WINNIPEG – Premier Brian Pallister says all personal care home residents will be vaccinated in 28 days starting next week. The PCH immunization campaign is set to begin on Monday across the province. “This is the next crucial phase in our plan to protect Manitobans from COVID-19,” said Pallister. “We have built a plan to…
Nygard Bail Hearing Delayed
WINNIPEG – A court hearing in which lawyers for fashion designer Peter Nygard sought bail was adjourned, following his arrest in Winnipeg on December 14. Nygard is facing charges and a class-action lawsuit in the United States, and is accused of using his influence to lure, traffic, and sexually assault women and girls, some between…
10 Deaths, 176 Cases
WINNIPEG – The province is reporting 10 deaths today from COVID-19, eight of them in Winnipeg. There are also 176 new cases of the virus, including 109 in Winnipeg. 4,460 cases are active, 20,376 people have recovered, for a total of 25,541 cases so far. 329 Manitobans are in hospital right now, 37 of them…
MLA Under Fire For Travel
WINNIPEG – As fallout from decisions to travel by politicians across Canada widens, another Manitoba MLA is being accused of skirting the rules. Following the criticism of top bureaucrat David McLaughlin, who went to work from the home of his immediate family in Ontario in December, Premier Brian Pallister says he won’t punish backbencher MLA…
UFFW Seeks Binding Arbitration
WINNIPEG – Winnipeg’s municipal government and the union representing the city’s firefighters have hit a snag in their contract negotiations. United Fire Fighters of Winnipeg (UFFW) say they’re opting to file for binding arbitration with the provincial government in order to come up with a new three-year collective agreement on a contract worth around half…
Manitoba Worst Vaccinator
WINNIPEG – The federal government says most Canadians should get a COVID-19 vaccination by September – but at the pace the provinces are going, medical experts are warning this may be logistically impossible. Researchers at the University of Toronto have suggested Canada has lagged behind from the beginning of vaccine development, and say without innovation…
55 COVID Tickets Last Week
WINNIPEG – Members of the province’s nearly 3,300-strong public health order enforcement alliance handed out 55 tickets last week as Manitobans celebrated the new year. 49 of those tickets carried a nearly $1,300 price tag, all but eight of which were for holding a gathering at a private residence. The rest of the 55 tickets…
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…