Some senior positions in Manitoba's health-care system will be eliminated, though it's unclear which jobs or exactly how many people will be affected. Some "redundant" positions will be eliminated, Manitoba Health Minister Cameron Friesen confirmed Thursday during an afternoon COVID-19 update. No front-line health-care positions are affected, Friesen said, and meetings with those affected took place Thursday. Reviews of the health-care system in recent years have shown the system is "top heavy," Friesen said, and the move is a continuation of the province's overhaul of the health-care system. In recent years, the province's health-care system overhaul involved some controversial changes, including reducing the number of Winnipeg emergency departments from six to three.

Source: CBC News September 17, 2020 18:48 UTC