A health-care aide and nurse were assaulted in HSC’s emergency department, prompting Manitoba Nurses Union president Darlene Jackson to warn that escalating violence, slow employer action, and delayed safety reforms are putting both health-care workers and patients at risk.

‘If I’m not safe, my patients aren’t safe’: Nurses plead for protection after HSC assault

by Local Journalism Initiative November 11, 2025

written by Local Journalism Initiative November 11, 2025

By Steven Sukkau | Winnipeg Sun Violence against front-line health-care workers continues to escalate in Manitoba, with the latest incident at Health Sciences Centre (HSC) leaving a health-care aide choked and a nurse assaulted on Sunday, October 19. The attack, which occurred in the emergency ...

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‘If I’m not safe, my patients aren’t safe’: Nurses plead for protection after HSC assault

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