WINNIPEG – Provincial public health officials say there have been possible exposures to COVID-19 at the following school: • École Secondaire Neelin High School in Brandon on Oct. 2. Based on the public health investigation, there is no evidence the infection was acquired in school. Those identified as close contacts have been contacted by public…
Storm’s 1 Year Anniversary
WINNIPEG – This weekend marks one year since that unprecedented October storm hammered our city. Freezing rain, winds up to 80 kilometres and hour, dropping temperatures and as much as 35 centimetres of snow all combined to create conditions that Winnipeggers will remember for a long time. It hit just before Thanksgiving, leaving in its…
Possible Exposures/Saturday
WINNIPEG – Provincial public health officials are reporting possible exposures at two schools: University of Winnipeg Collegiate, 515 Portage Ave., in Winnipeg on Sept. 28 and 30, and Oct. 5 and 7. Based on the public health investigation, there is no evidence of in-school transmission, or that the infection was acquired in school. Public health…
Charities Adapt To Serve Meals
WINNIPEG – Despite concern that limited access at shelters and food banks would lead to fewer people getting fed, an outreach to Winnipeg’s less fortunate says, with health protocols in place and some creative planning, they’ll still serve hundreds of guests this Thanksgiving, as they’ve done for years. A managing spokesperson for the Union Gospel…
Celebrating Thanksgiving
WINNIPEG – What’s open (and closed), a few reasons to be thankful, and ideas for celebrating them this year. 63 years ago, Canadian Parliament declared that the second Monday of October will be our official day for being grateful. There’s never been a thanksgiving quite like the one we’ll observe on Monday. In spite of…
Possible Exposures/Friday
WINNIPEG – Provincial public health officials are warning of possible COVID-19 exposures at schools, including: Seven Oaks Middle School, 800 Salter St., in Winnipeg on Sept. 28 to 30. Based on the public health investigation, there is no evidence of in-school transmission, or that the infection was acquired in school. Public health is reaching out…
Memorial Vandalized
WINNIPEG – The family of a woman who died in a Boyd Ave. crash in late September is wondering why someone would vandalize a memorial they had set up in her honour. Jennifer Dethmers was in a van that was struck by a vehicle that police say was fleeing a traffic stop just two blocks…
Possible Exposures/Thursday
WINNIPEG – Provincial public health officials say there have been possible exposures to COVID-19 at two schools in the city. Details are below. There’s also an outbreak at a personal care home in Winnipeg. Metropolitan Kiwanis Courts has moved to orange or restricted on the pandemic response system. Ecole Charleswood School, 505 Oakdale Dr., in…
Police Shoot Man
WINNIPEG – City police shot a man in the North End yesterday. Officers were responding to a call about a possible weapon in the area of Powers and Boyd. The suspect was taken to hospital in unstable condition. Cops aren’t saying much more as they can’t because the Manitoba Independent Investigation Unit is now involved.…
Man Booted From ER
WINNIPEG – The Health Sciences Centre is apologizing as it investigates how a man with a three-inch nail lodged in his arm was kicked out of the ER. Larry Chief says security guards accused him of taking photos on his cell phone, which he maintains he didn’t do. He arrived early that morning with his…