WINNIPEG – Manitoba Education Minister Kelvin Goertzen has announced a resource centre to support remote learning. “This new centre will provide much-needed support to teachers across the province who are leading remote learning, many for the first time, and to parents who have found themselves in the role of teacher and are in need of…
COVID Emergency Extended
WINNIPEG – Manitoba’s COVID-19 state of emergency has been extended again. The extension will last for another 30 days, just like all the others. The province first imposed a state of emergency on March 20th. A state of emergency allows the government to take quick action to support Manitobans if needed.
Lab Supplies Running Out
WINNIPEG – Some labs in Manitoba are at risk of running out of an essential piece of equipment they need in a COVID-19 testing process. Shared Health has put in an urgent request for filtered plastic tips used in “RT-PCR” testing, a rapid laboratory processing method, and is calling on scientists and researchers for supply…
Doctor Faces Charges
WINNIPEG – A physician who had worked at both the Hospital in Ste. Anne and a nearby medical clinic is facing multiple sexual assault charges dating back to over a decade. Sainte-Anne Police say six patients allegedly were assaulted while visiting the Ste. Anne Hospital and the adjacent Seine Medical Centre over a 13-year period…
AMC Opposes Curfew
WINNIPEG – Manitoba’s First Nations leaders say a proposed nightly curfew would do more harm than good. Grand Chief Arlen Dumas of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs says they stand opposed to a nightly curfew being considered by the government to tackle COVID-19. Dumas says such a measure would disproportionately impact Winnipeg’s homeless population, who…
Ontario Avoiding Manitoba Travel
WINNIPEG – Amid Manitoba’s critical COVID-19 spread and heightened restrictions, Ontario health officials are now advising residents in their Northwestern health region to stay out of our province. Noting Manitoba’s daily increase in case counts and our rate of community transmission, Ontario’s Northwestern Health Unit says their residents shouldn’t enter Manitoba unless traveling here is…
Weekend Blizzard?
WINNIPEG – Enjoy it while you can: Environment Canada is projecting some sunshine and a high of 18 in parts of Manitoba this week, but those conditions aren’t expected to last long into the weekend. Clouds will descend over much of the prairie between Friday and Sunday and bring in wintery conditions and a big…
Still No Apology
WINNIPEG – Calls for Manitoba’s Health Minister to resign continue. Many would be satisfied with an apology but so far Cameron Friesen hasn’t said he’s sorry. He angered a lot of people on Tuesday when he questioned a letter written by doctors concerned about how COVID-19 is being handled in the province. Friesen says he…
NDP Blasts Health Minister
WINNIPEG – Manitoba Health Minister Cameron Friesen is taking some opposition heat over a comment he made about hundreds of doctors who want tougher COVID-19 measures. Speaking at a committee, he wondered about the motivation of their letters at a time when they would cause maximum chaos. NDP leader Wab Kinew says that’s beyond disrespectful…
Guns & Drugs Bust
WINNIPEG – RCMP have seized firearms, cocaine, cash and drug paraphernalia while searching a residence in Dauphin. 38 year old Tomson Rodney Flatfoot and 38 year old Lana Holly Flatfoot were arrested and charged with several offences. Both have been released from custody and are scheduled to go before a judge on December 29th.