Provincial News Archives

A new online safety campaign launched by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection and supported with provincial funding is urging families to talk with their tweens and teens about the risks of online activities such as live streaming, online gaming and live chatting.

The Director of Risk Management with HAMS Marketing Services is encouraging pork producers to watch for rallies in the futures market over the winter months that could allow them to reduce their losses.

Public health officials advise the current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 2.2 per cent and 35 new cases of the virus have been identified as of 9:30am on August 30, 2020. This brings the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 1,186.

Powerview RCMP have recently seized a quantity of cocaine, drug related paraphernalia and a firearm, as a result of two searches at local residences.

Public health officials advise the current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 2.6 per cent and 55 new cases of the virus have been identified as of 9:30am on August 29, 2020. This brings the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 1,151.

Disturbingly, serious/catastrophic injury claims have doubled so far this year, according to Manitoba Public Insurance.

Public health officials advise the current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 2.3 per cent and 32 new cases of the virus have been identified today as of 9:30am on August 28, 2020. This brings the total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba to 1,096.

A 33-year-old Swan River man has sustained head injuries in a recent single vehicle collision at a location near Park Road and Highway 12 in Steinbach, Manitoba.

The Manitoba government is releasing its South Perimeter Highway Design Study to guide safety improvements to Provincial Trunk Highway (PTH) 100.

Public health officials advise the current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is three per cent. The trend in the current five-day test positive rate is affected by positive results related to targeted testing in known clusters.