WINNIPEG – Another Manitoba politician is taking heat for travelling abroad over the holidays. Senator Don Plett took a personal trip to Mexico on December 28th. But a spokesperson says he reconsidered his decision to travel and immediately made arrangements to return home a few days later. He’s currently in self-isolation for two weeks as…
Emergency Extended
WINNIPEG – The province has extended its state of emergency for another 30 days. The state of emergency was first declared on March 20th under the Emergency Measures Act. The state of emergency allows the government to take quick action if needed to protect Manitobans and slow the spread of COVID-19.
5 Deaths, 118 Cases
WINNIPEG – The province is reporting five deaths today from COVID-19, all of them in Winnipeg. One of the dead is a woman in her 30’s. There are also 118 new cases of the virus, including 80 in Winnipeg. Still no sign of the mutant coronavirus in Manitoba. 4,423 cases are active, 20,133 people have…
Warm Spell Continues
WINNIPEG – Just two weeks after frigid temperatures and an erratic snow storm swept through the province, more mild Manitoba days are on their way. This week calls way above normal temperatures, with a high of 1 today and clearing skies. Our 30-year average around this time of year is -12, with a low of…
Remote Learning Underway
WINNIPEG – As students across Canada return to class after the holiday break, Manitoba is taking a somewhat unique approach to COVID caution this week. While some provinces delay classes altogether and others resume in-person teaching right away, thousands of students from grades 7 through 12 begin two weeks of remote learning today. Parents with…
Top Bureaucrat Travelled
WINNIPEG – As Canadian governments urge people to stay home over the holidays, over a dozen politicians are being accused of skirting the rules. The latest Manitoban to be criticized for travel is the province’s top bureaucrat David McLaughlin, hired in May of 2020 as clerk of the executive council and cabinet secretary. Staff have…
Supersite Opens Today
WINNIPEG – We start the first full week of the new year with hope. COVID-19 numbers in Manitoba have been lower and the Pfizer vaccine is going into people’s arms. The province’s new supersite at the RBC Convention Centre opens today with several hundred appointments available for all critical care, acute care and long-term care…
Lowest Count In 2 Months
WINNIPEG – The province reported 101 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, the lowest daily count in more than two months. We will get an update at 12:30 today but all coronavirus numbers in Manitoba have been lower of late. However, there’s real concern about what will happen in two or three weeks. If people…
Jets Hit The Ice Today
WINNIPEG – Jets training camp officially got going yesterday but they hit the ice this morning at 7:30 and 11. Practices at Bell MTS Iceplex are not open to the public. The shortened season of 56 games begins on January 13th but the Jets play their first game against the Calgary Flames on the 14th.…
2020 Driest Year Ever
WINNIPEG – 2020 was the driest year ever in the city and it wasn’t even close. Last year saw 284.5 millimetres of precipitation, about 40 less than the previous record. On average, Winnipeg gets about 500 millimetres per year. 2006 and 2017 were also in the top five driest years in history but weather experts…