News - COVID-19

The province has announced that it is suspending repayment of Manitoba Student Aid loans for six months to reduce the financial burden on post-secondary students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Public health officials advise 13 additional cases of COVID-19 have been identified as of 9:30am on April 7, bringing the total number of lab-confirmed positive and probable positive cases in Manitoba to 217.

The province has announced that they are asking businesses and individuals that may be able to help with the supply of medical supplies during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Flin Flon RCMP recently arrested a local youth in connection to a weapons incident, who later coughed into an officer’s face after making references to COVID-19.

HAMS Marketing Services says COVID-19 fueled uncertainty over demand for pork is causing the greatest level of hog market volatility in 20 years.

Public health officials advise one additional case of COVID-19 has been identified as of 9:30am on April 6, bringing the total number of lab-confirmed positive and probable positive cases in Manitoba to 204.

The Manitoba government’s recent proposal that the federal government borrow on behalf of provincial governments and loan that money to provinces as part of a collective financial response to COVID-19, has received the support of all premiers in a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

The average value of Canadian farmland increased by 5.2 per cent in 2019, the smallest increase over the past decade, according to the latest FCC Farmland Values Report.

Public health officials advise nine additional cases of COVID-19 have been identified as of 9:30am on April 5, bringing the total number of lab-confirmed positive and probable positive cases in Manitoba to 203.

The province is introducing new safe work procedures that municipalities can implement to ensure the safety of high water response workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.