WINNIPEG – Premier Brian Pallister says the chair of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority has resigned after travelling to Arizona during the pandemic. He announced Wayne McWhirter’s resignation in a news release that also said non-essential travel is no longer allowed for provincial appointees. Just last week, Manitoba health minister Heather Stefanson said there were…
3 Deaths, 89 Cases
WINNIPEG – The province is reporting three deaths today from COVID-19, one of them in Winnipeg. There are 89 new cases of the virus, including 18 in Winnipeg. 3,466 cases are active, 25,353 people have recovered, for a total of 29,651 cases so far. 255 Manitobans are in hospital right now, 38 of them in…
All PCH Residents Get Shot
WINNIPEG – The Medical Lead for Manitoba’s Vaccine Implementation Task Force Dr. Joss Reimer says all residents of personal care homes in the province who chose to be vaccinated for COVID-19 have gotten their first dose. Dr. Reimer visited Meadowood Manor PCH this past week to administer one of the last vaccinations in the campaign,…
Ice Fishing Safety
WINNIPEG – After two people from Winnipeg were found dead in an ice fishing tent near Selkirk, Manitoba RCMP are warning those on the ice to take precautions. The Mounties say carbon monoxide poisoning is a possibility, but the exact cause of death won’t be known until autopsies are done. Safety experts say those heading…
Tam: Don’t Ease Restrictions
WINNIPEG – Canada’s top doctor is urging the provinces not to ease their COVID-19 restrictions. Dr. Theresa Tam says even though daily case counts are trending down, it’s still too soon to lift lockdowns and loosen coronavirus rules if the country hopes to bring the pandemic under control. According to Tam, several new variants of…
4 Deaths, 119 Cases
WINNIPEG – The province is reporting four deaths today from COVID-19, none of them in Winnipeg. There are 119 new cases of the virus, including 27 in Winnipeg. 3,503 cases are active, 25,232 people have recovered, for a total of 29,564 cases so far. 259 Manitobans are in hospital right now, 39 of them in…
2 Ice Fishers Dead
WINNIPEG – Two people have been found dead in an ice fishing tent on the Red River near Selkirk. RCMP were called to the scene Saturday morning after the man and woman were found unresponsive. They were taken to hospital where they were pronounced dead. Both were 52 years old and lived in Winnipeg. The…
Busy Week For K9 Cops
WINNIPEG – Manitoba K9 officers are a little more relaxed today, and four men are in custody, following a busy day this week that included the seizure of meth. In Winnipeg, a police unit that happened to be a canine team noticed a suspicious vehicle near the corner of McPhillips St and Winnipeg Ave, and…
2 Deaths & 166 Cases
WINNIPEG – The province is reporting two deaths today from COVID-19, one of them in Winnipeg. There are 166 new cases of the virus, including 47 in Winnipeg. 3,526 cases are active, 25,095 people have recovered, for a total of 29,446 cases so far. 275 Manitobans are in hospital right now, 39 of them in…
Kinew’s Leadership Reaffirmed
WINNIPEG – Manitoba New Democrats have voted overwhelmingly in support of their leader. Party members, holding their annual meeting virtually this weekend, have voted 93 per cent in favour of the job Wab Kinew is doing. Kinew took over the NDP is 2017 and the party gained seats in the election two years later. Recent…