Provincial News Archives

The Manitoba immunization app has been updated to include the Pan-Canadian proof of vaccination credential (PVC). Fully vaccinated people in Manitoba can now apply to receive the new Pan-Canadian proof of vaccination credential (PVC).

Today’s five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 4.6 per cent provincially and 1.6 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on November 1, 2021, 483 new cases of the virus have been identified since Friday: 141 cases on Friday, Oct. 29; 97 cases Saturday, Oct. 30; 149 cases Sunday, Oct. 31 and 96 cases today.

On this day a half century ago, Manitoba Public Insurance swung open its doors for business. The Corporation’s first claim was opened by the owner of a Volkswagen Beetle, whose tires were stolen off the vehicle.

Pork producers and other pork sector stakeholders are encouraged to review Swine Innovation Porc’s just released 2020-2021 Annual Report.

The Independent Investigation Unit (IIU) has concluded its investigation into an incident involving the alleged careless storage of a firearm by an off-duty RCMP officer in northern Manitoba. The civilian director of the IIU has determined there are reasonable grounds to believe an offence occurred under the Criminal Code.

The Pas RCMP are requesting public assistance in locating a missing girl from the community, 11-year-old Lyssa Young.

The Manitoba government is investing more than $450,000 from the Provincial Parks Endowment Fund to support improvement projects in parks across the province.

Despite a global contraction in agriculture exports, 2020 was a relatively good year for Canadian agriculture and food exporters, according to Farm Credit Canada’s (FCC) latest trade report.

In efforts to raise road safety awareness among young children and their parents/guardians on Halloween, Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) has distributed more than 71,761 reflective safety flashers along with in-class activity sheets to over 350 Manitoba schools for students in Kindergarten to Grade 6.

Manitoba Finance’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) seized over 53 cases, the equivalent to 530,587 cigarettes of contraband cigarettes from a Winnipeg residence on Oct. 21.