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Deer Lodge patient care concerns blamed on ex-manager

Wed, 09 May 2012 18:45:28 EDT

Recent complaints about patient care at Winnipeg's Deer Lodge Centre have been traced to one manager who no longer works there, health officials say.

Middlechurch care home under investigation

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:12:12 EDT

The Middlechurch personal care home near Winnipeg is under investigation for possible financial irregularities, the CBC's I-Team has learned.

Chinese students in Winnipeg overcharged for rooms

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 08:13:59 EDT

A former University of Winnipeg recruitment agent charged foreign students as much as $3,000 a month for a small room and a meagre food allowance in his home.

Businesses hit by hidden fees from credit card machines

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:40:16 EDT

Small businesses across Canada are reporting hidden charges and misleading sales practices in their dealings with some of the contractors who supply them with credit and debit card machines, CBC News has learned.

Manitoba paramedics want cap on number of working hours

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 06:51:27 EDT

Paramedics in rural Manitoba are calling for a mandatory limit on the number of consecutive hours they can work, as they say fatigue is jeopardizing their safety.

Care home waits 6 hours to send stroke victim to hospital

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:59:33 EST

A Winnipeg care home waited six hours to call an ambulance after one of its residents had a stroke, a CBC News I-Team investigation has found.

Federal government employee misused funds

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:57:53 EST

The federal integrity commissioner has found that a Service Canada manager in Manitoba misused public funds and assets.

Many Manitoba ambulance response times fail guidelines

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:27:13 EST

More than half of Manitoba's rural communities failed provincial guidelines on ambulance response times last year, a CBC News I-Team investigation has found.

Cancer patient wants apology for pathologist's error

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:35:22 EST

A Winnipeg breast cancer patient wants an apology from the pathologist who erred in his analysis of her biopsy, which led to her being told she didn't have cancer when she did.

Charged telemarketing firm releases voice recordings

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:11:13 EST

A Montreal telemarketing firm charged with defrauding small businesses has posted voice recordings online it says show the disputed transactions are legitimate — but the customers involved say the recordings are fakes.

Former federal manager implicated in unfair hiring cases

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:09:49 EST

A former federal government manager in Manitoba has been found to have acted improperly by hiring unqualified candidates and people to whom she was connected, CBC News has learned.

Neo-Nazi member calls hacking 'an invasion of privacy'

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:00:39 EST

Some of the Canadians whose names were revealed when neo-Nazi websites were hacked have admitted to CBC News that they have been associated with the organizations.

Pesticides found in Canadian organic produce

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:47:15 EST

Some organic produce in Canada contains pesticides, according to government inspection documents obtained by CBC News — including nearly 24 per cent of organic apples.

Prison double-bunking used in segregation cells

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:41:29 EST

Federal prisons in British Columbia and Manitoba are forcing some inmates to be double-bunked in segregation cells, CBC News has learned.