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Public health officials are updating guidance for contact tracing and case management in Manitoba schools as the omicron variant continues to spread across the province.

Steinbach RCMP are currently investigating the recent theft of a 2017 Hyundai Elantra which occurred during the morning hours of January 13, 2022.

Ste. Rose du Lac RCMP are asking the public for any information into the whereabouts of a missing man from Ebb and Flow First Nation, 26-year-old Keith Racette.

The City of Steinbach has announced that starting in February, 2022, Serving Seniors Inc. will assume the city’s Handi-Transit operations, part of a new recently signed service agreement.

The province is opening two new testing sites in Winnipeg. Open today, the drive-thru site at 1300 Redonda St. is offering PCR tests only to those eligible for a PCR test. Non-eligible people will be turned away. Opening Thursday, Jan. 13, a second location at 820 Taylor Ave. will offer rapid antigen test pickup by appointment only.

The Director of Risk Management with HAMS Marketing Services says the impact of the global pandemic on pork processing capacity is one of the biggest factors driving hog markets. In late 2021 slaughter hog production dropped, resulting in a decline in hog numbers and triggering a significant reduction of pork stocks, stimulating higher pork cut-out values.

The Manitoba government will roll out COVID-19 rapid antigen testing programs for designated critical service workers to enhance access to testing and protect vulnerable Manitobans.

A 19-year-old Long Plain First Nation man was recently arrested and charged in connection to an impaired driving incident that resulted in a two-vehicle collision in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.

Assiniboine Community College is announcing a new partnership with the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) to deliver a tuition-free Agriculture Equipment Operator program to meet a labour market need.

The provincial government continues to seek public input to inform Budget 2022 through public engagement sessions, adjusting the previous format to offer virtual public meetings and telephone town halls, in addition to online opportunities for feedback, to protect participants and remain in accordance with current public health orders.