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A Métis woman says she was refused treatment at St. Boniface Hospital after staff accused her...

Jacqueline Flett, a Métis woman who lives with diabetes, says she was told to leave the hospital's wait room by security guards who said nurses claimed she was using the camera on her phone to take photos or video, which isn't allowed in hospitals.

Winnipeg Free Press columnist Niigaan Sinclair examines how racism isn’t just costing taxpayers more, but costing people their lives.

Thirteen years after Brian Sinclair died due to neglect, negligence and racism in a Winnipeg hospita...

Two inquests with differing outcomes gives us hope, but a tidal change in the way health care professionals and hospital staff treat Indigenous people is still needed, write four members of the Brian Sinclair Working Group.

In today's Morning Brief, we look at the COVID-19 situation in Russia, where officials are warning the country will pass 30,000 cases per day, as the daily death toll approaches 1,000.

READERS stressed the importance of not taking dogs out in hot weather following a string of scorching days across the country. Emergency vets issued a plea to dog owners, asking them to avoid exercising their pets during the heatwave. According to vets, pet owners shouldnt take their dogs out on walks during the hottest part of the day (typically between 12pm and 4pm). The average survival rate of a dog diagnosed with heatstroke is only 50 per cent. Heatstroke can be fatal in as little ...

Article content In fact, the main food bank building at 5000 11 th Street S.E. has been under increasing pressure because of lack of adequate space to provide for its clients, and is currently undergoing a renovation and partial relocation. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Parker: Calgary Food Bank renovates to meet rising need in Calgary Back to video McAra says he had been trying to determine the best way to rearrange the structure since pre-C...

Winnipeg Free Press Indigenous suffer 40 per cent of deaths last month Save to Read Later Dr. Marcia Anderson, public health lead, Manitoba First Nation Pandemic Response Co-ordination Team, says the ‘impacts get closer and closer to home.’ (John Woods / The Canadian Press files) Nearly 40 per cent of the COVID-19 deaths reported in Manitoba last month were First Nations people, as the deadly virus continues to have a devastating and disproportionate impact on Indigenous communities. Winn...

A commitment to eliminating racism must be reflected in accountability mechanisms that focus on the impacts of coordinated and consistent anti-racist action.