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A Manitoba employer has been fined after one of its workers partially amputated their finger.
The incident happened on October 24, 2017 at Fleet Brake Parts and Services Limited. The worker was cutting a portion of a metal bracket using a hydraulic shear press. The worker clamped the bracket in place with a hydraulic material lock bar, made the cut and then raised the lock bar in order to release the bracket.
Winnipeg Jets forward Bryan Little received 25-30 stitches Tuesday night after being struck in the head by a puck at Bell MTS Place.
“During the third period of last night’s game versus the New Jersey Devils, Winnipeg Jets forward Bryan Little was struck near the ear by a shot. Before the completion of the game, Little was transported to St. Boniface Hospital where he received 25-30 stitches to close a laceration,” the team said in a statement.
By The Canadian Press
OTTAWA — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency say Sobeys Inc. is recalling Compliments brand fresh-cut vegetable products due to possible Listeria contamination.
The products, which include Sweet Kale Blend, Vegetable Platter with a Ranch Dip, Broccolini, Cauliettes – Chopped Cauliflower, Power Green Blend and Green Beans, all have best before dates of Oct. 31, 2019.
WINNIPEG — The new Women’s Hospital at Health Sciences Centre will concentrate health services dispersed across the HSC campus when it opens.
The province announced Thursday the state-of-the-art hospital will serve women, children and families beginning December 1, through the new, larger space at 665 William Avenue.
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By Jordan Press, The Canadian Press
OTTAWA — Liberal MP Jim Carr has been diagnosed with a form of blood cancer.
Carr, who served as natural resources minister and international trade minister during Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s first mandate, says in a statement that he has begun treatment for the disease, which has also affected his kidneys.
WINNIPEG — Manitoba health officials are encouraging people to roll up their sleeves and get a flu shot this season.
The seasonal flu vaccine is available free of charge to anyone six months and older.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Matt Nichols and his family delivered a touchdown donation Wednesday to the Children’s Hospital Foundation.
The Nichols family presented a cheque for $10,000 to help fund the purchase of new Cinema Vision Goggles.
WINNIPEG — Red River College is snuffing out smoking and vaping on all of its campuses beginning January 1, 2020.
The college says the new policy is part of its “commitment to provide a healthy environment for its students, employees and visitors where they can work, learn, study and live.”
By The Canadian Press
Whole Foods is the latest grocery chain affected by a recall of hundreds of beef and veal products across Canada due to possible E. coli contamination.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has added more than 50 beef products sold at the chain to the list of 800-plus recalled items.
