WINNIPEG – Here are the most recent possible exposures to COVID-19 in Winnipeg, as provided by provincial public health officials.
‘The Winnipeg’ Hot Wheels
WINNIPEG – The Hot Wheels brand has been speeding around the world since it was introduced in 1968 by Mattel. Produced and released only in 1974, this diecast miniature car is a recolouring of the Chaparral 2G which was dubbed “The Winnipeg” by its designer, Ira Gilford. Mattel took designing toys very seriously. Gilford was…
Family Helping Staff
WINNIPEG – A long-term care home in the city dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak has asked relatives of residents to sit with their loved ones because there’s a staff shortage. The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority says 42 of the 81 people living at Golden Links Lodge have tested positive for coronavirus. The home called in…
Possible Exposures/Saturday
WINNIPEG – Here are the most recent possible exposures to COVID-19 in Winnipeg, as provided by provincial public health officials.
Fire Paramedics Retreating
WINNIPEG – Winnipeg’s firefighters and paramedics union is warning of what it calls a “mass exodus” of firefighter-paramedics. United Fire Fighters of Winnipeg says over the past year about 70 primary care paramedics have left the program, leaving them with just over 300 PCPs – but most of them opted out within the last two…
Nygard Warehouse Liquidated
WINNIPEG – A Manitoba judge has approved the sale of Peter Nygard’s warehouse in Winnipeg as the fashion designer’s business assets continue the process of liquidation. Court of Queen’s Bench Justice James Edmond authorized the sale of the Inkster Blvd building this week by Montreal-based Richter Advisory Group. Richter had been appointed by the courts…
Possible Exposures/Friday
WINNIPEG – Here are the most recent possible exposures to COVID-19 in Winnipeg, as provided by provincial public health officials.
Woman & Baby Dead
WINNIPEG – On Tuesday, at about 11:40 a.m., emergency personnel responded to the 200 block of Tecumseh Street for a report of a water leak and the smell of gas coming from a residence. Upon arrival, a fire was located inside where a dead woman and infant were also discovered. The Major Crimes Unit is…
Downtown HBC Turns 94
WINNIPEG – The Hudson’s Bay department store in Downtown Winnipeg, long lauded as iconic with its recent historical status designation, marked its 94th birthday this week. As was the case with the recent birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, who turned the same age on April 21, the celebration was bitter sweet: while the Queen requested…
Possible Expsoures/Thursday
WINNIPEG – Here are the most recent possible exposures to COVID-19 in Winnipeg, as provided by provincial public health officials.