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After a full day of snow and poor road conditions in the Parkland on Monday, the same is expected on Tuesday.
The snowfall warning is still in effect and will remain so throughout the day with another 5-10 cm of snow expected to fall.
The snow will continue to fall throughout Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning before it leaves the area bringing cloudy conditions for the majority of Wednesday and all of Thursday.
Sunny conditions return on Friday with a high of 4. A full weather forecast is here. You can call Al Gaines at 638-7878 to report any poor road conditions across the region.
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The pop-up vaccine clinic in Dauphin that was supposed to take place on Thursday has been cancelled due to delays in shipments of the Moderna vaccine.
There is a new pop-up clinic taking place this Friday.
It's been reported that some people who had appointments on Thursday have received calls notifying them of the change.
The government says the appointments will be rescheduled based on vaccine deliveries, and people with appointments will be reached out to, to reschedule, either for Friday or a future date.
The new pop-up clinic is taking place from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. on April 16th at the Ukrainian Orthodox Hall.
Eligibility to receive a dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine -- which are distributed at supersites and pop-up clinics in Manitoba -- is open to those aged 60 and older and First Nation people aged 40 and older.
Appointments can be made by calling the vaccine call centre at 1-844-626-8222.
Health officials announced 114 new cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths Monday.
Nine cases were added in the Prairie Mountain Health region today.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 6.2 per cent provincially and 5.6 per cent in Winnipeg. The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba is 35,327.
The update on variants of concern will come out tomorrow.
There are 1,370 active cases and 33,008 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19.
There are 57 people in hospital with active COVID-19 as well as 78 people in hospital with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require care, for a total of 135 hospitalizations.
There are 14 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 and 19 people with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care, for a total of 33 ICU patients.
Today’s new COVID-19 cases are in the following health regions:
• three cases in the Interlake–Eastern Health region
• 36 cases in the Northern Health region
• nine cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region
• four cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud Health region
• 62 cases in the Winnipeg Health region.
According to the province’s data, there are active cases of COVID-19 in the following Parkland health districts: Swan River (3), Dauphin (0), Riding Mountain (1), Duck Mountain (6), Agassiz Mountain (1), Porcupine Mountain (27), Asessippi (9). Brandon has 13 active cases.
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has no active cases of COVID-19. The Fisher/Peguis health district has two active cases.
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Mountain View School Division has cancelled all of its buses for Monday, April 12.
The cancellation is due to the heavy snow across the Parkland region, but all schools do remain open.
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Public health officials have announced 112 new cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths in today’s update.
The total number of cases in Manitoba is 35,213.
No new variants of concern have been identified.
Today’s new COVID-19 cases are in the following health regions:
• seven cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region
• 27 cases in the Northern health region
• nine cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region
• four cases in the Southern Health-Santé Sud health region
• 65 cases in the Winnipeg health region
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 5.9 percent provincially and 5.7 percent in Winnipeg.
There are 1,312 active cases and 32,952 people who have recovered from COVID-19.
There are 59 people in hospital with active COVID-19 and 77 people in hospital who are no longer infectious but continue to require care, for a total of 136 hospitalizations.
There are 14 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 and 17 people who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care, for a total of 31 ICU patients.
The total number of deaths in Manitoba is 949.
According to the province’s data, there are active cases of COVID-19 in the following Parkland health districts: Dauphin (0), Riding Mountain (1), Swan River (3), Porcupine Mountain (28), Duck Mountain (4), Asessippi (9). Brandon has 14 active cases.
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has no active cases of COVID-19. The Fisher/Peguis health district has two active cases.
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The Dauphin Fire Department and Sifton Fire Department responded to a grass fire northeast of Valley River on Saturday.
The departments were dispatched at around 3 p.m. and were able to control the fire quickly.
The fire had started from a small fire pit and spread to the surrounding grass.
The Dauphin Fire Department would like to remind people that even the smallest fire can spread quickly, and to keep an eye on changing wind conditions and have a means of extinguishment nearby at all times.
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Health officials announced another day of triple-digit COVID-19 numbers in Manitoba today, as 135 new cases and one death were announced.
Today’s death is a woman in her 80’s from Winnipeg.
Public health officials are advising that Manitoba has entered a third wave of the pandemic.
"I just want to be clear that we are in the beginnings of a third wave in Manitoba. So your actions are critical right now," said Dr. Joss Reimer, medical lead of Manitoba's vaccine task force.
She warned that Manitobans may see tighter restrictions in the near future if case numbers continue to climb.
Officials are encouraging all Manitobans to stick to the fundamentals to stop the spread of COVID-19 like washing your hands, wearing a mask, physically distancing, and staying home if you are sick.
Today’s new COVID-19 cases are in the following health regions:
• four cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region;
• 33 cases in the Northern health region;
• nine cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region;
• 18 cases in the Southern Health-Santé Sud health region; and
• 71 cases in the Winnipeg health region.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 5.7 percent provincially and 5.2 percent in Winnipeg.
The total number of cases identified in Manitoba is 35, 104.
There are 1,259 active cases of COVID-19 and 32,896 people have recovered from the virus.
There are 63 people in hospital with active COVID-19 and 78 people in hospital who are no longer infectious but continue to require care, for a total of 141 hospitalizations.
There are 14 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 and 18 people who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care, for a total of 32 ICU patients.
No new cases of variants of concern have been reported today. The total number of variant cases is 412.
According to the province’s data, there are active cases of COVID-19 in the following Parkland health districts: Swan River (4), Dauphin (0), Riding Mountain (1), Duck Mountain (4), Porcupine Mountain (28), Asessippi (8). Brandon has 12 active cases.
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has no active cases of COVID-19. The Fisher/Peguis health district has two active cases.
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One man is dead and another is injured after a two-vehicle collision in Portage la Prairie.
At 12 p.m. Friday, RCMP received a report of a two-vehicle collision on Highway 1 at Angle Road, in the Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie.
Police say a semi-trailer, being driven by a 21-year-old man from the Rural Municipality of West St. Paul collided with a grain truck, being driven by a 77-year-old man from Haywood, as the truck tried to cross Highway 1.
The 77-year-old was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead, and the 21-year-old was taken to hospital where he was treated for minor injuries and released.
The investigation continues.
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A man was taken to the hospital after an incident near Winnipegosis Beach this morning.
Around 6:50 a.m. Winnipegosis RCMP responded to a report of a person who removed some clothing and was laying on the ice near the beach.
Officers attended and located the man about 40 feet from the shoreline.
The 25-year-old man was helped out of the water and taken to the police vehicle where he was covered in emergency blankets while waiting for emergency personnel to arrive.
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RCMP are looking for information after a man was shot on Lake Manitoba First Nation.
On April 9th police arrived at a home on Lake Manitoba First Nation and determined a 47-year-old man was taking out the garbage when a car drove by and he was shot.
The victim was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
RCMP are asking anyone with information to contact the Lundar RCMP at 204-762-5088, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, or submit a tip online.
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A 23-year-old woman has been arrested in Portage la Prairie after two collisions in one day.
On April 8th at around 1:30 p.m. Portage la Prairie RCMP responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision on Highway 1.
Witnesses said that the driver of a black vehicle was speeding and passing vehicles on a double solid line. The driver was exiting the city eastbound onto Highway 1 when she failed to yield and collided with a semi-trailer.
The vehicle, which was later confirmed to be stolen, ended up in the ditch and the driver fled the scene on foot.
Officers located the driver and she was arrested without incident.
Police say the driver had been involved in another collision earlier in the day, where she failed to stop and fled the scene.
Rebecca Contois has been charged with Operation of a Conveyance While Impaired by Drugs, Refusal to Comply with a Drug Demand, Dangerous Operation of a Conveyance, Failure to Remain at the Scene of an Accident x2 and Possession of Property Obtained by Crime.
The investigation continues.
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Today the vaccine eligibility in Manitoba has expanded once again -- Click here for more information.
Health officials announced 179 new cases of COVID-19 and three deaths Friday.
The deaths being reported today are a man in his 20s from the Northern Health region, a man in his 60s from the Winnipeg Health region and a woman in her 70s from the Winnipeg Health region.
Nine cases were added in the Prairie Mountain Health region today.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 5.5 per cent provincially and 5.1 per cent in Winnipeg. The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba is 34,969.
Officials have detected another 37 variants of concern, 33 of which are cases of the B.1.1.7 variant. Of the 33 cases, 28 are in Winnipeg, one is in the Interlake–Eastern Health region, three from the Prairie Mountain Health region, and one from the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region.
Four new uncategorized cases of variants of concern have been detected with one from the Interlake–Eastern Health region and three from the Winnipeg Health region.
There are 1,180 active cases and 32,840 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19.
There are 56 people in hospital with active COVID-19 as well as 80 people in hospital with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require care, for a total of 136 hospitalizations.
There are 14 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 and 21 people with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care, for a total of 35 ICU patients.
Today’s new COVID-19 cases are in the following health regions:
• two cases in the Interlake–Eastern health region
• 84 cases in the Northern health region
• nine cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region
• seven cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region
• 77 cases in the Winnipeg health region.
According to the province’s data, there are active cases of COVID-19 in the following Parkland health districts: Swan River (4), Dauphin (0), Riding Mountain (1), Duck Mountain (4), Agassiz Mountain (0), Porcupine Mountain (31), Asessippi (10). Brandon has six active cases.
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has no active cases of COVID-19. The Fisher/Peguis health district has two active cases.
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