News - Manitoba

Effective November 1, the Manitoba government regulation that removes customer service barriers for people with disabilities comes into effect.

Eight deserving Manitobans are being recognized through the Manitoba Council on Aging Recognition Awards for their outstanding contributions and commitment to their communities.

Children receiving services from child welfare agencies will be better protected under new provincial legislation that recently came into effect and requires the immediate reporting of all critical incidents of children in care.

Women in Manitoba are benefiting from technology introduced last fall for cervical cancer screening.

In an effort to keep Manitobans healthy and reduce the number of new cancer cases, the province’s Human Papillomavirus Immunization Program will be expanded starting next year to include both males and females.

Families and provincial visitors will find even better services to help plan their discovery of Manitoba thanks to the new state-of-the-art Travel Manitoba Visitor Information Centre at the Forks.

A Veterinary Epidemiologist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry says U.S. traffic coming into Manitoba continues to pose the greatest risk for exposing the western Canadian swine herd to PED.

Manitobans who choose to receive the free influenza vaccine this year will now be protected against four different influenza viruses.

Manitoba continues to expand newborn hearing screening to create a universal program, with teams in development in every regional health authority.

It is now easier for women to access a wider selection of breast prosthetics and bras thanks to a joint program between the Manitoba government and CancerCare Manitoba.