Alan Abbott, 86, wantedto live out his days in a personal care home in Winnipeg. But he never got admitted to one. Instead, his daughter says he died in pain after being shuffled between four hospitals and a health care centre in a period of just under four months before his death in November.

The woman who helped establish Black Bear Rescue Manitoba is calling the province's decision to refuse to put tracking collars on three black bear cubs "cowardly" and "irresponsible."