WINNIPEG – The Blue Bombers have resigned two important players. Left tackle Stanley Bryant will be back and so will receiver Nic Demski. Bryant signed a one year contract extension, while Demski agreed to two more years. The hope now is that there will be a CFL season this year after COVID-19 forced a year…
Sisler Helps With Netflix Film
WINNIPEG – Sisler High School says five former students could find themselves in the running for an Oscar. A new animated short film the graduates worked on, Cops and Robbers, started streaming on Netflix about a week ago. The students were asked to be part of the project after the head of animation at Digital…
7 Deaths & 130 Cases
WINNIPEG – The province is reporting seven deaths today from COVID-19, six of them in Winnipeg. There are also 130 new cases of the virus, including 77 in Winnipeg. 4,427 cases are active, 20,252 people have recovered, for a total of 25,374 cases so far. 339 Manitobans are in hospital right now, 40 of them…
Pallister Shuffles Cabinet
WINNIPEG – Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister announced changes and reappointments to his team today in the first cabinet shuffle since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cohorts of three cabinet ministers were sworn in before exiting the room to ensure physical distancing. Following months of scrutiny during the pandemic, Cameron Friesen is no longer Health…
Vaccine Rollout Stumbles
WINNIPEG – While Manitoba became the first province with a vaccination “supersite” at Winnipeg’s convention centre this week, setbacks there are adding to concerns about the pace of Canada’s COVID-19 vaccination progress. Officials working with staff at the RBC Convention Centre site worked to correct a case of miscommunication that saw hundreds of health care…
Jets New Division
WINNIPEG – The NHL has renamed its divisions after partnering with Discover, Honda, MassMutual and Scotiabank. Each team will play every other team in its division eight times, except in the Scotia NHL North Division where teams including our Jets will take each other on nine or 10 times to minimize travel. Scotia NHL North…
COVID At Care Homes Improving
WINNIPEG – COVID-19 cases are starting to come down at personal care homes. That from Manitoba chief nursing officer Lanette Siragusa. Of the 43 current outbreaks at PCH’s, 25 have two or fewer active cases. 16 of them have no active cases but they are still considered outbreaks because of the incubation period. Siragusa says…
Moderna Vaccine Is Here
WINNIPEG – The Moderna vaccine has arrived in Manitoba. 5,300 of the doses will be sent to remote First Nations. The Moderna vaccine travels better than the Pfizer’s because it doesn’t need to be kept as cold. Chief public health officer, Dr. Brent Roussin, says now that the supersite is open at the RBC Convention…
Day 2 Of Jets Camp
WINNIPEG – Jets training camp continues today at Bell MTS Iceplex. Off the ice during day one yesterday, Patrick Laine was asked several times by reporters about his future with the club. Each time he gave a version of how he’s just working hard and trying to be the best player he can be to…
No High School Hockey
WINNIPEG – There won’t be high school hockey in the city this year. The Winnipeg High School Hockey League has cancelled its 2021 season due to COVID-19. The league says it expects code red restrictions to continue beyond Friday and with students currently learning remotely, it just doesn’t makes sense to have practices and games.…