WINNIPEG – The province has announced a $3 million program to create homegrown programming for people who stay home over the holidays because of COVID-19. Groups and individuals are eligible for as much as $50,000 to livestream their entertainment. Several groups are already working on content including the Royal Manitoba Theatre Company, Festival du Voyageur…
Will Restrictions Loosen?
WINNIPEG – Manitoba’s top doctor is expected to announce his new COVID-19 plan early this week, as current code red measures are set to expire on Friday. Dr. Brent Roussin has said some restrictions will remain in place because daily coronavirus numbers remain too high. So far, he’s been tight-lipped about whether his rules going…
Churchgoers Fined Again
WINNIPEG – RCMP have confirmed that tickets and fines were issued in connection with yesterday’s drive-in church service near Steinbach. People in a couple dozen cars heard a minister give his sermon from a trailer in the parking lot of the Church of God Restoration. This despite a court ruling the day before that sided…
Manitoba Monolith
WINNIPEG – A monolith has now appeared in Manitoba. It was spotted on the weekend near the Pinawa Dam and this photo was posted on Reddit. This is no doubt another copycat in a long line of them since a three metre steel monolith was discovered in a Utah desert over two weeks ago. That…
Deadliest Weekend Yet
WINNIPEG – The province announced the deaths of 33 Manitobans on the weekend, including 19 on Saturday which is a new daily record. The deaths ranged from a man in his 20’s to a woman in her 100’s. There were also 737 new cases of COVID-19, 507 of them in Winnipeg. Hospitalizations sit at 348,…
Drive-In Service Held
WINNIPEG – The Church of God Restoration near Steinbach held a drive-in service this morning. Witnesses say a couple dozen cars were in the church’s parking lot as a minister gave his sermon from a trailer. No word yet on whether tickets will be issued but the church has been fined thousands of dollars recently…
Pallister Goes Viral
WINNIPEG – Brian Pallister’s comments this week at an emotional COVID-19 news conference have gone viral. The big American cable news networks, including CNN, have all covered the story. Even Rolling Stone has written about what the Manitoba Premier had to say. “I’m stealing Christmas to keep you safe.” Canadian leader gives emotional virus message…
New COVID Modelling
WINNIPEG – New projections show COVID-19 would have been much worse in Manitoba if not for the tough restrictions now in effect. Without the measures, new cases likely would have topped 1,000 a day by now. The modelling also indicates that for every 48 cases of coronavirus in the province, three people are hospitalized and…
Manitoba Loses 18K Jobs
WINNIPEG – A new report from Stats Canada shows employment in Manitoba went down last month by 18,000, almost all of it part-time work. It was the first significant drop since April, although, with fewer Manitobans in the labour market to begin with, the overall unemployment rate remained steady around 7.4 per cent. The job…
‘You’re An Idiot’
WINNIPEG – An emotional Premier Brian Pallister had plenty to say at his latest news conference. He said non-believers in COVID-19 are idiots and he likened himself to the Grinch, saying he’s the guy who’s stealing Christmas to keep Manitobans safe. Pallister said he hopes he’s respect in the future for having the guts now…