WINNIPEG – Less than a week after making a similar announcement, the province has once again paused making some COVID-19 vaccine appointments. While it’s for the same reason as before – a world-wide shortage of shipments from Pfizer – this time the delay is impacting two supersites, one at the convention centre in Winnipeg, and…
The Rule Of 2
WINNIPEG – It’s been said that two is company and three is a crowd. The proverb may not have been intended as a reference to provincial regulations, but it may come in handy as the provincial government starts allowing citizens to have company over today. As the North continues to be a primary source for…
3 Deaths, 216 cases
WINNIPEG – The province is reporting three deaths today from COVID-19, all of them in Winnipeg. There are 216 new cases of the virus, including 50 in Winnipeg. Cases in the north continue to spike with 118 today. 3,372 cases are active, 24,307 people have recovered, for a total of 28,476 cases so far. 266…
Immunization Director Hired
WINNIPEG – The province has finally hired a director for its COVID-19 immunization clinics. Kurt Janzen is coming over from Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries where’s he worked for 15 years. He’s responsible for logistics, hiring, scheduling and payroll but he won’t serve in a clinical role. Without being critical of Janzen, The opposition NDP wonders…
Fewer Restrictions Today
WINNIPEG – The province’s public health orders have been adjusted to give people a few of their freedoms back starting today. Except in northern Manitoba, where COVID-19 cases remain high, a home can now designate two visitors. Outdoor visits on private property can be five people plus your household. There’s no longer an essential items…
2 Deaths, 173 Cases
WINNIPEG – The province is reporting two deaths today from COVID-19, one of them in Winnipeg. There are 173 new cases of the virus, including 56 in Winnipeg. 3,261 cases are active, 24,204 people have recovered, for a total of 28,260 cases so far. 274 Manitobans are in hospital right now, 39 of them in…
Hygiene Heist
WINNIPEG – The suspect may not be planning to use them to care for his own teeth, but Manitoba RCMP are looking for a man with $3,000-worth of toothbrushes. The alleged toothbrush thievery happened at a Steinbach Shoppers Drug Mart this past week when police there say a man dressed in dark clothes got his…
Guns Seized
WINNIPEG – A Winnipeg man is facing charges after police found guns in his vehicle following a traffic stop in Portage la Prairie. RCMP says officers noticed a pickup truck was driving through the area with expired plates. When they looked into the vehicle, they spotted two firearms – one of them a saw-off semi-automatic…
Schools Get Extra $50M
WINNIPEG – The province says it’s investing another $50 million to renovate and build Manitoba schools. That’s on top of the $160 million in capital funding they pledged in last year’s budget, bringing Manitoba’s total K-12 capital project vision to $210 million to spread across the province. Newly-appointed Education Minister Cliff Cullen says the funds…
Province Overpaying Doctors
WINNIPEG – The Auditor General of Manitoba says processes in place for the province to get back money from doctors who overcharged the government aren’t being used effectively. Tyson Shtykalo says Manitoba Health’s own auditors found more than $1 million in over-billings submitted by doctors between January 2015 and September 2019 – but the department…