WINNIPEG – A Winnipeg research laboratory is at the centre of Canada’s role in a global effort to monitor the spread of a new variant of SARS-COV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The mutated virus is spreading rapidly in Britain, and while it hasn’t been confirmed to have been identified in Canada so far, Health…
COVID Enforcement Update
WINNIPEG – The province is out with its weekly enforcement numbers. A total of 283 warnings and 62 tickets were issued last week. Two $5,000 tickets were given to businesses for various offences. 48 individuals got $1,296 tickets. 12 $298 tickets were written to individuals for failing to wear a mask indoors at a public…
Acute In-Person Visits Allowed
WINNIPEG – Provincial health officials are now allowing acute care patients to select one essential care partner to provide psychological, emotional, or physical support in person, in addition to virtual connection options. Shared Health Chief Nursing Officer Lanette Siragusa says the updated guidelines are based on new policies recommended by the Canadian Patient Safety Institute.…
Vaccine Gets Trashed
WINNIPEG – As many as nine doses of COVID-19 vaccine were thrown into a Winnipeg clinic waste bin this past week, as Manitobans line up to take the long-awaited shot made by Pfizer-BioNTech. Sources say a miscalculation of how many doses were needed led to the manager of the clinic at the U of M’s…
Blowing Snow Advisory
WINNIPEG – Environment Canada has issued a blowing snow advisory for Winnipeg. Most of southern Manitoba is under a winter storm warning. Some areas have blizzard warnings. A northeast wind will pick up tonight and gust to 70 kilometres an hour. The same tomorrow. Snow is expected to start falling this morning and it should…
Extra Shots Of Vaccine
WINNIPEG – The province says 400 more health care workers than expected will be getting the COVID-19 vaccine this week. That’s on top of the 900 appointments announced on Friday. This is possible because immunizers have consistently been getting more than the expected five shots from each vial of the Pfizer vaccine. Health care workers…
Gifting Crime Prevention
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Police Service is reminding citizens to be careful with how they throw holiday litter to the curb. Police say criminals have been known to target homes after figuring out what gifts a household received based on what boxes might have been left outside. The WPS is warning Winnipeggers to avoid leaving…
White Xmas After All
Grab your shovel if you haven’t already. With much of December being snow-free, it’s likely many had wondered if we’d have to wait ’til next year to see more. A major weather system came to town a little earlier than expected, bearing gifts of as much as 30 cm of snow for the prairies this…
2 Big Fires To Start Xmas Week
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service had a busy start to their week fighting two major fires, one of which impacted nine people. Crews responded to an early-morning report of a fire at a two-storey home on Redwood Ave between Salter and Andrews Streets. When they arrived, heavy smoke and flames appeared to have…
Xmas Week Forecast, More Snow
WINNIPEG – With much of Winnipeg’s snow having melted lately, you may be wondering whether we’ll have to wait ’til next year to see more. A major weather system is coming to town bearing gifts of as much as 30 cm of snow for the prairies this week. It’s expected to arrive Tuesday, but weather…