WINNIPEG – Provincial health officials are advising the public of the following possible exposures to COVID-19: IQRA School at 404 Web Pl. in Winnipeg on Sept. 22, 23, 25 and 28. Based on the public health investigation, there is no evidence of in-school transmission, or that a case was acquired in school. Public health is…
COVID At Little Grad Rapids
WINNIPEG – Little Grand Rapids First Nation in eastern Manitoba has been hit with COVID-19. Multiple people have tested positive, causing officials to elevate the community to red or critical under the province’s pandemic response system. A news release from the province says people in Little Grad Rapids should only go out to seek testing…
Drive-Thru Fall Suppers
WINNIPEG – Fall suppers are a harvest-time tradition but COVID-19 has forced the cancellation of many of them. However, some are going ahead as drive-thru events in parking lots. The drive-thru fall supper at Pansy Hall a week ago was so popular they had to turn away 100 cars. The home-cooked food would normally be…
Fewer CFS Kids
WINNIPEG – The Province is reporting its third consecutive year of decreases in the number of children in the care of Child and Family Services, and a Winnipeg advocacy leader is cautiously optimistic about improvements the announcement may indicate. The report, presented this week by Families Minister Heather Stefanson, says the number of children in…
Province Joins Opioid Lawsuit
WINNIPEG – Manitoba is joining a class-action lawsuit against the manufacturers of opioid drugs. Justice Minister Cliff Cullen has announced the Opioid Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act, which he says will enable the province to join six other provinces in the suit spearheaded by British Columbia in August 2018. That year, B.C. saw…
Policing Review Continues
WINNIPEG – Manitoba Justice is looking over recommendations from a review of policing in the province. Justice Minister Cliff Cullen hopes to release his final report in a couple months. He says it’s clear so far that people want strong oversight of police. The review will continue now with further consultations with police agencies, municipalities…
Possible Exposures/Friday
WINNIPEG – Public health officials have reported two possible exposures and both are Carberry, Manitoba. Carberry Collegiate in Carberry: a second case was at the school on Monday, Sept. 21. No close contacts have been identified, and the infection was not acquired at school. Subway, 200-1st Ave., Carberry: Sept. 26 – from approximately 8 a.m.…
Autopac Rates Too High?
WINNIPEG – Manitoba Public Insurance is reporting a hefty profit. The crown corporation had net earnings of $180 million in 2019-20. Profits like that explain why there was a rebate of $100 million back to customers in the spring. MPI says it did a good job managing things and also the cost of claims was…
COVID Fine Issued
WINNIPEG – A Winnipeg man has been fined almost $500 after breaking the public health order restricting travel to northern Manitoba. Mounties were on patrol in Leaf Rapids on Saturday night when the 21 year old guy admitted to them he was in town for a wedding. Travel to the north isn’t allowed unless it’s…
Mountie Faces Sex Charges
WINNIPEG – A Manitoba Mountie is charged sexual assault and sexual interference. The province’s Independent Investigation Unit is probing the allegation which claims an off-duty officer sexually assaulted a minor in northern Manitoba in July. No names are being made public and the cop has been released until the next court date. Investigators say there…