WINNIPEG – The new year is here, along with a number of new tax benefits for Manitobans. Among them, a 2.2 per cent increase in the basic personal amount and other income tax brackets which leaves people with more tax-free income. The province also plans to phase out education property taxes this year. Federally, Canada…
6 Deaths, 187 Cases
WINNIPEG – The province is reporting six deaths today from COVID-19, four of them in Winnipeg. There are also 187 new cases of the virus, including 91 in Winnipeg. 4,505 cases are active, 19,528 people have recovered, for a total of 24,700 cases so far. 337 Manitobans are in hospital right now, 37 of them…
Pallister Gives Vaccine Update
WINNIPEG – Premier Brian Pallister says he’s feeling more secure about the vaccine supply chain so the province will hold back fewer doses for that required second shot in an effort to get more people vaccinated sooner. He expects 40,000 additional Manitobans will be vaccinated by the end of January. Meanwhile, Appointments are now being…
2 Deaths, 130 Cases
WINNIPEG – The province is reporting two deaths today from COVID-19, neither from Winnipeg. There have also been 130 new cases of the virus, including 92 in Winnipeg. 4,444 cases are active, 19,408 people have recovered, for a total of 24,513 cases so far. 337 Manitobans are in hospital right now, 36 of them in…
58 COVID Tickets Last Week
WINNIPEG – The province handed out 58 COVID-19 tickets last week. 51 of them, worth almost $1,300 each, went to individuals and all but seven of those tickets were issued for gatherings in private residences. Three businesses were fined $5,000 each. There were also 193 warnings.
Busted!
WINNIPEG – Early Tuesday morning, RCMP caught an 18 year old driver going way too fast on the Trans-Canada Highway, 188 kilometres an hour, near Portage la Prairie because “it’s fun.” As the Mounties said in their tweet with this photo, it’s also fun walking everywhere in the winter. The young man must now pay…
Top MPI Frauds Of 2020
WINNIPEG – Manitoba Public Insurance is out with its annual list of the top five frauds of the year. In 2020, investigators caught $13 million in bogus claims. MPI says fraud accounts for about $50 of your annual Autopac. No. 1 “Burning Up Debt” The insured made a claim with MPI, reporting that his new…
5 Deaths, 133 Cases
WINNIPEG – The province is reporting five deaths today from COVID-19. Four of them are in Winnipeg. There have also been 133 new cases of the virus, including 97 in Winnipeg. 4,424 cases are active, 19,302 people have recovered, for a total of 24,385 cases so far. 338 Manitobans are in hospital right now, 36…
More Eligible For Vaccine
WINNIPEG – The Government of Manitoba has expanded its COVID-19 vaccination eligibility criteria slightly. The list now includes health care workers who have direct patient contact and work: – in critical care units – in long-term care facilities and were born on or before December 31, 1964 – in acute care facilities and were born…
Another Bad Poll For Pallister
WINNIPEG – Manitoba’s Brian Pallister is near the bottom of another poll on how the premiers are doing when it comes to handling COVID-19. The Leger survey gives Pallister a 31 per cent approval rating. Only Alberta’s Jason Kenney is lower at 30 per cent. The other premier with less than 50 per cent support…