Carol Sanders

Winnipeg

Legislature Reporter at Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press news reporter

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Nurse college must be able to pivot: health minister

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Carol Sanders

By: Carol Sanders Posted: 8:30 PM CDT Thursday, Jun. 5, 2025 Manitoba’s health minister says the regulatory body for nursing is blocking internationally educated nurses who want to practise in the province and driving them away.
MPI vows to dive deep into ‘failure’

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Carol Sanders
Relaxed nursing requirements jeopardize patient safety, Manitoba regulator warns health minister

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Carol Sanders

The College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba says the province is putting labour mobility and its support for interprovincial free trade ahead of patient safety and lives. Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara ordered the college to stop requiring that “labour mobility applicants” — nurses recently licensed in other provinces who applied to nurse in Manitoba — must have 450 hours of nursing experience in Canada in the past two years or 1,225 hours in the past five years.
Retired conservation staff eager to help, but the call never comes

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Carol Sanders

By: Carol Sanders Posted: 6:54 PM CDT Tuesday, Jun. 3, 2025 A retired Manitoba Conservation manager, who has firefighting expertise, said he and five other retirees have offered to pitch in with the wildfire battle, but they’ve been ignored.
Tories relent, agree to fast-track trade bill supported by biz community

2 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Carol Sanders

By: Carol Sanders Posted: 8:33 PM CDT Monday, Jun.
Premiers, PM talk about ‘generational change’ after high-stakes meeting

2 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Carol Sanders |Kyle Duggan |Jeremy Simes

SASKATOON — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said the nation-building projects discussed by the premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday present a “generational opportunity for Canadians,” especially those who live in poorer communities. Provincial and territorial leaders sat down with Carney in Saskatoon and each premier was armed with wish lists of major projects they hope the federal government will deem to be in the national interest, then fast-track for approval.
Immediate support offered to evacuees: Manitoba premier

2 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Carol Sanders

By: Carol Sanders Posted: 6:16 PM CDT Friday, May. 30, 2025 As 17,000 Manitobans flee for their lives with little more than the shirts on their backs, some take shelter in hotels and motels, arenas or with family and friends. Where they end up depends on what they need, Premier Wab Kinew said Friday.
NDP-Tories spar as interprovincial trade bill up in the air

2 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Carol Sanders

Kinew wants deal before Monday meeting with PM By: Carol Sanders Posted: 7:20 PM CDT Thursday, May.
Premier, NDP caucus celebrate Pride Week at noon-hour drag show inside ‘the people’s building’

2 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Carol Sanders

By: Carol Sanders Posted: 3:57 PM CDT Thursday, May. 29, 2025 The Manitoba government hosted what it hailed as the first drag show inside a legislative building in Canada Thursday.
Manitoba NDP extends Dynacare deal despite criticism in opposition

2 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Carol Sanders

Seven new collection sites to be opened By: Carol Sanders Posted: 6:09 PM CDT Wednesday, May.