Manitoba government is increasing fines for people who ignore public health orders.. The fine for individuals rises to $1,296 from $486, while the fine for corporations rises to $5,000 from $2,542. The new fines come into effect immediately. The provincial…

As shorter days and colder weather start, psychologists are worried that people could be in for what an expert calls a long, dark winter. University of Toronto professor Steve Joordens says anxiety has been the dominant mental health issue of…

Starting today, October 19, Winnipeg region (which includes the city of Winnipeg and surrounding rural municipalities in other health region) is under new public health measures, as it deals with spiking COVID-19 infection rates. For the next two weeks, public…

Some Winnipeg schools could send hundreds of children into remote learning as early as next week as they can be elevated to Orange — and potentially all the way up to Red under the province’s Pandemic Response System. Sources say…

Beginning Oct 13, 2020, prospective sponsors can fill out an online form to express interest to sponsor their parents or grandparents to immigrate in Canada. After the three-week period that ends Nov. 3, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)…

Johnson and Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate has been paused while the company investigates whether a study participant’s “unexplained illness” is related to the shot. The company explains that such illnesses, accidents and other so-called adverse events are an expected part…

Public health officials in Manitoba put out a few reminders as families gather  for the thanksgiving weekend. For those considering celebrations, limit holiday gatherings to household members. Reduce your number of close contacts and limit the number of gatherings, One…

Sesame Workshop — the nonprofit, educational organization behind “Sesame Street” — will air the half-hour anti-racist special “The Power of We” and hopes families will watch together. The special tackles racism for younger viewers and explains how it can be…

American e-commerce company Amazon plans to open a new delivery station in Winnipeg. The planned 113,000 square feet warehouse is to be built in the Inkster Industrial Park and will be operational in 2021. The station will receive and sort parcels…

Starting today, October 5th, Canadians still struggling amid effect of COVID-19 can apply for new financial support packages from the federal government. The two programs open for application today include a new caregiver benefit that provides 500-dollars per week for up…

COVID Alert App, Canada’s national COVID-19 exposure mobile notification app is now active in Manitoba . The province became the fifth in the country to enable the app on Thursday. The free app was officially launched in Ontario in July and…

Today, Oct. 1, 2020, the minimum wage in the province will increase by 25 cents, going to $11.90 an hour from $11.65. A similar increase, up 30 cents to $11.65 from $11.35, took place on Oct. 1, 2019. The province…