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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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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…