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Michelle Porter
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Director, Centre on Aging, University of Manitoba

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Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 11h
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Class-action suit against care home, WRHA can proceed, judge rules
More than five years after 56 residents of the Maples Personal Care Home died during a COVID-19 outbreak, a Manitoba judge has certified a class-action lawsuit against the owners of the facility and t...
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CTV News Winnipeg @ctvnewswinnipeg.bsky.social · 13h
Judge certifies class-action lawsuit over COVID-19 outbreak at Manitoba care home
Judge certifies class-action lawsuit over COVID-19 outbreak at Manitoba care home
A class-action lawsuit against the former operator of a Winnipeg personal care home where dozens of Manitobans died during an extended COVID-19 outbreak will go forward.
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Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 21h
Doctor, virologist caution against attending large public gatherings if unvaccinated against measles

Advice comes after thousands were likely exposed to highly contagious illness at Brandon Ag fair

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Doctor, virologist caution against attending large public gatherings if unvaccinated against measles | CBC News
With the number of measles cases in Manitoba swelling, experts caution those who aren't vaccinated for the disease to stay away from large public gatherings until the outbreak settles down.
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Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 21h
Judge certifies class-action lawsuit over COVID-19 deaths at Maples care home in Winnipeg

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Judge certifies class-action lawsuit over COVID-19 deaths at Maples care home in Winnipeg | CBC News
A class-action lawsuit naming the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and the former operator of a long-term care home that was the site of Manitoba's deadliest COVID-19 outbreak is going ahead.
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CTV News Winnipeg @ctvnewswinnipeg.bsky.social · 2d
Portage la Prairie RCMP issue silver alert for missing man
Portage la Prairie RCMP issue silver alert for missing man
Mounties issued a silver alert, looking for a man who hasn’t been seen or heard from for several days.
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Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 2d
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Flu vaccine reduced risk of serious illness by about 40%, estimate says
Research head says assessment was reassuring as it revealed jab still offered worthwhile protection despite being a mismatch for the dominant strain
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Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 2d
Severe outcomes associated with COVID-19 and Influenza reported for the week of Jan 25 to 31, 2026 in Manitoba.

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Severe outcomes (hospital admits, ICU admits, fatalities) associated with COVID-19 and Influenza for the current week and current season are shown.

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Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 3d
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/car...
The AI divide between early-career and experienced workers is one we can’t ignore
The reason for the divide is simple, write Tony Frost and Christian Dippel. AI is a skill amplifier, not a skill creator
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Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 4d
“Long-term care in Manitoba is on the precipice of a crisis...”

“Two small, family-owned sites can’t even afford to put sprinkler systems in right now.”

Province may be forced to take over more care homes: experts
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Manitoba may be forced to take over more care homes: experts
The Manitoba government’s decision to expropriate a personal care home to prevent it from closing may be the start of a trend as facilities struggle to make ends meet.
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Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 5d
Step in the right direction: GPS issues on buses fixed, Transit says
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Step in the right direction: GPS issues on buses fixed, Winnipeg Transit says
Winnipeg Transit says the GPS failure that wreaked havoc with bus schedules for several months has been fixed.
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Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 5d
Without key GPS data, transit plan lacked direction
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Without key GPS data, transit plan lacked direction
For the first six months after Winnipeg Transit’s $20.4-million network overhaul, city officials had little information to assess how well the new system was working. The city’s data had been plagued....
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Centre on Aging University of Manitoba @um-coaging.bsky.social · 5d
Centre on Aging Research Affiliates Drs. Luo and Funk are co-authors
How to ensure affordable, safe and culturally grounded housing for Indigenous older adults
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How to ensure affordable, safe and culturally grounded housing for Indigenous older adults
The Indigenous Seniors Research Committee examined the housing and care needs of Indigenous older adults in Winnipeg, Manitoba. And the evidence suggests a housing crisis that is economic and cultural...
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Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 5d
Manitoba props open Golden Door care home

"The Manitoba government is expropriating Golden Door Geriatric Centre, a personal care home in Winnipeg, to ensure the facility can continue caring for seniors."

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Manitoba props open Golden Door care home
The Manitoba government is expropriating Golden Door Geriatric Centre, a personal care home in Winnipeg, to ensure the facility can continue caring for seniors. The area MLA, however, says other long-...
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Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 6d
Province had no choice but to take over care home set to close: health minister
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Province had no choice but to take over care home set to close: health minister
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Tara Moriarty @moriartylab.bsky.social · 6d
Canadian COVID Forecast: Jan 31 - Feb 13, 2026

SEVERE: AB, MB, NB, PEI, SK
VERY HIGH: CAN, North, NS, ON, QC
HIGH: BC, NL
MODERATE: none

About 1 in 122 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
This image shows gauges with the Jan 31 - Feb 13, 2026 COVID Forecast scores for Canada, the provinces, and territories. From left to right: Canada: VERY HIGH - 13.1 Alberta: SEVERE - 18.6 British Columbia: HIGH - 6.3 Manitoba: SEVERE - 18.4 New Brunswick: SEVERE - 19.2 Newfoundland & Labrador: HIGH - 7.7 North: VERY HIGH - 13.9 Nova Scotia: VERY HIGH - 10.4 Ontario: VERY HIGH - 14.5 Prince Edward Island: SEVERE - 18.9 Quebec: VERY HIGH - 10.0 Saskatchewan: SEVERE - 18.7 A text box reads: 'The COVID Forecast is calculated from 3 equally weighted categories: 1) Current infections and spread; 2) Healthcare system impact; 3) Mortality. Within each category there is one sub-category for trends over the most recent week (Trends) and one sub-category for current parameter values relative to a specified baseline (Current values). Trends and current values are weighted equally when determining the final score for a category. All Forecast input data and sources are available here (https://datastudio.google.com/embed/u/0/reporting/42b886cf-d661-488e-b7d8-5c5836b55ab6/page/p_2yqs028mwc). Past Forecast scores are available in the table below. Forecast scores are grouped into 4 ranges: MODERATE (1 to <5, white), HIGH (6 to <10, yellow), VERY HIGH (10 to <15, orange), SEVERE (>15 red).'

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CTV News Winnipeg @ctvnewswinnipeg.bsky.social · 6d
NDP government uses health system expropriation powers for first time, seizes care home
NDP government uses health system expropriation powers for first time, seizes care home
The provincial government has taken control of a personal care home in south Winnipeg, marking the first time since taking power in 2023 that it has used expropriation within the health-care system to secure a facility.
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Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 6d
Winnipeg personal-care home to remain open after Manitoba government intervenes

Province says interim management team will be appointed at Golden Door Geriatric Centre

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Winnipeg personal-care home to remain open after Manitoba government intervenes | CBC News
A Winnipeg personal-care home that was expected to close later this spring will be keeping its doors open after intervention by the province, the Manitoba government said on Monday.
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Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 7d
[Meals on Wheels] is currently looking for more delivery drivers. The time commitment is flexible and drivers receive an honorarium for gas.

For more information, visit mealswinnipeg.com/volunteer or call 204-956-7711."

Driven to deliver
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Meals on Wheels visits provide food for lonely clients’ souls along with food for their plates
Shirley Lozinski struggles to remember when exactly it was that she started volunteering with Meals on Wheels Winnipeg. “I never really thought about it because I never thought I would be doing it thi...
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Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 7d
"Golden Door Geriatric Centre is a 78-bed, publicly funded PCH. Following its closure notice in March 2025, the owners stopped accepting new admissions, resulting in 25 vacant beds as of Jan. 30, 2026..."

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Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 7d
Manitoba Press Release:

"...the Manitoba government initiated the expropriation process of Golden Door Geriatric Centre to secure the home and protect publicly funded long-term care capacity."

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Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 7d
Qualitative research in gerontology: rigor, legacy, and the next wave of innovation

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Qualitative research in gerontology: rigor, legacy, and the next wave of innovation
As editorial board members for Innovation in Aging specializing in qualitative methods, we see tremendous potential for the journal to become a hub for met
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Isaac Bogoch @isaacbogoch.bsky.social · 7d
Flu season (yellow) is winding down in Canada after a really difficult December/early January. RSV (red) is now rising later in the season, while COVID (blue) remains relatively flat, possibly picking up in the spring.

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 8d
During the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, I taught three, online courses for journalists on basics of epidemiology

Course recordings and slides are still available as a free resource on my teaching website

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Poster for an online course on epidemiology for journalists

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Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 8d
Protecting participants: Why your voice belongs on research ethics boards
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Sponsored: Protecting participants: Why your voice belongs on research ethics boards
Imagine living with a health condition and being invited to take part in a research study that could change the future of treatment for you and countless others. Would you fully understand what you ar...
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 9d
AI chatbots are infiltrating social-science surveys — and getting better at avoiding detection www.nature.com/articles/d41... via @nature.com

"AI chatbot that can reliably impersonate a human participant..."

“We need to start rethinking the way that we have traditionally done survey research..."
AI chatbots are infiltrating social-science surveys — and getting better at avoiding detection
A researcher has created a chatbot that is indistinguishable from human participants in online surveys. Some researchers fear that a workhorse of social science is now under threat.
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Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 9d
Manitoba Respiratory Virus Surveillance Report for
Jan 18 - Jan 24, 2026.

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Severe outcomes from COVID-19 and Influenza, showing that there were 2 and 7 associated fatalities, respectively, for the current week.

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Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 10d
Should professors be forced to retire? www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Should professors be forced to retire?
Some universities are implementing a mandatory retirement age for academics. Will it help young researchers to get permanent positions?
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Centre on Aging University of Manitoba @um-coaging.bsky.social · 10d
Forget the cold & think spring! Registration is open for the Centre on Aging's 43rd Spring Symposium on May 7.
Centre Research Affiliate, Dr. Genevieve Thompson will present "Strengthening a palliative approach in long-term care"
View full Symposium details & to register, visit: tinyurl.com/2j8ak9k3
Centre on Aging text on left of logo. Logo is a design of a bison walking on a path under the northern lights with a prairie landscape and the flame representing reconciliation below. Text University of Manitoba on right. Background image of cherry blossom branches in bloom on the right side, set against a blue sky. Text reads 43rd Annual Spring Research symposium. QR code on right linking to Symposium web pages. Text below reads May 7, 2026. 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Strengthening a palliative approach in long-term care. Genevieve Thompson, RN, PhD, CHPCN(C)

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Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 10d
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Steinbach transit system ready to roll if city approves, advocates say | CBC News
A coalition of 20 service providers has created a business plan for a public transit system in Steinbach, Man., and now it wants city council to get on board.
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Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 12d
Manitoba seniors' advocate says she's listening despite lack of staff, permanent office space

"Manitoba’s first seniors’ advocate says she's already gotten a flurry of inquiries from the public, despite the fact her office won't be fully functional until 2027."

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Manitoba seniors' advocate says she's listening despite lack of staff, permanent office space | CBC News
Manitoba’s first seniors’ advocate says she's already gotten a flurry of inquiries from the public, despite the fact her office won't be fully functional until 2027.
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