WINNIPEG – The province is reporting 10 deaths today from COVID-19, eight of them in Winnipeg. There are also 176 new cases of the virus, including 109 in Winnipeg. 4,460 cases are active, 20,376 people have recovered, for a total of 25,541 cases so far. 329 Manitobans are in hospital right now, 37 of them…
MLA Under Fire For Travel
WINNIPEG – As fallout from decisions to travel by politicians across Canada widens, another Manitoba MLA is being accused of skirting the rules. Following the criticism of top bureaucrat David McLaughlin, who went to work from the home of his immediate family in Ontario in December, Premier Brian Pallister says he won’t punish backbencher MLA…
Manitoba Worst Vaccinator
WINNIPEG – The federal government says most Canadians should get a COVID-19 vaccination by September – but at the pace the provinces are going, medical experts are warning this may be logistically impossible. Researchers at the University of Toronto have suggested Canada has lagged behind from the beginning of vaccine development, and say without innovation…
55 COVID Tickets Last Week
WINNIPEG – Members of the province’s nearly 3,300-strong public health order enforcement alliance handed out 55 tickets last week as Manitobans celebrated the new year. 49 of those tickets carried a nearly $1,300 price tag, all but eight of which were for holding a gathering at a private residence. The rest of the 55 tickets…
7 Deaths & 130 Cases
WINNIPEG – The province is reporting seven deaths today from COVID-19, six of them in Winnipeg. There are also 130 new cases of the virus, including 77 in Winnipeg. 4,427 cases are active, 20,252 people have recovered, for a total of 25,374 cases so far. 339 Manitobans are in hospital right now, 40 of them…
Pallister Shuffles Cabinet
WINNIPEG – Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister announced changes and reappointments to his team today in the first cabinet shuffle since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cohorts of three cabinet ministers were sworn in before exiting the room to ensure physical distancing. Following months of scrutiny during the pandemic, Cameron Friesen is no longer Health…
Vaccine Rollout Stumbles
WINNIPEG – While Manitoba became the first province with a vaccination “supersite” at Winnipeg’s convention centre this week, setbacks there are adding to concerns about the pace of Canada’s COVID-19 vaccination progress. Officials working with staff at the RBC Convention Centre site worked to correct a case of miscommunication that saw hundreds of health care…
COVID At Care Homes Improving
WINNIPEG – COVID-19 cases are starting to come down at personal care homes. That from Manitoba chief nursing officer Lanette Siragusa. Of the 43 current outbreaks at PCH’s, 25 have two or fewer active cases. 16 of them have no active cases but they are still considered outbreaks because of the incubation period. Siragusa says…
Moderna Vaccine Is Here
WINNIPEG – The Moderna vaccine has arrived in Manitoba. 5,300 of the doses will be sent to remote First Nations. The Moderna vaccine travels better than the Pfizer’s because it doesn’t need to be kept as cold. Chief public health officer, Dr. Brent Roussin, says now that the supersite is open at the RBC Convention…
Manitoba Senator Travelled
WINNIPEG – Another Manitoba politician is taking heat for travelling abroad over the holidays. Senator Don Plett took a personal trip to Mexico on December 28th. But a spokesperson says he reconsidered his decision to travel and immediately made arrangements to return home a few days later. He’s currently in self-isolation for two weeks as…