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A huge save
In hockey, if a goaltender has good form, the saves follow. It is equally true when it comes to saving a life. Just ask Rick St. Croix. One early...
Baby’s Best Chance
Expecting her first child at 46 years old, Titilayo Olanlege faced a challenging pregnancy, with potentially dangerous complications. Her dream of...
The Show Must Go On
Manitoba’s first-ever virtual fundraising gala dinner was a sold-out, smashing success in slippers. Forced by the COVID-19 pandemic to reimagine...
A storybook bond, a lasting legacy
Vivian and Burle Silverman shared a bond that some would say you only read about in storybooks. Although their journey together was cut short, their...
A lifetime of giving
When past and present St. Boniface Hospital researchers look back on breakthroughs made in the last 30 years, they have donors like Clark and Carole...
Breaking the Cycle
Gestational hypertension (high blood pressure) and other complications during pregnancy can raise a woman’s risk of developing heart disease later...
Go with the flow
Looking at the brushwork and bright colours in Ludolf Grollé’s new “flow series” of seven paintings, you might be seeing one man’s experience of...
Life in the palm of your hands
Photo: Charmaine Mallari Photography Michelle and Gilbert (Gil) De Jesus are silver-lining people. They’re quick to smile and their optimism is...
Storybook ending
December 10, 2019 There’s no place like home. When twins Emma and Frederick were born at only 26 weeks at St. Boniface Hospital, their parents,...
Now and then
For her 10th birthday, Brianna Matkowski’s mother surprised her with a trip to visit St. Boniface Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU),...
You gave Jennifer her life back
Imagine waking up one morning in your own bed, but unable to remember where – or even who – you are. That was the confusing reality Jennifer Lee had...
Better Together!
Angie Gottfred is a giver. At St. Boniface Hospital, Angie is the Program Team Manager for the Family Medicine Clinical Teaching Unit, the...
Back from the edge
As the co-host of The Start, weekday mornings on 680 CJOB, it’s Greg Mackling’s job to embody the friendly Manitoban persona. And he does it well....
Twice as nice
Métis leaders in Manitoba have given science students from across the province a big step up – twice in one day! In the words of Manitoba Métis...
A donation from the heart
Pictured: Dr. Clarence Khoo (Cardiologist), Parusia Purohit (Owner & Nurse Practitioner, Purohit Nurse Practitioner Clinic), Dr. Colette Seifer...