Manitoba Hires US Doctors for Rural ER Shifts

0:00It's April 1st, you're listening to Canada News today, AI-powered local news. I'm Corey with the story. Manitoba's government is shelling out cash to a Utah-based firm to recruit emergency room doctors from the United States for temporary shifts, mostly. In rural and northern communities, shared health, the province's health coordinator linked up with global medical staffing on this push. The company dropped five job postings just in the past few days, playing up Manitoba's wild side by spotting polar bears, beluga whales, and chasing. Northern Lights to Lord Dox North. Health Minister Uzzoma Asaguara calls the payment minimal, no exact figure released yet. The hope is these short-term spots spark longer commitments from the recruits. They're layering on other efforts, too, aiming to ramp up health care workers across the board. Last year, the NDP pledged to prioritize Canadian companies for contracts, but carved out exceptions for cases like this. Word is, filling those rural gaps could ease the strain on emergency rooms of north, keeping

1:03the system steady while bigger fixes roll out.