People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier was holding rallies in several rural Manitoba towns starting Friday, and was planning to move onto Winnipeg Saturday.

Some Manitoba provincial parks will now have a special box to collect disposable masks to recycle them.

Second-dose eligibility has been expanded to include anyone who received their first shot on or before May 6.

The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 10.6 per cent provincially and 11 per cent in Winnipeg.

Jeremy Regan says public health officials nixed his idea to cut hair outdoors in customers' yards once they caught wind of the plan.

As strict COVID-19 public health orders remain in place across Manitoba, a popular downtown Winnipeg pub, like many other businesses, is reaching its breaking point.

The commission says it is reminding government of its 'obligation to respect human rights when imposing vaccination requirements.'

According to Manitoba health officials, four new COVID-19-related deaths have been linked to more contagious variants of concern, even as the province looks to ease restrictions.

With new public health orders coming in Manitoba this weekend, some local businesses are getting creative to help stay afloat after months without seeing a paycheque.

The reopening plan comes as health officials say hospital capacity remains strained in by a high number of COVID-19 patients.