Northern Manitoba

• Lining up to get into a store could be riskier for COVID than shopping: Winnipeg epidemiologist

  Be careful how long you stand in a lineup to get into a store, says Cynthia Carr of EPI Research in Winnipeg.

  Health

  Jan 25
• Northern Manitoba First Nations COVID-19 immunization underway; chiefs describe some hesitancy

  First Nations health experts decided priority for the first round would go to elders over 70, along with some staff at care homes.

  Health

  Jan 12
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• Winnipeg paramedics answer the call to help strained northern First Nations communities

  The First Nation Inuit Health Branch requested help from Shared Health, asking for advanced care paramedics to assist.

  Canada

  Dec 29, 2020
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• Teen arrested for illegal hunting near Beausejour, Man.

  Just before midnight on Nov. 27, officers, with support from an aerial patrol, noticed a vehicle shining its headlights across a field in the Mars Hills area northwest of Beausejour.

  Crime

  Nov 28, 2020
• Blind Oji-Cree musician ‘Mattmac’ drops first career album

  'Mattmac', a blind singer and producer from Garden Hill First Nation, released his debut album over the weekend.

  Features

  Nov 23, 2020
• Thompson RCMP investigate apparent shotgun damage at local apartment block

  In addition to the gunshot, police said the apartment suite was in disarray and a fire extinguisher appeared to have been sprayed all over the room.

  Crime

  Nov 12, 2020
• Thousands spent flying Manitoba man to Winnipeg because RCMP can’t take cash: lawyer

  A Manitoba lawyer says his client was flown from Leaf Rapids to Winnipeg to sit in the remand centre overnight because RCMP wouldn't take his cash bail money.

  Investigations

  Nov 10, 2020
• COVID-19: Manitoba’s rapid test devices expected to speed up testing in remote areas

  The government of Manitoba says a handful of remote communities will receive rapid test devices for COVID-19, to better 'respond to the challenges of this virus.'

  Health

  Nov 3, 2020
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• Northern Manitoba braces for increased COVID-19 restrictions while cases rise

  “We need to get a handle on this virus in our community and if the restrictions will allow us to do that, then it needs to be done."

  Health

  Oct 24, 2020
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• Stay-at-home tourism a silver lining to pandemic restrictions, says Tourism Manitoba

  Although the Northern Health Region doesn't currently have any active cases, concern over the growing number of cases in southern Manitoba has led public health officials to reintroduce restricted travel to the north,

  Health

  Sep 3, 2020