WINNIPEG – Starting today, ten of Winnipeg’s 20 libraries are once again providing their services after more than a month of closure. The virtual reopening will allow for returns as well as the contactless pickup of material that had been put on hold using the Winnipeg Public Library website or app, but patrons won’t be…
Will Restrictions Loosen?
WINNIPEG – Manitoba’s top doctor is expected to announce his new COVID-19 plan early this week, as current code red measures are set to expire on Friday. Dr. Brent Roussin has said some restrictions will remain in place because daily coronavirus numbers remain too high. So far, he’s been tight-lipped about whether his rules going…
Possible Exposures/Monday
WINNIPEG – Here are the most recent possible exposures to COVID-19 in Winnipeg, as provided by provincial public health officials.
Churchgoers Fined Again
WINNIPEG – RCMP have confirmed that tickets and fines were issued in connection with yesterday’s drive-in church service near Steinbach. People in a couple dozen cars heard a minister give his sermon from a trailer in the parking lot of the Church of God Restoration. This despite a court ruling the day before that sided…
Manitoba Monolith
WINNIPEG – A monolith has now appeared in Manitoba. It was spotted on the weekend near the Pinawa Dam and this photo was posted on Reddit. This is no doubt another copycat in a long line of them since a three metre steel monolith was discovered in a Utah desert over two weeks ago. That…
Deadliest Weekend Yet
WINNIPEG – The province announced the deaths of 33 Manitobans on the weekend, including 19 on Saturday which is a new daily record. The deaths ranged from a man in his 20’s to a woman in her 100’s. There were also 737 new cases of COVID-19, 507 of them in Winnipeg. Hospitalizations sit at 348,…
Winnipeg Propeller
WINNIPEG – This is a vintage 1943 wooden propeller that was crafted by S&S Aircraft Limited of Winnipeg for an airplane that saw service during World War II as a utility and light cargo plane for Canada, the US and England. Most old props become wall hangings these days but because this one was made…
Drive-In Service Held
WINNIPEG – The Church of God Restoration near Steinbach held a drive-in service this morning. Witnesses say a couple dozen cars were in the church’s parking lot as a minister gave his sermon from a trailer. No word yet on whether tickets will be issued but the church has been fined thousands of dollars recently…
Pallister Goes Viral
WINNIPEG – Brian Pallister’s comments this week at an emotional COVID-19 news conference have gone viral. The big American cable news networks, including CNN, have all covered the story. Even Rolling Stone has written about what the Manitoba Premier had to say. “I’m stealing Christmas to keep you safe.” Canadian leader gives emotional virus message…
Possible Exposures/Sunday
WINNIPEG – Here are the most recent possible exposures to COVID-19 in Winnipeg, as provided by provincial public health officials.