WINNIPEG – The province is reporting one death today from COVID-19. It’s a man in his 80’s in Winnipeg. There are 100 new cases of the virus, including 44 in Winnipeg. 1,628 cases are active, 28,193 people have recovered, for a total of 30,687 cases so far. 230 Manitobans are in hospital right now, 28…
4 Deaths, 81 Cases
WINNIPEG – The province is reporting four deaths today from COVID-19, all of them in Winnipeg. There are 81 new cases of the virus. 1,582 cases are active, 28,140 people have recovered, for a total of 30,588 cases so far. 240 Manitobans are in hospital right now, 29 of them in the ICU. The five…
Flood Study Averts Disaster
WINNIPEG – Province says it’s aware of an earlier miscalculation in 2013 flood protection data that could have impacted a $540 million flood prevention project to divert water from Lake Manitoba to Lake Winnipeg. Manitoba Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler says changes in design are being made as a result of the province’s study will correct…
Relaxed Restrictions In Effect
WINNIPEG – Manitoba’s critical-level pandemic response is a little more relaxed today as a new public health order takes effect as of Friday morning at 12:01 am. Patrons can return to their favourite restaurant – instead of ordering takeout or delivery – check out a museum exhibit, or lift weights in a gym for the…
Variant Detection Too Slow
WINNIPEG – A respected Manitoba microbiologist says the province taking 18 days to discover the presence of the UK variant is unacceptable. Dr. Kelly MacDonald, an infectious disease expert at the University of Manitoba, says that’s too long a wait. The province says it has stepped up screening to detect this and other COVID-19 variants.…
Manitoba Buys Vaccine
WINNIPEG – The province has committed to buy two million doses of a Canadian COVID-19 vaccine that’s in clinical trials. It would be manufactured in Winnipeg. Premier Brian Pallister says the term sheet signed with Providence Therapeutics includes a best-price guarantee and hinges on the vaccine being approved for use in Canada. Providence expects that…
3 Deaths, 90 Cases
WINNIPEG – The province is reporting three deaths today from COVID-19, two of them in Winnipeg. There are 90 new cases of the virus, including 23 in Winnipeg. 1,582 cases are active, 28,063 people have recovered, for a total of 30,507 cases so far. 244 Manitobans are in hospital right now, 32 of them in…
The Cats Came Back
WINNIPEG – A Winnipeg man is over the moon, and his cat Dewy a lot cleaner, after the feline friend went missing for nearly a month at a Toronto airport. Riley McCann said Dewy wasn’t pleased about getting his first bath since before the flight that led to him going missing for more than three…
Vaccinations Top 50K
WINNIPEG – Medical leaders for the province say we currently rank second in the country for total population fully vaccinated for COVID-19 per capita, as Manitoba reaches what it calls an important milestone in protecting Manitobans against COVID-19. Medical lead for Manitoba’s Vaccine Implementation Task Force Dr. Joss Reimer says the province has now given…
6 Deaths, 59 Cases
WINNIPEG – The province is reporting six deaths today from COVID-19, four of them in Winnipeg. There are 59 new cases of the virus, including 21 in Winnipeg. 1,573 cases are active, 27,985 people have recovered, for a total of 30,417 cases so far. 255 Manitobans are in hospital right now, 34 of them in…