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Environment Canada says the extreme cold we’ve been experiencing will continue for a few days.
An Arctic ridge of high pressure has allowed for a very cold air mass to settle over the southern prairies.
To go along with winds of 10-20 km/h, extreme wind chill values of -40 and -50 are expected over most of southern Manitoba and Saskatchewan again today.
According to the forecast, daily highs warmer than -20 and overnight lows around -20 aren’t coming until the weekend.
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Just before 2 a.m. this morning, the Dauphin Fire Department was dispatched for a report of a fire inside a business on Whitmore Ave. E.
When crews arrived, they found a sprinkler had been activated and there was a possible fire in the stairwell.
The DFD didn’t find a fire, then isolated the sprinkler head to prevent further water damage.
DFD says it appears the cold weather may have affected the sprinkler head in the stairwell causing water in the pipes to freeze and activate the sprinkler head.
Firefighters stayed at the scene to help with the salvage work, moving boxes off of the floor and removing water from the area affected by the flooding.
There aren’t any damage estimates at this time.
In addition, there was a firefighter injury from slipping on the icy parking lot as they were getting equipment from the trucks.
The individual was transported to hospital by EMS and later released with minor injuries.
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Manitoba added the lowest number of new COVID-19 cases in months — with 53 announced on Monday.
Four deaths are also being reported, including two women over the age of 60 from the Northern health region, a woman in her 80s from the Southern health region, and a man in his 70s from the Winnipeg health region.
Health officials are declaring the outbreak over at Dauphin’s St. Paul’s Personal Care Home. Only one case — a staff member — was recorded at the facility since the outbreak was declared on January 12th.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 5.9% provincially and 4.2% in Winnipeg. The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba is 30,289.
There are 1,622 active cases (down from 3,256 reported yesterday) and 27,817 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19.
There are 105 people in hospital with active COVID-19 as well as 166 people in hospital who are no longer infectious but continue to require care (271 hospitalizations total).
There are 15 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 as well as 19 people who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care (34 ICU patients total).
The total number of deaths in people with COVID-19 is 850.
Today’s new COVID-19 cases are from the following health regions:
• three cases in Interlake–Eastern health region
• 12 cases in the Northern health region
• three cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region
• four cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region
• 31 cases in the Winnipeg health region
Province Improving The Accuracy Of Data
Dr. Brent Roussin says Manitobans will notice a significant decrease in active cases in today’s data, which he says reflects the province working to clear old cases from “active” over to the “recovered” category.
According to the province’s data, there are active cases in the following Parkland health districts: Dauphin (6), Riding Mountain (1), Porcupine Mountain (7, down from 43), Duck Mountain (0), Asessippi (8), Little Saskatchewan (1), Whitemud (2), and Agassiz Mountain (2). Brandon has 20 active cases.
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has 17 active cases, while Fisher/Peguis has 26.
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The Dauphin Fire Department (DFD) says smoking was the cause of a Monday morning fire at the Parkview Lodge apartment building on 2nd Avenue NE.
The fire department received the call around 6 a.m. Monday morning, and were notified on arrival the tenant was safely out.
A couch and cushions in the apartment were on fire with heavy smoke, but firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze.
Crews remained on scene for about an hour to remove the smoke from the building.
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It may be at least a few more days before Manitoba shakes off the extreme cold that broke records in parts of the province over the weekend.
Wind chill values in southern Manitoba and Saskatchewan are once again expected to be between -40 and -50 on Monday.
The bitterly cold air is expected to remain over the prairies for the bulk of this coming week.
Bitter Cold Sets Records In Manitoba
On Sunday morning, several southern Manitoba municipalities set some new daily records. Roblin reached -42.0°C, breaking the previous record of -40.6°C set in 1969.
A new daily record was also hit in Wasagaming — with -41.6°C reached on Sunday morning, out-chilling the previous record of -40.6°C set in 1966.
In Saskatchewan's far north, Uranium City set an all-time low of -49.9°C.
Cold Causes Closures
The Park West School Division announced the closing of all schools on Monday “due to the forecast for extreme cold and windchill".
Environment Canada is warning of the dangers of extreme cold, and say risks are greater for young children, older adults, people with chronic illnesses, people working or exercising outdoors, and those without proper shelter.
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The provincial government announced some funding for health regions in Manitoba on Friday.
The five health regions in the province will get $60 million to cover costs related to COVID-19 from the first two quarters of 2020-21.
Prairie Mountain Health has received $3,250,000 as part of the announcement.
PMH CEO Penny Gilson explains how the health region will use the money.
“Incremental costs incurred in that period of time are mainly for salaries to support replacement of staff that are off sick or required to self-isolate due to having symptoms, as well as for staff resources dedicated to screening staff and visitors coming into our facilities, COVID-19 testing and contact tracing. There were also some incremental costs incurred for supplies and equipment related to additional cleaning requirements, physical distancing measures, starting up testing sites and preparing for surge capacity and potential outbreaks.”
Gilson says PMH has tracked costs related to COVID since the beginning of the pandemic and submitted reports on a monthly basis to Manitoba Health and Seniors Care.
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There were 80 new cases and four deaths due to COVID-19 reported in Manitoba on Sunday.
All four deaths announced are individuals over the age of 70 from the Winnipeg health region.
With the Super Bowl on Sunday, health officials have issued a reminder to enjoy the NFL title game while adhering to public health guidelines regarding gatherings.
The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 6.1% provincially and 3.8% in Winnipeg. The total number of lab-confirmed cases in Manitoba is 30,237.
Today’s new cases are from the following health regions:
• four cases in Interlake–Eastern health region
• 28 cases in the Northern health region
• nine cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region
• eight cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region
• 31 cases in the Winnipeg health region
There are 3,256 active cases and 26,135 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19 in Manitoba.
There are 105 people in hospital with active COVID-19 as well as 158 people in hospital who are no longer infectious but continue to require care (263 hospitalizations total).
There are 21 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 as well as 17 people who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care (38 ICU patients total).
The total number of deaths in people with COVID-19 is 846.
According to the province’s data, there are active cases in the following Parkland health districts: Dauphin (5, up from 3), Riding Mountain (1), Porcupine Mountain (43), Duck Mountain (1), Asessippi (12), Little Saskatchewan (4), Whitemud (2), and Agassiz Mountain (4). Brandon has 21 active cases.
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has 70 active cases, while Fisher/Peguis has 69.
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Health officials in Canada are singing the same tune as NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, pleading with football fans to safely enjoy the big game on Sunday.
Acting deputy chief provincial public health officer and Dallas Cowboys fan Dr. Jazz Atwal says he’ll be watching the game, but will be adhering to the orders.
“Indoor group gatherings remain the two designated people you have chosen to come to your home. No new people should be entering your home to watch the game.”
For those planning an outdoor gathering, Atwal reminded Manitobans the current health orders only permit five people to gather in your backyard, plus whoever lives at that house.
“It’s going to be a cold weekend, think about that. The fundamentals apply to these outdoor gatherings as well — wear a mask, physical distance, wash your hands and cover your cough. Most importantly, don’t go to anyone’s house if you’re sick — indoor or outdoor.”
Tom Brady and the Buccaneers will host the Kansas City Chiefs at Tampa Bay’s Raymond James Stadium.
Kick-off is at 5:30 p.m. CST on Sunday, and Canadian R&B star The Weekend will perform at halftime.
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As of Sunday morning the entire province of Manitoba remains under an extreme cold warning.
An Arctic ridge of high pressure has allowed for a very cold air mass to settle over southern Saskatchewan and southern Manitoba, with extreme wind chill values of -40°C or colder.
Wind chill values in some regions of southern Saskatchewan and western Manitoba could eclipse the -50 mark tonight into Monday morning.
The bitterly cold air will remain over the Prairies for much of the next week.
Environment Canada is warning of the dangers of extreme cold, and say risks are greater for young children, older adults, people with chronic illnesses, people working or exercising outdoors, and those without proper shelter.
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Public health officials have announced 82 new cases of COVID-19.
Today’s announcement is the lowest increase in cases since October 19th when there were 80 cases reported.
Four additional deaths were also announced today:
- a male in his 40s from the Winnipeg health region
- a female in her 50s from the Northern health region
- a male in his 80s from the Winnipeg health region
- a female in her 90s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at Concordia Place Personal Care Home
The total number of deaths due to the virus is 842.
The current five-day COVID test positivity rate is 6.1% provincially and 3.8% in Winnipeg.
The total amount of COVID cases in Manitoba is 30,158.
Today’s COVID-19 data shows:
- six cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region
- 26 cases in the Northern health region
- eight cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region
- six cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region
- 36 cases in the Winnipeg health region
According to the province’s data, there are active cases in the following Parkland health districts: Dauphin (3, up from 1), Riding Mountain (1), Porcupine Mountain (44, down from 48), Duck Mountain (1), Asessippi (12, down from 13), Little Saskatchewan (6, down from 7), Whitemud (2), and Agassiz Mountain (5, down from 10). Brandon has 28 active cases.
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has 70 active cases, while Fisher/Peguis has 70.
Today’s data from the province shows 3,309 active COVID cases and 26,007 recoveries.
101 people are in hospital with active COVID-19 as well as 158 people in hospital with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require care, for a total of 259 hospitalizations.
While there are 23 people in intensive care units with active COVID-19 as well as 17 people with COVID-19 who are no longer infectious but continue to require critical care for a total of 40 ICU patients.
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According to Statistics Canada, Manitoba gained 5,500 jobs in January.
The net gains come from an increase of about 16,000 full-time jobs, compared with a loss of about 10,400 part-time jobs.
The unemployment rate in the province didn’t change and is still at 8%.
In youth workers, the unemployment rate more than doubles the provincial average.
The unemployment rate for men aged 15-24 is 18%, while it’s 19.6% for women in the same age group.
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