Dr. Brent Roussin

• Winnipeg businesses choosing to maintain mask policy despite change to provincial restrictions

  Although the COVID restriction will be lifted Saturday, a number of local businesses have decided to keep a mandatory mask policy in the interest of protecting staff and customers.

  Health

  2 hours
• COVID-19: Manitoba’s return to school plans still in the works, details ‘a couple weeks’ away

  With a little more than a month before school bells ring, Manitoba officials say the details on a back-to-school plan are still being worked out.

  Health

  Jul 26
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• Movies, casinos, museums re-open under Manitoba plan — for fully vaccinated

  Premier Brian Pallister has said word on a further loosening of restrictions would come this week.

  Health

  Jul 14
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• Manitoba’s top doctor says he’s received daily threats, suspicious activity at home

  Manitoba's top doctor says he's received threats on a daily basis during the pandemic, and some of the threats have prompted law enforcement to get involved.

  Canada

  Jul 12
• Manitoba reports 31 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death

  The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is five per cent provincially and 4.1 per cent in Winnipeg.

  Health

  Jul 12
• Manitoba’s top doc testifies in court challenge to his authority Friday

  Dr. Brent Roussin took the stand Friday in a Manitoba courtroom to answer questions about public health restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Crime

  May 7
• Manitoba minister says only God has authority to make people wear masks

  A group of local churches are back in a Manitoba courtroom Monday to challenge the powers of the province's chief public health officer, Dr. Brent Roussin.

  Canada

  May 3
• Manitoba tightens COVID-19 restrictions amid rising case counts, variant spread

  'Public health orders are a foundation for action, but we need all Manitobans to do a little bit more.'

  Health

  Apr 26
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• Manitoba adds 62 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, 2 additional deaths

  The province's death toll now sits at 942 after a woman in her 80s and a woman in her 90s, both from the Winnipeg health region, succumbed to the virus.

  Health

  Apr 6
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• As holidays approach, Manitobans urged to adhere to COVID-19 protocols

  The spring holiday season is almost upon us, with holidays like Passover and Easter coming up, but with the continued COVID-19 pandemic, they'll feel different than in years past.

  Health

  Mar 23