longer wait times or more emergency room closures over the 2025 winter holiday, Doctors Manitoba president warns.

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Bursary added for accessible emergency medical responder training, plus incentive to stay rural after graduation

By Geralyn Wichers November 26, 2025

Manitoba bursary aims for more accessible emergency medical responder training, better rural emergency health care.

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The throne speech, which opens the newest legislative session, included plans for healthcare and policing

By Jeff Melchior November 23, 2024

Crime and health care took up good chunks of the provincial throne speech Nov.19; agriculture also got a few crumbs.

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Manitoba opened a new session in the Legislature with the speech from the throne Nov. 19

By Jeff Melchior November 20, 2024

Agriculture got only a few mentions, although general rural issues got more attention, during Manitoba’s Nov. 19 speech from the throne.