-The Provincial Government is recruiting 7 new US doctors to practice in Manitoba, now totaling 13 American doctors. The Health Minister says 11 doctors will practice in Winnipeg, with one of the remaining two doctors, working here at Prairie Mountain Health, specializing in emergency medicine. 285 net new doctors are already in the health care system, thanks to the NDP government.
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-University of Manitoba medical students got hands-on this weekend in Brandon, during an annual Rural Interest Group workshop. 75 medical students rotate through various training opportunities, getting experience with procedures they don’t encounter early in medical school. The Brandon Sun says the hands-on exposure is helping students see “how many opportunities there really are in rural Manitoba medicine.”
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-Prime Minister Mark Carney is announcing an increase to the GST credit later today. All part of Ottawa’s new affordability measures. The GST boost will help offset the rising cost of groceries, with a one-time 50 per cent top-up, and a 25 per cent increase to quarterly payments. Low-income single people could get an additional $400 dollars, and a families with 2 children could get $800 this year.
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-A new social services community support hub has found a new space for the cities homeless, inside Brandon’s downtown Library. ‘Ask Auntie’ connects vulnerable people with housing, mental health and social supports, with a case manager on site. The library’s director says Ask Auntie will help bridge gaps between library patrons, security and staff. There were 821 unhoused people in the city in 2025.
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-Up to 10 union members of the Brandon Research and Development Centre could lose their jobs, the timeline is uncertain. The Brandon Sun is reporting that thousands of federal employees have received workforce adjustment notices. Ottawa is trying to cut administrative costs by about $60 billion over the next five years.
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-Brandon City Council voted to put $25 thousand dollars towards a 12-week organic waste pilot program for multi-unit and apartment buildings. The program offers discounted electric food recyclers to about 100 units, with the goal of reducing emissions and landfill use. The organic waste program will be implemented by early summer.
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-Organizers of Manitoba’s Ag Days say the show exceeded their expectation, despite the challenging winter. The 3-day event at the Keystone Centre in Brandon, wrapped up on Thursday, with final attendance numbers expected to be slightly lower than last year. The events’ 50/50 draw, had a Jackpot of nearly $194 thousand dollars with half going to the winner, and the other half supporting community grants like The Ag Days Gives Back Fund.
