Dr. Brent Roussin, the province's chief public health officer, says it's especially important for people considered high-risk to get a flu shot. 

The Manitoba Court of Appeal ruled last year that the restrictions were necessary to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and allowable under the Charter.

Manitobans were never locked in their homes. But at the height of the pandemic, there were temporary restrictions on having visitors.

Dr. Philippe Lagace-Wiens says cases of the new EG.5 subvariant of the virus are beginning to show up in the province, but most Manitobans have some degree of immunity.

Maxime Bernier admitted to two charges of holding a public gathering contrary to public health orders that were in place in June 2021.

Shared Health made the announcement Wednesday that the masking requirements are set to be lifted next week.

Two lawyers who represented churches that tried to overturn Manitoba public health orders in 2021 that prevented in-person religious services during the pandemic now face charges.

The alleged intimidation stems from a case Chief Justice Glenn Joyal was presiding over, involving the challenge of COVID-19 restrictions by several Manitoba churches.

A man allegedly involved in a surveillance campaign that targeted a Manitoba judge has been charged with intimidating a justice system participant and obstruction of justice.

In Manitoba, COVID-19 data will now be made available with seasonal influenza data in a combined epidemiological report issued on Friday mornings.