WINNIPEG – The province says most of the fines given to individuals for breaking public health restrictions this past week were for indoor and outdoor gatherings at people’s homes. The latest enforcement numbers show 25 of the 31 tickets for nearly $1,300 that were issued from February 1 to 7 were related to health orders…
First Nations Vaccine Site
WINNIPEG – Winnipeg has a new vaccine site, this one specifically to ensure access for Manitoba’s First Nations. The popup clinic will be used to vaccinate First Nation health-care workers, Traditional Healers, and Knowledge Keepers during 889 appointments over the next several days. MKO Grand Chief Garrison Settee says Traditional Healers and Knowledge Keepers are…
UK Variant Is Here
WINNIPEG – The COVID-19 variant, which was first detected in the UK, has made its way to Manitoba. Dr. Brent Roussin, the province’s chief public health officer, says the B117 variant was discovered in a person who travelled internationally. This is the eighth province to detect the variant which scientists say is more transmissible and…
COVID & Valentine’s Day
WINNIPEG – Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Brent Roussin says people celebrating Valentine’s Day on Sunday, like many other holidays over the past eleven months, may need to find new ways to express their love. Dr. Roussin says, considering the COVID-19 pandemic, people shouldn’t make big plans to mingle with other households. He says, while…
3 Deaths, 75 Cases
WINNIPEG – The province is reporting three deaths today from COVID-19, two of them in Winnipeg. There are 75 new cases of the virus, including 51 in Winnipeg. 1,597 cases are active, 27,910 people have recovered, for a total of 30,360 cases so far. 266 Manitobans are in hospital right now, 33 of them in…
Restrictions Loosen Further
WINNIPEG – Premier Brian Pallister and Dr. Brent Roussin held a news conference Tuesday morning to announce a further loosening of COVID-19 restrictions. “Today is another big day for Manitobans, especially for our local business owners who are eager to safely reopen their doors, and provide the goods and services that Manitobans have missed the…
Machete Attack
WINNIPEG – One Manitoba man is in hospital and another in custody following an assault with a machete during a party in Steinbach. RCMP say they were dispatched to a home where they had been told a man had been uttering threats, and encountered an injured 21-year-old man from the area. While officers performed first…
Hostages Safe After Standoff
WINNIPEG – Police say a baby and a woman are uninjured and safe after an armed standoff in a Manitoba apartment building. Flin Flon RCMP say, thanks to the work of a hostage negotiator, they were able to arrest a 19-year-old suspect without further escalation. Local police, along with officers from the surrounding area, responded…
COVID Hits 4 Month Low
WINNIPEG – There were only 53 new cases of COVID-19 in Manitoba on Monday. The daily case count hasn’t been that low in almost four months. Intensive care patients are down to 34, the lowest number since late November. Dr. Brent Roussin, the province’s chief medical officer, says the numbers are trending in the right…
Rapid Testing At Care Homes
WINNIPEG – The province is expanding rapid testing to almost 40 personal care homes. This follows a four week trial at three care homes. Health minister Heather Stefanson says over 14 thousand tests were done, resulting in the discovery of three cases of COVID-19. The testing is voluntary.