WINNIPEG – The province has extended its state of emergency for another 30 days. The state of emergency was first declared on March 20th under the Emergency Measures Act. The state of emergency allows the government to take quick action if needed to protect Manitobans and slow the spread of COVID-19.
5 Deaths, 118 Cases
WINNIPEG – The province is reporting five deaths today from COVID-19, all of them in Winnipeg. One of the dead is a woman in her 30’s. There are also 118 new cases of the virus, including 80 in Winnipeg. Still no sign of the mutant coronavirus in Manitoba. 4,423 cases are active, 20,133 people have…
Remote Learning Underway
WINNIPEG – As students across Canada return to class after the holiday break, Manitoba is taking a somewhat unique approach to COVID caution this week. While some provinces delay classes altogether and others resume in-person teaching right away, thousands of students from grades 7 through 12 begin two weeks of remote learning today. Parents with…
Top Bureaucrat Travelled
WINNIPEG – As Canadian governments urge people to stay home over the holidays, over a dozen politicians are being accused of skirting the rules. The latest Manitoban to be criticized for travel is the province’s top bureaucrat David McLaughlin, hired in May of 2020 as clerk of the executive council and cabinet secretary. Staff have…
Lowest Count In 2 Months
WINNIPEG – The province reported 101 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, the lowest daily count in more than two months. We will get an update at 12:30 today but all coronavirus numbers in Manitoba have been lower of late. However, there’s real concern about what will happen in two or three weeks. If people…
5 Deaths, 101 Cases
WINNIPEG – The province is reporting five deaths today from COVID-19, four of them in Winnipeg. There are also 101 new cases of the virus, including 64 in Winnipeg. 4,461 cases are active, 19,982 people have recovered, for a total of 25,126 cases so far. 339 Manitobans are in hospital right now, 41 of them…
Military Return Home
WINNIPEG – Over 50 soldiers and rangers who were helping with COVID-19 in northern Manitoba have returned to their bases. Chief Eric Redhead was all smiles as they arrived at Shamattawa First Nation in early December when the test positivity rate hit 50 per cent. One of their main jobs was to build emergency isolation…
11 Deaths, 327 Cases
WINNIPEG – The province is reporting 11 deaths from COVID-19 since the last update on Thursday. Seven of the deaths are in Winnipeg. There are also 327 new cases of the virus, including 213 in Winnipeg. 4,559 cases are active, 19,789 people have recovered, for a total of 25,026 cases so far. 334 Manitobans are…
MP In Trouble For Travelling
WINNIPEG – An NDP member of parliament from Manitoba is in hot water for travelling abroad during the pandemic. Churchill-Keewatinook Aski MP Niki Ashton tweeted on Friday that she’s in Greece to be with a sick family member. Wishing everyone a better year ahead. Bonne année à tous. After spending Christmas alone with our family…
First Nations To Get Vaccine
WINNIPEG – Manitoba will get its first shipment of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine any day now. When the 7,300 doses arrive, 5,300 of them will be sent to remote First Nations. This vaccine is better for delivery to difficult areas because it doesn’t need to be kept at super cold temperatures. The province also announced…