WINNIPEG – The province and Ottawa seem to have a difference of opinion when it comes to how long it’s going to take to vaccinate all Manitobans. Federal officials say they don’t understand the provincial position that it’s going to take until the end of the year to inoculate all adults in Manitoba. Dr. Howard…
Kamala’s Comic Book
WINNIPEG – A Manitoba Cartoonist’s work was part of the Joe Biden inauguration this week. The book Kamala in Canada by Kaj Hasselriis was included in a swag bag for people who attended a virtual inauguration event at the US Embassy in Ottawa. It’s a comic book about the new Vice President’s time in Montreal…
COVID Rules About To Ease
WINNIPEG – A few things will change when COVID-19 restrictions expire Friday night at midnight. Rules will ease a bit for most of Manitoba on Saturday but not the Northern Health Region. Current code red measures will remain in effect there because of high case counts. In Winnipeg and the rest of the province, the…
5 Deaths, 196 Cases
WINNIPEG – The province is reporting five deaths today from COVID-19, one of them in Winnipeg. There are 196 new cases of the virus, including 54 in Winnipeg. There are 105 cases in the north. 3,205 cases are active, 24,091 people have recovered, for a total of 28,089 cases so far. 268 Manitobans are in…
City Wrong To Keep Gyms Open
WINNIPEG – Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Brent Roussin says the City of Winnipeg shouldn’t have allowed staff to use gyms at City Hall or other facilities owned by the city, stating that he’s expecting government staff to follow “the spirit and intent” of health orders – not just “the letter of the law.” The…
Restart Worries First Nations
WINNIPEG – Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Brent Roussin says, given high case counts in many First Nations and in the North, modest changes to the public health orders being considered to replace those that expire on Friday would likely only apply to Winnipeg, Southern, Interlake, Eastern, and Prairie Mountain Health regions. First Nations leaders…
No Finals In June
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government says exams for the province’s more than 14,000 Grade 12 students that were expected to happen in June are now off the desk. In a letter to school superintendents and principals, Manitoba Education says, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many students are using a mix of remote and in-class learning…
Fewer Vaccination Appointments
WINNIPEG – The province says there will be fewer vaccination appointments next month because of production delays at Pfizer. The Vaccine Task Force says Manitoba will only get half of the 19,000 doses it was expecting over the next two weeks. Dr. Joss Reimer says that will cut the number of daily vaccinations from 2,500…
No Speed Plebiscite
WINNIPEG – Winnipeggers won’t be voting on residential speed limits in a plebiscite in the next civic election. Transcona city councillor Shawn Nason made a motion to that effect during a community committee meeting earlier this month. The idea was debated by mayor Brian Bowman’s executive policy committee and then rejected by a vote of…
Lotto 6/49 Winning Numbers
WINNIPEG – Here are the Lotto 6/49 winning numbers from Wednesday, January 20th. Good luck! The $6 million jackpot wasn’t won so Saturday’s draw will rise to $8 million. In the event of any discrepancy between this information and the WCLC, the latter shall prevail. Photos: WCLC