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Premier Heather Stefanson along with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced this morning that they are expanding eligibility to its Child Care Subsidy program starting Sunday, February 6.

The announcement will result in almost half of the spots being subsidized at child care facilities in Manitoba.

The subsidy will reduce the out-of-pocket fees spent by families by an average of 30 percent.

This change will ensure that the province stays on track to achieve a joint commitment in the Canada- Manitoba Canad-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) agreement to reduce the out-of-pocket fees put forth by parents by 50 percent by Dec 31, 2022.

The Child Care Subsidy Program provides assistance to families that are eligible by reducing child-care fees for children 12 weeks to 12 years of age and of the 38,000 spaces available in the regulated child-care system, 6,000 children, or 16 percent, currently receive a full or partial child-care subsidy.

With this new increase in eligibility, it’s estimated that it will help an additional 12,000 children receive support to access regulated child care, particularly in low and middle-income families.

This will triple the number of children that are currently supported in regulated child care with their families now being eligible for a child-care subsidy.

In order to initiate this change, the province will increase the net household income thresholds and allowable deductions for the Child Care Subsidy program by 45 percent which will make the full subsidy eligibility from $23,833 to $37,116 and partial subsidy to $37,542 to $82,877.

For more on this, you can head to the Provinces website here.

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The final man has been sentenced in the 2018 shooting of an RCMP officer in the community of Onanole. Delaney Houle pleaded guilty in September 2019 to unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle, possession of a weapon obtained through the commission of a crime, and two counts of break and enter.

Houle was sentenced, in a Brandon Court on Tuesday, to two years in jail, less time he has already spent in custody. He was the last of four men charged in this case.

Therae Racette-Beaulieu is serving a 15-year prison sentence for attempted murder, as well as three years for the crimes that led up to it. Shane Beaulieu, pleaded guilty in December 2019 to possession of property obtained by crime, two firearm-related charges, and two counts of break and enter.

Tommy Beaulieu who was charged in connection with the incident pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated assault on a police officer, one count of breaking and entering to steal firearms, and one count of robbery. Tommy Beaulieu died in Stony Mountain Institution in January 2021, while serving a 13-year sentence.

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In a news conference this afternoon, Premier Heather Stefanson and Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Brent Rousin announced that Manitoba will be relaxing the current public health orders.

The new orders will come into effect February 8th and will be in place until at least February 22nd;

  • Private gatherings where everyone is fully vaccinated will be expanded to allow the household plus 25 others in indoor spaces and 50 people in outdoor spaces.
  • Private gatherings where any of the individuals are eligible but unvaccinated (youth under the age of 12 are exempt), are limited to the household plus 10 others in indoor spaces and 20 people in outdoor spaces.
  • Sports and recreation tournaments will be able to resume.
  • Restaurants will be limited to 50% capacity and will still require proof of vaccination. Table sizes will be limited to 10 people.
  • Liquor sales at licensed premises will now be allowed until 12 am
  • They are lifting the cap of 250 people at events, however, they will still be limited to 50% and require proof of vaccination.

All Public health orders can be found here.

They also announced the expansion of the Sector Support Program which includes;

  • Extending the program intake period until Feb. 28, 2022;
  • Expanding eligibility under the program to include event rentals, catering, and photographers;
  • Providing a second payment to businesses that have been previously approved and are affected by public health orders in place into February.

More information about the Sector Support Program can be found here.

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UPDATE: The new interim leader of the Federal Conservative Party has been chosen after a private vote by the Caucus this evening.

The Honourable Candice Bergen, the MP for Portage-Lisgar and former Deputy Conservative Leader, has been voted in as the new interim leader of the Conservative Party of Canada after Erin O'Toole was removed as leader earlier this morning.

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Conservative Party of Canada Members of Parliament held a vote this morning to determine if leader Erin O'Toole would continue to lead the Party, or if they would go in a different direction. 73 out of 119 Conservative MP's voted to remove O'Toole as the Party's leader.

This comes five months after the Conservatives lost September's Federal Election, and ends his leadership of the Party at just 18 months.

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Snow clearing will be happening over the next 48 hours in Dauphin. Crews cleaned zone 5 last night and the City asks that no one parks on the streets until they are fully cleared.

The City suggests motorists slow down and keep a safe distance from anyone walking on the roads because sidewalks haven't been cleared. Sidewalk clearing will continue throughout the week.

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Dauphin’s Under One Roof is looking for the public’s help with locating the snowblower that was stolen after they had their maintenance shed broken into over the weekend.

It is described as a red and black yardman snowblower and they would appreciate any info that can help to get it back.

The person who stole it would have been in the area of 3rd Ave NW and Main St N with a shovel in order to gain access to the shed which hasn’t been opened since the summer.

This incident has been reported to the RCMP but if you have any info please call Under One Roof at 431-738-8352.

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The meeting between Canadian Indigenous leaders and Pope Francis has been rescheduled for the week of March 28th. The meeting was supposed to take place in December but had to be pushed due to the rapid spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant.

There will be up to 30 Indigenous elders, residential school survivors, and youth meeting with the pope to talk with him about reconciliation and healing. The Indigenous delegates plan to share their expectations for a papal visit to Canada. The hope part of the pope's visit to Canada will include an official apology for the church's role in residential schools.

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If you don't have to leave the house today, don't. Conditions following yesterday's snowstorm are extremely poor and road conditions are bad.

All highways in and out of Dauphin are closed and Mountain View School Division has closed all schools within the division and as a result, buses as well.

Snowplows are hard at work on the highways as of 6 a.m and they have reported at least two feet of snow on the roads. 

So stay inside, stay warm and be well. 

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All Mountain View School Division buses are canceled, and all schools and division facilities are closed tomorrow. According to the MVSD news release, staff are not to report and may work from home.

 

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The University of Winnipeg has announced it will be extending its remote learning period until the end of the Winter Term. They had announced in mid-December that they would be starting the Winter Term with remote learning, with the decision whether to go back in person or not being made by the end of January. There will be a few exceptions where some activities will be allowed to continue in person.

According to the news release today, the decision to extend remote learning was made after recent U of W surveys, found nearly 80% of students and 70% of faculty and staff prefer to stick with remote learning for this semester.

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The Swan River RCMP is asking the public for information about an assault that happened last week. They were called to a business in the community of Mafeking where the man was found. Paramedics brought the man to the hospital where he was met by the police.

The 28-year-old from Swan River had been tied up, severely assaulted, and left out in the elements. An investigation has led officers to believe the assault could have taken place in the Camperville area. They believe he was picked up on Highway 10 at Highway 20 and taken to a location where the assault occurred.

Police are asking anyone with information to please call Swan River RCMP at 204-734-4686, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or secure tip online here.

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