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Thompson RCMP are reporting that two boaters from the area were recently rescued after being stranded at an unnamed lake south of Thompson, Manitoba.

Manitoba Health and Seniors Care reports the hot temperatures and dry conditions experienced this summer have created ideal conditions for Culex tarsalis, mosquitoes that carry the West Nile virus (WNV).

The province of Manitoba will implement the second phase of the ‘4-3-2-One Great Summer’ Reopening Path two weeks early, on July 17, as vaccination rates continue to climb across the province.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is four per cent provincially and 3.8 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on July 14, 2021, 53 new cases of the virus have been identified. However, nine cases have been removed due to data correction. This brings the net-new number of cases today to 44 and the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 56,987.

The Manitoba government and Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries are reminding Manitobans that they still have a chance to win one of many cash prizes in Manitoba’s first ever ‘Vax to Win Lottery’, if they get their first vaccine shot on or before Aug. 2.

A total of 57 warnings and 15 tickets were issued for the week of July 5 to 11 including nine $1,296 tickets to individuals, four $298 tickets to an individual for failure to wear a mask in an indoor public place and two $5,000 tickets to businesses.

The Manitoba Wildfire Service advises that due to the continued high to extreme fire danger levels across the province, additional fire and travel restrictions are being implemented provincewide, effective Wednesday, July 14, at 8 a.m.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 4.5 per cent provincially and four per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on July 13, 2021, 25 new cases of the virus have been identified. However, two cases have been removed due to data correction. This brings the net-new number of cases today to 23 and the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 56,943.

After productive discussions, Manitoba Public Insurance, the Automotive Trades Association of Manitoba and the Manitoba Motor Dealers Association have agreed to a new Light Vehicle Accreditation Agreement model, which is focused on meaningful consultation between the repair industry and the province’s public auto insurer.

The province is now accepting applications for the Healthy Hire Manitoba Program, a wage support program designed to help private-sector employers reopen and encourage employees to get fully vaccinated.