Dangerous assumption haunts Manitoba health care failures
A Winnipeg ER tragedy exposes gaps in care as a 45 year old homeless man died after 34 hours in the Health Sciences Centre with no staff seeing him. The region cites desk registration and regular status as factors. The piece also promotes Steps to Wellness on November 6-7 at Russell and District Community Centre featuring wellness demonstrations and a flu shot clinic.
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Manitoba
Health Sciences Centre
HSC
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Russell and District
Letter to Editor accuses Harper on Wheat Board actions
Writer alleges the Harper government repeatedly broke Canadian law to weaken the Wheat Board from removing voters to gag orders and privatized information requests. The letter cites court rulings against the government, firings of CWB officials, and attempts to bypass legal oversight. It names Steven Harper, Chuck Strahl, Gerry Ritz, and MP David Anderson as responsible.
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Harper
Canada
Chuck Strahl
Canadian Wheat Board
CWB
Gerry Ritz
Winnipeg
Adrian Measner
Measner
Roger Hughes
Harpers
Steven Harper
M.P
David Anderson
Mbeki Falls as Zuma Rise Looms in South Africa
Gwynne Dyer notes Thabo Mbeki resigned after ANC disputes and a Zuma corruption case, citing Mbeki's AIDS denial and policy failures. Kgalema Motlanthe becomes interim president while Zuma is expected to win the next election. Zuma’s allies hope reform follows, despite lingering corruption concerns.
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South Africa
Thabo Mbeki
Mbeki
African National Congress
ANC
Jacob Zuma
Kgalema Motlanthe
Zuma
Nelson Mandela
Constitutional Court
Chris Nicholson
Mandela