WINNIPEG – More remote First Nations in northern Manitoba are asking for help to protect their communities from COVID-19. The virus is so bad in Shamattawa that the military has been called in. The north has the highest per capita infection rate in the province. 23 of yesterday’s 241 new cases of coronavirus were in…
Vaccine Class Teaches Basics
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government is partnering with Red River College to provide a free class to train people to correctly administer the COVID-19 vaccine. The college says its eight-hour micro-credential course will create immediate employment opportunities for those who have baseline healthcare knowledge, such as retired and current health-care workers and students. Through both…
Checkstop Changes
WINNIPEG – RCMP in Manitoba say they’ll be running their Holiday Checkstop Program a little differently this year. Officials note that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, detachments will be focussing on enforcement in December rather than pulling over law-abiding drivers. Officers will be on the lookout for high-risk driving behaviours in communities and highways across…
Vaccine Shots Being Booked
WINNIPEG – The province continues to book appointments for people to get the COVID-19 vaccine starting Wednesday. Fewer than half of the initial 900 doses remain. A phone number to make an appointment was released on the weekend but the line has been overwhelmed with calls, many of them from people not eligible yet to…
Cigarette Smuggler Busted
WINNIPEG – A Manitoba man faces several charges after the seizure of millions of illegal cigarettes. 44 year old Daniel Deschamps was stopped by Ontario Provincial Police near Thunder Bay last month while allegedly smuggling more than 2.5 million smokes. Authorities say he was then arrested again here in Winnipeg with 220,000 cigarettes. Two search…
More Military To Shamattawa
WINNIPEG – Shamattawa in northern Manitoba is getting more military help to fight COVID-19. Federal public safety minister Bill Blair says his government will send additional Canadian Forces members to the first nation. 11 soldiers and supplies arrived there by cargo plane last week. A group of Canadian Rangers also flew in. About 25 per…
First To Get Vaccine
WINNIPEG – The province has released more details on who will be first to get the COVID-19 vaccine. People over 60 who work in acute or long-term care homes and intensive care unit staff older than 50 are eligible for the first 900 doses next week. Employees at coronavirus immunizations clinics are also eligible. If…
Churches Challenge COVID
WINNIPEG – A number of Manitoba churches have joined forces to legally challenge COVID-19 public health orders. They say the orders affect their right to worship. The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms is representing the churches. It will argue that coronavirus restrictions are a severe infringement on freedom of religion. The province’s chief public health…
Morden Mayor’s Letter To Reeve
WINNIPEG – Morden mayor Brandon Burley, who recently recovered from COVID-19 after testing positive last month, has published an open letter to La Broquerie reeve Lewis Weiss, saying he’s concerned about the comments Weiss has been making. “As a municipal leader, you have a duty to act in the best interest of your constituents, and…
Should MPI Rebates Be Bigger?
WINNIPEG – MPI rebates that Manitobans have been getting should be bigger. That from the Consumers’ Association of Canada. The Crown corporation says another $69 million will be sent out to drivers next month but the CAC is asking the Public Utilities Board to up that number to $90 million. It says there’s a compelling…