Provincial News Archives

As part of Budget 2021, the Manitoba government is providing $769,000 to support rural public libraries and library services across the province.

The Manitoba government is adding new drugs to the provincial formulary making Trikafta for cystic fibrosis (CF) and HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) available to those who meet eligibility for the treatment.

Thompson RCMP are asking the public for any information into the whereabouts of a missing female teen from the community, 15-year-old Suvanna Bonner.

The province is encouraging Manitobans to embrace winter wellness as it launches a new flu vaccination campaign encouraging all Manitobans to stay well and get a flu vaccine to help protect themselves and their loved ones.

The Independent Investigation Unit (IIU) is investigating circumstances surrounding the arrest of an adult male by the Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) that resulted in him sustaining serious injuries.

Today’s five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 3.2 per cent provincially and 1.3 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30am on October 21, 2021, 245 new cases of the virus have been identified since Monday: 102 cases on Tuesday, Oct. 19.; 51 cases Wednesday, Oct. 20.; and 92 cases today.

The Manitoba government has purchased a new mobile air-monitoring station that will allow enhanced responsiveness to environmental emergencies and support better air quality across the province.

Premier Kelvin Goertzen and Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler announced that the provincewide state of emergency under the Emergency Measures Act will expire today as the order is no longer required to help the province protect Manitobans from the impacts of COVID-19.

Selkirk RCMP, along with RCMP Major Crime Services, are actively searching for 38-year-old Wesley Manfred Wadien. He is considered armed and dangerous and is wanted in relation to uttering threats and pointing a firearm as well as multiple arrest warrants for other offences.

The super site in Gimli is now closed and has transitioned to a pop-up clinic located at the Gimli Multipurpose building at 17B North Colonization Rd. Appointments are currently being taken for Oct.. 22 and 29. To date, 2,435,830 doses of vaccine have been delivered to Manitoba.