WINNIPEG – An Indigenous man is dead after what RCMP are calling an incident earlier this month involving guards at Headingley Correctional Centre. 45 year old William Walter Ahmo, a member of Sakeeng First Nation, died in hospital on Sunday after he was taken there on February 7th. While waiting for the Mounties to investigate…
Slow Thaw This Week
WINNIPEG – As Manitoba emerges from a record-breaking chilly weekend, Environment Canada says the return to normal temperatures will be slow as the week progresses. During the past few days, extremely cold temperatures shattered over 20 icy prairie record lows. Winnipeg normally sits around -20, but this weekend the temperature dropped to -38.8, one degree…
Another Testing Milestone
WINNIPEG – Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Brent Roussin says Manitoba has reached an important milestone for COVID-19 testing, after administering more than 500,000 tests at sites across the province. The province says since more than 1,500 more tests were performed over the weekend, the province has now completed just over 500,800 since February of…
No New Numbers Today
WINNIPEG – Because it’s a holiday, the province isn’t releasing any new COVID-19 numbers today. Yesterday, there were five deaths and 80 new cases including 29 in Winnipeg. The five day test positivity rate was 5.2 per cent in Manitoba and 3.9 in Winnipeg. The provincial death toll was 871.
Long Delays At Vital Statistics
WINNIPEG – As a possible flood of wedding plans, and associated paperwork, follows Valentine’s Day, the Province of Manitoba says its Vital Statistics document processing wait times are up, largely due to outdated technology. The backlog is causing delays for new events registration and regular issuance of marriage, birth, and other certificates. The agency says…
Louis Riel Day
WINNIPEG – It’s Louis Riel Day but because of COVID-19, many of the celebrations have moved online. Riel was a passionate Métis leader but he was also a catalyst in the events that led to Manitoba becoming Canada’s fifth province and joining confederation in 1870. It’s said that he had a dream of a civilized…
5 Deaths, 80 Cases
WINNIPEG – The province is reporting five deaths today from COVID-19, four of them in Winnipeg. There are 80 new cases of the virus, including 29 in Winnipeg. 1,619 cases are active, 28,276 people have recovered, for a total of 30,766 cases so far. 226 Manitobans are in hospital right now, 26 of them in…
Paungassi May Have Variant
WINNIPEG – According to the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, there are seven probable cases of the UK variant at Paungassi First Nation. These samploes have been sent to Winnipeg’s Microbiology Lab for confirmation. This COVID-19 variant is more transmissible and possibly more deadly. The province has only seen one official case of the B117 variant…
Cross Lake Crackdown
WINNIPEG – A special public health order has been issued for Cross Lake First Nation. People there are only allowed to leave home for essential supplies, health services or to go to work at an essential business. Provincial officials and the chief and council are concerned about COVID-19. The latest Cross Lake numbers show 45…
Snow Maze Back In Business
WINNIPEG – The family that runs the world’s biggest snow maze just south of Winnipeg says they had to close Saturday due to the extreme cold – but they’ll be open just in time for Valentine’s Day Sunday, following a long wait because of public health orders. Clint Masse, owner of Amaze In Corn and…