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CBC
8 hours ago
- Health
- CBC
New CancerCare Manitoba building could cost up to $1 billion: Kinew
The Manitoba government says construction on a long-promised centre for cancer research and treatment will get underway next year. The new headquarters for CancerCare Manitoba was cancelled by the former Progressive Conservative government in 2017, and the NDP promised in 2023 to build it if elected. Premier Wab Kinew says $11.5 million has been set aside this year for design work and a four-year construction project is expected to start next year. Kinew says a very preliminary cost estimate is more than $800 million, but that figure could rise to $1 billion. The current building opened in 2003, and Dr. Dhali Dhaliwal, former CEO of CancerCare Manitoba, says a new, larger building with updated technology is needed. The project is to be built near the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg.
CTV News
8 hours ago
- Health
- CTV News
New building to fight cancer could cost $1 billion, Manitoba premier says
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew speaks with media before at a First Ministers Meeting at the National War Museum Friday, March 21, 2025 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government says construction on a long-promised centre for cancer research and treatment will get underway next year. The new headquarters for CancerCare Manitoba was cancelled by the former Progressive Conservative government in 2017, and the NDP promised in 2023 to build it if elected. Premier Wab Kinew says $11.5 million has been set aside this year for design work and a four-year construction project is expected to start next year. Kinew says a very preliminary cost estimate is over $800 million but that figure could rise to $1 billion. The current building opened in 2003, and Dr. Dhali Dhaliwal, former CEO of CancerCare Manitoba, says a new, larger building with updated technology is needed. The project is to be built near the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 9, 2025. Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press
Global News
9 hours ago
- Health
- Global News
Province to build cutting-edge facility for CancerCare Manitoba
Manitoba's premier and health minister say the province is taking its first step toward building a new, state-of-the-art headquarters for CancerCare Manitoba. Premier Wab Kinew said Monday that the proposed facility will be located on the Bannatyne health campus at Winnipeg's Health Sciences Centre. Plans for a new headquarters for CancerCare were originally announced in 2015, before getting cancelled two years later by the then-Progressive Conservative provincial government. 'After years of broken promises, our government is moving forward to build CancerCare for the future with a world-class facility that gives patients the space and care they deserve, and provides the resources cancer researchers need to help more Manitobans become cancer-free. Get weekly health news Receive the latest medical news and health information delivered to you every Sunday. Sign up for weekly health newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy 'The new headquarters will deliver cutting-edge care, the best quality service, the newest techniques, all in a space with more room, more light, and more comfort for Manitobans living with cancer.' Story continues below advertisement Dr. Dhali Dhaliwal, a former CancerCare CEO, said Monday that a new facility has been needed, desperately, for decades. 'The current CancerCare building was full the day it opened in 2003,' Dhaliwal said. 'With all the dramatic advances in cancer treatments, Manitoba needs a facility that has the space and resources to deliver the most effective care to our cancer patients.'
