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The Wrap: Doctors’ administrative burden, Highway 75, and Nick Taylor’s Winnipeg origins

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Manitoba doctors say private insurers and the organization in charge of provincial healthcare delivery are creating unnecessary administrative burdens that eat up time they could be spending with patients.

Motorists who use Highway 75 are pleased work is underway on a $61-million reconstruction, but many have tempered expectations about whether conditions on the dangerous stretch will improve over the long term.

Nick Taylor is the talk of the sports world after the pro golfer sunk an incredible 72-foot eagle putt to win the Canadian Open Sunday, becoming the first homegrown talent to do so since 1954. But his rather improbable story actually began 35 years ago in Winnipeg, where he was born. Mike McIntyre chats with Taylor’s proud father.

 

'A major contributor to physician burnout'

Danielle Da Silva:

Manitoba MDs buried under unnecessary administrative work, task force reports

Private insurance companies and government bureaucracies are saddling Manitoba doctors with unnecessary administrative work at the expense of nearly two million patient visits each year. A joint ta... Read More

 
 
 

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'One of the worst roads in Manitoba'

Chris Kitching:

‘Hope it holds up’: Highway 75 repairs bring renewed calls for increased safety

Work has started on a $61-million reconstruction of a dangerous section of Highway 75, prompting calls for additional repairs and better upkeep of the vital route between Winnipeg and the Canada-U.S. ... Read More

 
 

'We absolutely loved Winnipeg'

Mike McIntyre:

Taylor’s journey to Canadian Open championship began in Winnipeg

Nick Taylor is the talk of the sports world after sinking an improbable 72-foot eagle putt to win the PGA Tour’s Canadian Open on Sunday in a playoff, becoming the first homegrown talent to do so sinc... Read More

 
 
 

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