A Winnipeg restaurant owner is looking for answers after he was issued a fine for $2,542 after patrons were allegedly caught dancing and not social distancing inside his establishment early Saturday morning.

Fines were set at $486 for individuals and $2,542 for businesses that disobeyed public health orders, including physical-distancing rules and limits on gathering sizes.

The wallets of two more Manitoba restauranteurs are $2,542 lighter after getting ticketed by the province this month for failing to comply with public health orders during the COVID-19 pandemic.

On Thursday, Dr. Deena Hinshaw said 54 new cases of COVID-19 had been confirmed in Alberta, bringing the provincial total to 6,017.

The province is offering up to $17.8 million in grants to child care centres and approved family day homes as they prepare to open as part of Alberta's relaunch strategy.

City of Winnipeg bylaw officers have issued their first ticket for breaking public health orders during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Alberta released details of its relaunch strategy Thursday in regards to a plan to re-open some medical services, parks, golf courses and businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Alberta would be amending some of its restrictions relating to long-term care sites to address residents' quality of life and the negative impacts of isolation.

Premier Jason Kenney said hospitalizations and admissions to intensive care units remain "well below" the initial model predictions. 

Residents of Big Lakes County along Lesser Slave Lake are calling on the province to close private campgrounds during the pandemic.