WINNIPEG – RCMP say they handed out 10 tickets at a rally held at Steinbach city hall this past week where dozens expressed frustration about public health orders enacted in response to COVID-19. Police say they expect there will be more consequences for violations of the Public Health Act that they say were observed at…
Manitoba Town Gets Curfew
WINNIPEG – Residents of a small town in northern Manitoba hit by a sudden outbreak of COVID-19 are banding together to support each other as officials there enforce a curfew to curb the spread. Lynn Lake will be under the lockdown from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily starting this week, and it’s expected to…
New Buses At Winnipeg Transit
WINNIPEG – Winnipeg-based New Flyer Industries says it’s on board to expand Winnipeg Transit’s fleet with 32 40-foot buses. The agreement includes an option for the contract to be lengthened by another five years, and would produce vehicles with “clean diesel” engines that the company says are “virtually smoke-free.” The company says over the last…
Vaccine Appointments Resume
WINNIPEG – The province resumes booking vaccination appointments today. New bookings were stopped on the weekend after it was learned Pfizer was reducing deliveries of its vaccine because of production delays. According to Dr. Joss Reimer from the Manitoba Vaccine Task Force, about 28,000 fewer doses are expected over the next month. However, she says…
No More Liquor Mart Thefts
WINNIPEG – Liquor Mart thefts have ground to a halt, according to Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries, saving over $2 million. The Crown corporation says there are no longer any significant thefts. All 36 Liquor Marts in Winnipeg, Brandon, Selkirk and Portage la Prairie have had permanent controlled entrances installed. Customers are required to get their…
Nygard Back In Court
WINNIPEG – Fashion mogul Peter Nygard will be in a Winnipeg courtroom again today for the start of a two day bail hearing. The 79 year old’s lawyer says he’s in poor health and at risk of contracting COVID-19 behind bars which would kill him. Nygard’s doctor says he has a number of health issues…
4 Deaths, 118 Cases
WINNIPEG – The province is reporting four deaths today from COVID-19, three of them in Winnipeg and one in the Northern Health Region. There are 118 new cases of the virus, including 45 in Winnipeg and 46 in the north. 3,108 cases are active, 23,748 people have recovered, for a total of 27,629 cases so…
Drug Seizure, 2 Arrested
WINNIPEG – On Friday afternoon, the Guns & Gangs Unit carried out a drug bust at a residence in the 500 block of Portage Avenue. Officers seized $50,000 in cash, $21,000 in Methamphetamine and $5,000 in Fentanyl. 37 year old Aaron Robert Wilson and 23 year old Maria Dawn Wolowich, both of Winnipeg, face numerous…
Florists Blooming Despite COVID
WINNIPEG – Data from two horticultural organizations is showing continued flourishing of Manitoba florists and garden centres despite COVID-19 response impacting many other industries. Several florists throughout Winnipeg are pointing to increased sales since the start of the pandemic, throughout several changes in rules around what businesses could be open and how they were allowed…
Super Speeders Mostly Young Men
WINNIPEG – Manitoba Public Insurance says “super speeding” is on the rise – and says males under the age of 35 account for over half of speed-related offences issued in the last several months. MPI dealt with 522 serious driving offences in 2020, nearly 60 per cent than they had forwarded to them in 2019.…