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Manitoba 911 Outage Explained | Winnipeg News
A major 911 outage in Manitoba left callers outside Winnipeg stranded for hours—until Bell Canada admitted the system failed due to two simultaneous infrastructure glitches, including a mysterious redacted issue and outdated tech that didn’t auto-route calls. Thankfully, no one was harmed: 84 missed calls were logged, tracked, and manually followed up by Brandon’s 911 center. Bell’s fix? A $200M upgrade to next-gen 911 tech by year’s end, plus smarter rerouting. They’re already talking with officials to prevent future meltdowns—and this isn’t the last you’ll hear of it. Listen in comfort:Get…
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