Provincial News Archives

The Independent Investigation Unit (IIU) has concluded its investigation into an officer-involved shooting that occurred in Winnipeg on October 7, 2020. 

Farmer delegates from across Manitoba met virtually this week at Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) 38th annual meeting, which emphasized the fact that collaboration is essential to agriculture.

The Manager of Swine Health with Manitoba Pork says, despite declining case numbers, continued strict biosecurity remains key to containing the province’s most recent Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea outbreak. Since October 64 cases of PED have been confirmed in Manitoba.

Today’s five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 32.1 per cent provincially. As of 9:30am on January 28, 2021, 898 new cases of the virus have been identified. The province estimates that actual case numbers are eight to 10 times higher than reported due to the rapid spread of the omicron variant, which has overwhelmed testing capacity and led to many cases going unreported.

Public health orders currently in place will continue for an additional week as Manitoba continues to assess the spread and impact of the omicron variant.

Dauphin RCMP recently searched a residence located in the Rural Municipality of Grandview after receiving information from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) regarding a seized prohibited device.

Manitoba Pork is reporting that Manitoba’s latest Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) outbreak has followed patterns similar to those in 2017 and 2019. Sixty-four cases of PED were recently confirmed in the province.

Steinbach MLA and Justice Minister Kelvin Goertzen announced that the Manitoba government has appointed 11 Manitoba lawyers as Queen’s counsel to recognize their extraordinary contributions to the practise of law.

Dauphin RCMP are asking the public for any information into the whereabouts of a missing man from Fork River, Manitoba, 71-year-old Luc Desruisseaux.

Today’s five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 32.4 per cent provincially. As of 9:30am on January 26, 2021, 637 new cases of the virus have been identified. The province estimates that actual case numbers are eight to 10 times higher than reported due to the rapid spread of the omicron variant, which has overwhelmed testing capacity and led to many cases going unreported.