The province is making a major change to try and fight rising breast cancer rates among young women by lowering the age for mammogram screenings to 45 by the end of next year. Currently, women under 50 are only able to get mammograms with a doctor’s referral.
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Assiniboine College is hosting an online information session on October 1st for students interested in the school’s Comprehensive Health Care Aide program – it’ll be begin in January in Virden. Health-care aides are in demand in the province.
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If you’re travelling to Manto Sipi Cree Nation in northern Manitoba – your luggage might get searched for alcohol at the airport. The dry reserve is now enforcing its alcohol ban. The move is in response to increasing alcohol-related deaths in the community.
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A Brandon car dealership is busy building a new facility on Victoria Avenue, and Fowler Nissan says it should be completed late next year. The dealership will be 4,000-square-feet bigger than their current operation on Victoria, and will include a larger showroom and service area.
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There’s an underestimated factor contributing to the high prices of homes in Canada despite downward market pressure – and it’s renovations. A Re/Max report found spending on home renos increased by $300-billion from 2019 to 2023 – up 8%.
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Amazon says some customers in Canada can now start getting their packages delivered to their garage. If you’re a Prime service customer, and have a MyQ Smart Garage, Amazon will drop-off packages inside to help protect your delivery.
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How can you feel happier and motivated at work? A new study says reduce your smartphone use by just one hour a day. You’ll reportedly feel less depressed and more in control, and when combined with physical activity, work productivity and satisfaction also increased.
