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Province puts new person in charge of surgical task force

No explanation for move as backlog escalates

Danielle Da Silva
7:08 PM CDT Thursday, Apr. 28, 2022
4 minute read

Chris Kitching:

Construction delays loom in sodden conditions, soggy forecast

<p>RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS</p><p>Street work City crews fill potholes with a tar mixture along Burrows Ave. It was unclear how many calls involved pothole damage because CAA Manitoba doesn’t track the statistic.</p>

Erik Pindera:

Pair of lawsuits claim CFS didn’t act against abuse

The man lived with his mother and siblings in Camperville until he was taken into care by what was then called the Children’s Aid Society at six, according to the statement of claim. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press files)

Martin Cash:

Winnipeg airport passenger volume, revenue plunged in 2021

<p>A Air Canada jet on final approach to runway at James A Richardson International Airport in Winnipeg Wednesday morning- See Bart’s 49.8 – Nov 26, 2014 (JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS)</p>

Tom Brodbeck:

Big, shiny new ER at St. B won’t relieve city hospitals’ pain

<p>FT3 RENDERING</p> Expanding the size of the ER won’t solve the fact that if patients can’t get a bed on a medical ward, they will continue to languish for dozens of hours — sometimes days — in the emergency department.

David Sanderson:

Hungry? Winnipeg couple -- and thousands of Facebook followers -- know a great place to grab a bite outside the Perimeter

<p>JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS</p><p>The O’Briens at Roxy’s Restaurant and Lounge. A stone’s throw from the Perimeter, the Oak Bluff eatery is still fair game for their rural reviews.</p>

Alan Small:

Like other bands, Royal Canoe finds triumphant tour cut short by COVID-19

<p>LUCA VENTER PHOTO</p><p>Royal Canoe was enjoying a tour of Western Canada until COVID-19 put a stop to their shows.</p>

Taylor Allen:

Winnipeg’s Mia West was born to swim

<p>JESSICA LEE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS</p><p>Mia West, 15, was named Sport Manitoba’s Junior Athlete of the Year.</p>

Editorial:

Awkward misdirection unlikely to fool Manitobans

<p>JESSICA LEE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES</p><p>Minister of Health Audrey Gordon. The “trick” of the Stefanson government’s current pandemic strategy, then, is apparently to make Manitobans believe COVID-19 has disappeared.</p>

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