News/Canada/Manitoba

The City of Winnipeg is looking to back its lawsuit over the construction of the police headquarters with a couple of million dollars in additional funding to pay for legal work and hire forensic accountants to help its case. 

The first day of loosened COVID-19 restrictions in Manitoba’s Prairie Mountain Health region came cautious optimism and a reminder to not forget how the region got to where it is now. 

There are 40 new cases of COVID-19 in Manitoba on Friday, the province says in a news release.

Winnipeg now has nearly three-quarters of the province’s active cases, with 239 of 32 — a new record for active cases in the city.

A second COVID-19 case in a Manitoba First Nation has its chief underscoring how important it is for residents to stay put and outsiders to steer clear.

Two weeks into school amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Winnipeg high school students say there is room for improvement when it comes to following public health protocols.

Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba’s chief public health officer, and Health Minister Cameron Friesen will give the latest details on the novel coronavirus in the province at 1 p.m.

Peter Nygard’s son says he fears his father will flee Canada before criminal charges can be laid in connection with allegations of sexual assault, leaving no way to bring the fashion mogul back to face his accusers in the future.

Uncensored, a new weekly series airing on CBC Manitoba’s Information Radio, aims to discuss the realities facing Black communities in Manitoba and across Canada.

Peter Nygard’s son says he fears his father will flee Canada before criminal charges can be laid in connection with allegations of sexual assault, leaving no way to bring the fashion mogul back to face his accusers in the future.

Manitoba health officials are working on expanding COVID-19 testing capacity as many sites experienced long lines in recent days. 

Four men from Brandon have been arrested after police in the southwest Manitoba city seized millions of illegal cigarettes last week. 

Three people were rushed to hospital, where one remains in critical condition, after a dangerous race on a southern Manitoba highway, RCMP say.

Roughly 250 students have been sent home from John Pritchard School in Winnipeg’s North Kildonan neighbourhood, as the number of COVID-19 cases linked to the school climbed to seven, Manitoba’s education minister said on Wednesday.

A worker at the Parkview Place Long Term Care Home in Winnipeg’s Central Park area has tested positive for COVID-19, a spokesperson for the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority confirmed on Wednesday morning.

There are 23 new cases of COVID-19 in Manitoba on Wednesday, including 20 in Winnipeg, according to Dr. Brent Roussin, the province’s chief public health officer.

A 95-year-old man living in Betel Home in Gimli, Man., is pleased with the province’s plans to bring outdoor visiting pods to personal care homes, but not everyone is sure there will be enough of the shelters available to meet demand as the temperature drops.

A mother says the Winnipeg School Division has given her the runaround for more than a week as she tries to get remote learning set up for her two children.

The pandemic has some Winnipeg restaurants pondering what used to be unthinkable in one of Canada’s coldest winter cities: Extending patio season well into the months that end with brrrrr.

Four more cases of COVID-19 have been identified at John Pritchard School in North Kildonan.

Manitobans living in personal care homes will be able to visit with their loved ones into the winter months with the help of all-season, outdoor shelters commissioned by the provincial government. 

Three more health care workers at facilities in Winnipeg have tested positive for COVID-19.

A confirmed case of COVID-19 has put Sagkeeng First Nation under lockdown.

A group of six western Manitoba school divisions are collaborating on a virtual learning model for some students and families with immunocompromised people in their households.

The families of the men killed in a collision between a train and a van near Strathclair last week are waiting to bring their loved ones home so they can say goodbye. 

It’s been nearly six months since Lorna Paragas was robbed of the job she loved, serving coffee with a side of her infectious smile — and she still wakes up every morning like nothing’s changed.

Health officials are scheduled to brief the public on the latest news about the novel coronavirus in Manitoba at 1 p.m. on Monday.

Parents of children who attend a Winnipeg school where there was a possible COVID-19 exposure last week are calling on the school to provide more information about it.

The province has quietly withdrawn a fine against a Manitoba man accused of not self-isolating while sick with COVID-19, after it says it got new information about his case.

Daniel McIntyre Collegiate and John Pritchard School are both being cleaned after asymptomatic people attended, and cohorts are being notified, the province says.

There are 18 new cases of COVID-19 in Manitoba on Sunday, 11 of which are in Winnipeg, the province said in a news release.

Women have had an enormous setback during the COVID-19 pandemic as their work has become devalued, says Winnipeg freelance writer Joanne Seiff.

A Catholic school in Winnipeg has released review findings and an action plan regarding racism at the school, but alumni and an anti-racism expert have doubts about whether they will truly bring systemic change.