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The province is issuing payments to 78,442 Manitobans as part of the $120-million Risk Recognition Program to acknowledge front-line workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development advises that due to dry conditions in parts of the province over the past few years, livestock producers will temporarily be allowed to cut hay and allow animals to graze on Crown lands not normally designated for agricultural use.

The Canada Border Services Agency is reminding all travellers ahead of the upcoming August 3, 2020, Civic Holiday and long weekend, travel restrictions are still in place at all Canadian international border crossings.

On July 30, 2020, at approximately 12:15pm, Steinbach RCMP responded to a bomb threat at the Steinbach Court Office located on Reimer Avenue.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 0.40 per cent and six new cases of the virus have been identified as of 9:30am on July 31, 2020. This brings the total number of lab-confirmed positive and probable positive cases in Manitoba to 415.

Steinbach MLA and Education Minister Kelvin Goertzen announced that classroom learning will resume on Sept. 8 for all students in Kindergarten through Grade 12 at schools across Manitoba following last spring’s suspension caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Clearview Co-op has announced that the community of Mitchell will soon be getting a brand-new Co-op gas station, convenience store and car wash.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 0.40 per cent and two new cases of the virus have been identified as of 9:30am on July 30, 2020. This brings the total number of lab-confirmed positive and probable positive cases in Manitoba to 409.

Canada’s pork producers are being invited to participate in a survey to help identify and address the factors that contribute to increased sow mortality and culling.

Friday is the deadliest day of a holiday long weekend, according to Manitoba Public Insurance. On average, one person is killed and almost 100 others are injured each long holiday weekend – with 35 per cent of those injuries/deaths taking place on Friday.