WINNIPEG – The licences that allow three Manitoba long term care homes to operate are under review, with final results expected to be released this week, following months of scrutiny by health authorities around infection control and staffing. The province says they advised Nisichawayasihk Personal Care Home in Nelson House, Manitoba on November 27 that…
Cold Keeps CAA Busy
WINNIPEG – CAA Manitoba says the cold killed cars across the province this morning, resulting in flooded phone lines that commuters called in search of a boost. Numbers released by the non-profit association today show wait times were between 45 minutes and an hour and a half. Normally their call centre averages around 350 service…
Homeless Senior Left In Cold
WINNIPEG – A man in The Pas, Manitoba who discovered a senior waiting in front of a homeless shelter in -32 C weather is seeking volunteers to keep the shelter running all day. Alexander McKay noticed a senior lying in the snow with a walker next to him. The senior appeared to have frostbite on…
Possible Exposures
WINNIPEG – Here are the most recent possible exposures to COVID-19 in Winnipeg, as provided by provincial public health officials.
Lineups More Dangerous
WINNIPEG – A local COVID-19 expert says standing in line might be riskier than shopping once you get in the store. Epidemiologist Cynthia Carr at EPI Research says lineups are chokepoints and people should be very careful how long they’re lined up for, while also keeping their distance and wearing a mask. When stores reopened…
2nd Doses Could Be Postponed
WINNIPEG – The province is on the verge of postponing some second shots of the COVID-19 vaccine. Because of supply disruptions from Pfizer, no new appointments are being made at the Winnipeg and Brandon supersites. Dr. Joss Reimer says they hope to know more by Friday about an expected shipment on February 8th. However, regardless…
5 Deaths, 113 Cases
WINNIPEG – The province is reporting five deaths today from COVID-19, two of them in Winnipeg. There are 113 new cases of the virus, including 33 in Winnipeg. Cases in the north continue to be high with 58 today. 3,542 cases are active, 24,464 people have recovered, for a total of 28,810 cases so far.…
COVID One Year Later
WINNIPEG – As the nation marks one year since officials announced the new coronavirus that sounded alarm bells throughout the globe had landed on Canadian shores, a recent Leger poll shows how Manitobans were hit particularly hard in the months that followed. The first case in Canada of the virus that would come to be…
Big Winner Still Laying Low
WINNIPEG – As of Monday morning, nobody has claimed the $60 million record-breaking Lotto Max jackpot that was drawn on Friday, January 22. All we know about them is they bought their winning ticket in Winnipeg. It’s the largest prize in the history of Manitoba lottery, breaking Manitoba’s previous Lotto Max record from 2009 of…
Extreme Cold Warnings
WINNIPEG – Any trace of mild weather this week has vaporized, with Environment Canada issuing persistent winter weather warnings for parts of Manitoba. The West, Interlake, and northwest regions of the province have all been hit with extreme cold warnings, where temperatures plunge into the -30s, and wind makes that air feel like it’s -40…