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High school student making huge difference By: Aaron Epp Save to Read Later
A Grade 11 student at Fort Richmond Collegiate, Divya Sharma is making a difference in the lives of people across the country thanks to a project she started that delivers care packages to front-line workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press)
In the six years since she moved to Canada, volunteering has become a key part of Divya Sharma’s life.
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In the six years since she moved to Canada, volunteering has become a key part of Divya Sharma’s life.
Posted: Apr 23, 2021 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: April 23
Non-essential goods are cordoned off at a Toronto Walmart store as part of pandemic measures in Ontario. Manitoba is being urged to tighten measures here or risk an Ontario-like third wave.(Carlos Osorio/Reuters)
Winnipeg Free Press By: Katie May and Michael Pereira | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Wednesday, Apr. 21, 2021
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On Tuesday, Manitoba recorded its highest daily new COVID-19 case count in nearly three months: 211.
In as little as 10 days, that number could double and 400 cases each day could overwhelm the health-care system, based on what happened in fall 2020, says Dr. Anand Kumar, attending ICU physician at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg. We re on the cusp of a major wave again, and I think that short of extremely tight restrictions, it s going to be difficult to stop it, Kumar says.
Dr. Anand Kumar, attending ICU physician at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, has criticized pandemic responses that don’t adopt a COVID Zero philosophy as a way to focus on locking down to keep case counts low and easily contact-traceable. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press files)
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Child sex-assault victim support bill nears royal assent Posted: Save to Read Later
Manitoba MLAs from all parties in the house voted in favour Thursday of an NDP bill that aims to help youth in northern and isolated communities who ve been sexually assaulted.
Manitoba MLAs from all parties in the house voted in favour Thursday of an NDP bill that aims to help youth in northern and isolated communities who ve been sexually assaulted.
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It was introduced by The Pas-Kameesak MLA Amanda Lathlin in November.
The bill would require the province to report annually on the number of health professionals trained and approved to examine child victims of sexual assault. It would also require the province to publicly report on the number of evidence kits available in all health regions.