WINNIPEG – Manitoba is now requiring anyone who enters the province to self-isolate for 14 days. Up until now, people coming from the west didn’t have to. Premier Brian Pallister says this is needed as COVID-19 variants spread quickly and delays continue with the vaccines. Dr. Brent Roussin is urging people not to try and…
Poll: Vaccine Plan Lacking
WINNIPEG – According to a new poll, Manitobans aren’t very confident in the job their province is doing when it comes to vaccinating people against COVID-19. Just 39 per cent are expressing confidence. Only Alberta has a lower number at 35. People in Manitoba are even less confident about Ottawa’s vaccine performance, 34 per cent.…
3 Deaths, 157 Cases
WINNIPEG – The province is reporting three deaths today from COVID-19, all of them in Winnipeg. There are 157 new cases of the virus, including 29 in Winnipeg. 81 of today’s cases are in the north. 3,490 cases are active, 24,986 people have recovered, for a total of 29,280 cases so far. 272 Manitobans are…
Pallister Backs Health Minister
WINNIPEG – Premier Brian Pallister is defending statements by Health Minister Heather Stefanson in response to a trip made by the chair of Manitoba’s largest health authority. Pallister says, while this is not the time to travel, the government doesn’t have cause to remove Wayne McWhirther from his post on the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority’s…
Lake St. Martin Floodway
WINNIPEG – Premier Brian Pallister says he’s anticipating an investment from the federal government that would secure a $450 million flood prevention project. Pallister says discussion with Ottawa around joint funding for major infrastructure construction that could mitigate flooding that occurs around Lake St. Martin and Lake Manitoba is ongoing, and that the plans have…
8 Deaths, 133 Cases
WINNIPEG – The province is reporting eight deaths today from COVID-19, six of them in Winnipeg. There are 133 new cases of the virus, including 29 in Winnipeg. 3,456 cases are active, 24,851 people have recovered, for a total of 29,128 cases so far. 277 Manitobans are in hospital right now, 37 of them in…
Chief: Ice Road Is A Risk
WINNIPEG – A remote fly-in Manitoba First Nation is concerned that a winter road allowing easier access to food and supplies could spell heightened risk as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In mid-December he Canadian Armed Forces were deployed to Shamattawa First Nation to help the community battle an outbreak there totalling nearly 450…
Let’s Talk Day
WINNIPEG – It’s the 11th annual Bell Let’s Talk Day, an opportunity for Manitobans to join the important conversation around mental health, show support to those who struggle, and reach out to those who want to help. This year, with COVID-19 impacting our lives in so many ways, being aware of mental health is as…
WRHA Chair Keeps Job
WINNIPEG – Manitoba health minister Heather Stefanson says the chairman of the board at the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority will keep his job. The opposition NDP and Liberals think Wayne McWhirther should resign or the Pallister government should remove him after he travelled to Arizona. However, according to Stefanson, there are no plans to rescind…
Vaccine Priority List Released
WINNIPEG – The province has finally released its vaccine priority list. It’s primarily based on age, with older Manitobans getting inoculated first. Dr. Joss Reimer says the rollout will happen in four stages and they’re optimistic people over 80 will start getting their shots in March. It’s hoped all adults can be vaccinated by August,…