Provincial News Archives

More than two years after the start of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, the province will be lifting its remaining public health orders and restrictions effective March 15. The announcement comes despite the continued widespread transmission of omicron, a struggling healthcare system and an unprecedented backlog of surgeries.

Canada’s farmland values climbed in spite of impacts from pandemic supply chain disruptions and adverse weather that affected parts of the country, as Farm Credit Canada’s (FCC) Farmland Values Report showed an 8.3-per-cent national average increase in 2021.

The Manitoba government is introducing new legislation that would amend the Social Services Appeal Board Act to provide a more efficient and flexible process on how the board hears and decides cases filed with it.

Steinbach MLA and Justice Minister Kelvin Goertzen announced that the Manitoba government has introduced proposed legislation to amend the Beneficiary Designation Act (Retirement, Saving and Other Plans) to allow authorized substitute decision-makers to maintain the original beneficiary designation when the plan is changed, converted or moved to a new financial institution.

Manitoba Municipal Relations advises that daylight saving time returns to Manitoba early in the morning of Sunday, March 13, when clocks across the province will be advanced by one hour.

Virden RCMP are reporting that a 23-year-old Winnipeg man has recently died as the result of a two-semi truck with trailer collision that occurred on Highway 1 near Virden, Manitoba.

Swan River RCMP are currenting investigating an attempted murder that occurred on Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation. As a result, police are looking for information to locate the suspect involved.

Today’s five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 12.7 per cent provincially. As of 9:30am on March 10, 2022, 200 new cases of the virus have been identified. It is estimated that actual case numbers are eight to 10 times higher than reported due to the rapid spread of the omicron variant and lack of PCR testing done by the province.

The impact of COVID-19 and Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea on Manitoba’s pork sector has prompted the creation of a working to group to look for possible solutions.

Steinbach MLA and Justice Minister Kelvin Goertzen, announced that the Manitoba government is introducing new legislation that would make Manitoba’s family law system place a greater focus on the best interests of children and better align with federal legislation.