Katherine Dornian

3 weeks ago | globalnews.ca | Katherine Dornian

The union representing Metis Child, Family and Community Services and Michif Child and Family Services is applying for independent arbitration to end a two-week strike. The Manitoba General Employees Union is asking the Manitoba Labour Board to order an arbitrator to help resolve their contract dispute. The union says the layoffs at both agencies are impeding their right to strike. "Effective today, these employers have laid off 20 per cent of their staff," says MGEU President Kyle Ross.

3 weeks ago | globalnews.ca | Katherine Dornian

On Jan. 15, 28-year-old Kellie Verwey died in a car crash just outside Portage La Prairie. Police say she was travelling west on Highway 26 when the driver of a pickup truck veered over the centre line, which caused an eastbound vehicle to collide with Kellie's car. She was pronounced dead on the scene. "Our family has lost the spark, the centre of our universe," says her mother, Meechelle Best. Her family describes her as a pillar of her community.

4 weeks ago | globalnews.ca | Katherine Dornian

For pregnant people in Western Manitoba, giving birth at home won't be an option for the next six months, as Prairie Mountain Health has paused birth and on-call services for midwives from April 1st to September 30th. Midwives will still provide care before and after a baby is born, but the birth itself will be handled by doctors and nurses at hospitals in Brandon, Dauphin and Neepawa. Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara promised on Tuesday that women would still be taken care of.

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1 month ago | globalnews.ca | Katherine Dornian

At Oyate Tipi, Winnipeg's furniture bank, volunteers build twin beds for kids who have recently been homeless. Many of the beds they get donated are in bad shape, and executive director Greg Georgeson says having comfortable, safe furniture is important for a newly-housed family. "Pride in ownership of having your own place says a lot for a lot of people," he says.