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Public health officials advised Wednesday that Manitobans age 70 and up as well as all First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people age 18 and up are now eligible for a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Third doses are also being recommended for anyone who belongs to the following specific circumstances:
- residents of congregate elderly persons housing;
- individuals who have only received a viral vector vaccine;
- health care personnel who have direct contact with patients, residents or clients;
- people who are moderately to severely immunocompromised due to a medical condition and/or treatment;
- individuals who have received one or two doses of a vaccine that is not approved by Health Canada;
- residents of all personal care homes; and
- residents and staff of First Nation personal care homes.
Health officials recommend getting an mRNA vaccine, which is either Pfizer or Moderna, for the third dose. If you're an immunocompromised person, you should talk to your doctor about which mRNA vaccine is better for you. Anyone who has received only a viral vector vaccine, which is the AstraZeneca or Janssen vaccine, should get either Pfizer or Moderna for a third dose.
The following groups should wait at least six months after getting their second dose, to get their third dose:
- First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people age 18 and up
- people aged 70 and up
- individuals who have received the AstraZeneca or Janssen vaccine
- health Care Personnel
- residents of personal care homes
- residents and staff of First Nation personal care homes
If you are an immunocompromised person, or someone who has received a vaccine not approved by Health Canada, you only need to wait 28 days.
You can find more COVID-19 information as well as daily updates in the Health & Wellness section on 730ckdm.com.
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A 28-year-old man from Skownan First Nation has been arrested after the execution of a search warrant at a residence on the Skownan First Nation.
Winnipegosis RCMP along with support from the Manitoba West District Crime Reduction Enforcement Support Team (CREST) searched the residence on October 21 and it resulted in the seizure of cocaine, cannabis, cash, firearms and drug-related paraphernalia.
The 28-year-old has been released and he will appear in Dauphin court on January 18, 2022. He faces charges of Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking as well as several firearm-related offences.
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You may have to start paying more for your dairy products in 2022. That's because the Canadian Dairy Commission is recommending an 8.4 per cent increase in farm gate milk prices.
The federal Crown corporation says the increase is expected to be approved by provincial authorities next month and it would take effect on February 1. In a release, the commission had this to say.
"The higher price processors will pay will help offset increased production costs for farmers due to the COVID-19 pandemic," it read. "Feed, energy and fertilizer costs have all been particularly impacted, causing farmer revenues to fall below the cost of production."
The hike is nearly double the previous record which was set in 2017 when a 4.52 per cent hike was put in place.
The retail price of milk in grocery stores could increase as much as 10 per cent while prices for dairy products like butter, cheese and yogurt could soar as much as 15 per cent.
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A woman that said she broke her wrist when she was arrested in September has filed a complaint.
The woman was taken into custody on September 17 in Russell when she alleges she suffered a broken wrist as a result of her arrest.
On October 21, she filed a complaint with the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission with the RCMP.
If you have any information or video footage of the incident, you're asked to call the Independent Investigation Unit at 1-844-667-6060.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has stopped another event from running in Dauphin.
This time, it's the Christmas Parade of Lights. Organizers have announced that the event has been postponed until 2022.
"We are very disappointed but we're already looking ahead to 2022 and the hopeful return of this beloved community event," said the Dauphin Christmas Parade of Lights Committee.
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There's nothing like getting lost in a good book.
The Rotary Club of Dauphin's annual Book Fair starts tomorrow at a new location in the auditorium at the Dauphin United Church at 37, 3rd Avenue Northwest.
Jean-Louis Guillas, coordinator for the book fair says "everyone should come shopping and really I can't oversell the quality of the books we have ready to sell. Lots of it has been read once, it's in immaculate condition - all kinds of things."
Although they're well-stocked with books, donations of literature in good condition will still be accepted during the sale. Keep in mind, if you plan on attending, you'll need to be fully vaccinated and show your vaccine card as well as photo I.D. Masks will need to be worn as well while you shop.
The Rotary Book Fair runs from Thursday to Saturday this week and will be open from 10 to 7 each day.
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Heather Stefanson was sworn-in yesterday as Manitoba's 24th premier amid a legal challenge of the Progressive Conservative leadership election results filed by ousted candidate Shelly Glover.
At Premier Stefanson's first press conference as leader of Manitoba, CKDM was able to jump in and ask her about the possiblity of reopening the Dauphin Correctional Centre. Former PC leadership candidate Shelly Glover had mentioned doing just that in late September while she was in Dauphin.
"I think there's been a decline in the population within our correctional facilities...these are tough decisions that are made and do have impacts on communities and we want to work with Dauphin and work with those people in the community there, to ensure that we find other ways that we can create economic development opportunities within these communities", said Stefanson.
When the new premier was asked about how her government will reach out to communities outside of Winnipeg and further North, she mentioned they'll head out as they can under current public health orders and will be reaching out to people all over the province. "We'll continue to listen to those Manitobans to see what the challenges are in their own communities and we'll help them through this time", she stated.
Some key issues Stefanson and her government would like to tackle are surgical and diagnostic backlogs in healthcare, economic recovery, and earning the trust of Manitobans.
The premier also mentioned that changes to her cabinet will come eventually but it's not something she wants to rush in to.
After the press conference, the Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party issued a statement regarding Shelly Glover's legal challenge of the leadership election results:
"The party has received the court papers from Ms. Glover's legal counsel. Our election process was run independently and without preference to either candidate. All ballots from the time they were received to the time they were counted were in the care and control of initially our independent security firm and subsequently our independent auditors. The counting was overseen by our auditors together with a scrutineer from each campaign.
We hope that after our election committee talks to Ms. Glover and her advisors and respond to her concerns that they will see that the process and the results were handled appropriately, accurately and without favour."
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It's been a long time coming but the Grain Millers Harvest Showdown is back with its 32nd Annual event.
Beginning on Wednesday and going until Saturday night, there will be something going on for everyone. The list of events includes Chore Team competition, Breeders Alley, an Exotic Animal sale, and a Stock Dog competition, just to name a few.
There was no Harvest Showdown last year because of the pandemic, the last event was hosted back in 2019. Barb Woytas is the general manager of the Yorkton Exhibition and she can't wait to get things going.
"We're really excited to be back, I know many people have been waiting for this," said Woytas. "We have so much going on, this really is an event for anyone to take part in."
Quick Dick Mick Dick will perform on Thursday and Lenny and the Gypsies will perform on Friday and Saturday. There is no cost to get onto the grounds and there will also be food trucks throughout the week.
For more on the event, head to Harvest Showdown. Also, tune into Wednesday's edition of Agri-View, the Noon-Hour Edition to hear Darnell Duff's full interview with Barb.
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The swearing-in ceremony for Premier Heather Stefanson took place this afternoon at 2.
Stefanson is now the 24th Premier of Manitoba and the first female to serve as leader of the province.
In her speech after she was sworn in, Stefanson spoke about a renewed commitment to reconciliation, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the economy.
She ended her speech by saying "together we will accomplish great things for this great province of ours".
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There are no active cases of COVID-19 in Dauphin, one day after there was one.
This as 127 new cases of the virus were reported in the province on Tuesday. 75 of which aren't vaccinated, three are partially vaccinated and 49 are fully vaccinated.
The test positivity rate has now risen to 5% provincially.
Public Health officials also note that of today's cases:
- 17 are in the Prairie Mountain Health region
- 7 are in the Interlake-Eastern Health region
- 26 are in the Northern Health region
- 50 are in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region
- 27 are in the Winnipeg Health region
The numbers of active cases in other Parkland health districts are:
Riding Mountain (2), Swan River (9), Duck Mountain (30), Porcupine Mountain (26), Agassiz Mountain (3), Asessippi (9), Little Saskatchewan (6), Whitemud (2). Brandon has 11 active cases.
In the Interlake, the Eriksdale/Ashern health district has three active cases. The Fisher/Peguis district has 22 active cases.
There are 1,303 active COVID-19 cases in the province.
77 Manitobans are hospitalized with active COVID-19.
18 Manitobans are in intensive care units with active COVID-19.
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The RCMP responded to a report of a single-vehicle rollover at 11:09 a.m. on Tuesday on Highway 20, near Camperville.
An ambulance was dispatched. The extent of any injuries is not yet known.
We will have more information when it becomes available.
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