Provincial News Archives

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 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.

Based on provincial data, public health officials are highlighting the following trends for the week ending Jan. 6: an average of 1,814.7 new cases per day; a total of 201 new hospitalizations, a 51.1 per cent increase from the previous week; a total of 20 new ICU cases, a 5.3 per cent increase from the previous week; and a total of 12,703 cases, a 6.9 per cent increase from the previous week.

The Manitoba government is currently accepting nominations for the first permanent board of directors for Shared Health, which will be officially formed this spring.

Researchers with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine are examining the effect of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) on reproduction in an effort to identify strategies to keep sows from infecting their offspring.