Stories
& news
that heals.
Broadcasting Hope
Retired CBC Manitoba announcer Lionel Moore had aortic valve replacement surgery twice at St. Boniface Hospital.
His Heartfelt Thanks
Winnipeg tech entrepreneur Ron Paley had triple bypass open-heart surgery in the I.H. Asper Institute at St. Boniface Hospital in April 2025.
St. B’s Winning Record
Celebrated football play-by-play announcer backed by years of compassionate cardiac care at St. Boniface Hospital.
Give more families more tomorrows
Your support can help cardiac patients like Kelley Turnbull get through open-heart surgery, and its aftershocks. Adding your voice will make the biggest difference for women in Manitoba most of all! Turnbull, of Winnipeg, underwent surgery at St. Boniface...
The Rhythm of the Kitchen
Contemporary dance glides into St. B Anyone who has spent time in a kitchen knows movement is involved in preparing food. Chopping, lifting, kneading – even the odd hip shake – are all parts of cooking and baking. Local contemporary dancer and choreographer Alexandra...
Healing Manitoba’s Broken Hearts
Ab Freig, of Winnipeg, has a long history with Manitoba’s Cardiac Centre of Excellence at St. Boniface Hospital. October 27, 2025 Life has given Ab Freig, of Winnipeg, several reasons to be discouraged. But that’s just not who he is. Freig experienced a Code Blue –...
The Saint-like Compassion of St. B
Joan and Gary Hutchinson have a 30-year connection to St. Boniface Hospital. September 16, 2025 Many people have said that St. Boniface Hospital offers a different level of care – more compassionate, caring, and kind. In Winnipeggers Gary and Joan Hutchinson’s...
Flying Close to the Edge
Henry Suarez woke up at St. Boniface Hospital. He had made it to Winnipeg by air ambulance service, which was already a miracle. Dr. Jonathan Hong, a surgeon with Cardiac Sciences at the Hospital, was standing over his bed in pre-op. “You know how you can tell when...
Volunteering Her Story
As a longtime St. Boniface Hospital volunteer, Joan Lachance never thought she would experience cardiac care at the Hospital as a patient. However, fate had other plans. Lachance, 61, of Winnipeg, started volunteering at St. B more than 10 years ago, after her mother...
Tiny Beginnings, Strong Tomorrows
Fourteen years ago, Delka Roberts became a mom. Though, it wasn’t the beginning that she expected. Her day started with a routine fetal assessment at Winnipeg’s Health Sciences Centre. By that afternoon, she was being transferred to St. Boniface Hospital because there...
Catching Up with Paul Fontaine
April 1, 2025 Paul Fontaine, of Winnipeg, came close to death one week before his 33rd birthday. At the time his wife, Shay, was eight months pregnant with their second child. Fontaine was diagnosed in June of 2021 with complete heart block caused by a rare...
A Close Call in Russell
March 13, 2025 The pain Anne Main felt that night was only discomfort, not agony. Imagine her shock when her cardiologist at St. Boniface Hospital later told her having it checked out had saved her life. Main and her husband, Bob, ran a bed and breakfast near Russell,...