WINNIPEG – The province is reporting four deaths today from COVID-19, two of them in Winnipeg. There are 95 new cases of the virus, including 44 in Winnipeg. 3,456 cases are active, 24,727 people have recovered, for a total of 28,996 cases so far. 281 Manitobans are in hospital right now, 36 of them in…
Teacher Rapid Testing Takes Off
WINNIPEG – While the province received over 400,000 of the 15.4 million rapid tests distributed by the federal government, a pilot program for Manitoba schools using a different set of test kits has resulted in increased access for testing among teachers. The province says a deal with Songbird Life Sciences would use up to 60,000…
Care Home Gets Licence
WINNIPEG – The results of much-anticipated operating licence reviews at three Manitoba long term care homes are expected to be presented to Health Minister Heather Stefanson this week, but officials at a First Nation that’s home to one of them says the review is long over, and that its licence was reissued nearly a month…
New Travel Restriction
WINNIPEG – Beginning Friday, Manitobans coming home from western Canada will have to self-isolate for two weeks, just like those returning from the east. The province says there will be some exemptions for essential travel. International travelers are already required to isolate under federal rules. Premier Brian Pallister says this is needed to prevent the…
5 Deaths, 94 Cases
WINNIPEG – The province is reporting five deaths today from COVID-19, four of them in Winnipeg. There are 94 new cases of the virus, including 41 in Winnipeg. 3,492 cases are active, 24,601 people have recovered, for a total of 28,902 cases so far. 270 Manitobans are in hospital right now, 32 of them in…
46 COVID Tickets Last Week
WINNIPEG – The province gave 205 warnings and issued 46 COVID-19 tickets last week. 29 of the tickets were for $1,296 and went to individuals for various offences. 22 of the 29 related to gatherings in private residences or outdoors. 16 tickets were handed out to people not wearing a mask. One business was fined…
Reviewing Care Home Licences
WINNIPEG – The licences that allow three Manitoba long term care homes to operate are under review, with final results expected to be released this week, following months of scrutiny by health authorities around infection control and staffing. The province says they advised Nisichawayasihk Personal Care Home in Nelson House, Manitoba on November 27 that…
Cold Keeps CAA Busy
WINNIPEG – CAA Manitoba says the cold killed cars across the province this morning, resulting in flooded phone lines that commuters called in search of a boost. Numbers released by the non-profit association today show wait times were between 45 minutes and an hour and a half. Normally their call centre averages around 350 service…
Homeless Senior Left In Cold
WINNIPEG – A man in The Pas, Manitoba who discovered a senior waiting in front of a homeless shelter in -32 C weather is seeking volunteers to keep the shelter running all day. Alexander McKay noticed a senior lying in the snow with a walker next to him. The senior appeared to have frostbite on…
Lineups More Dangerous
WINNIPEG – A local COVID-19 expert says standing in line might be riskier than shopping once you get in the store. Epidemiologist Cynthia Carr at EPI Research says lineups are chokepoints and people should be very careful how long they’re lined up for, while also keeping their distance and wearing a mask. When stores reopened…