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Front Step Project in Virden pays tribute to health professionals

Local News

Front Step Project in Virden pays tribute to health professionals

April 3, 2020

Parents views with new home school situation

Local News

Parents views with new home school situation

April 5, 2020

Manitoba students learning at home the rest of the school year

Local News

Manitoba students learning at home the rest of the school year

March 31, 2020

Oil Caps win final game, COVID-19 forces playoff cancellation

Local News

Oil Caps win final game, COVID-19 forces playoff cancellation

March 28, 2020

Manitoba launches program to help with anxiety related to COVID-19

Local News

Manitoba launches program to help with anxiety related to COVID-19

March 27, 2020

Highway checkpoint being set up west of Virden

Local News

Highway checkpoint being set up west of Virden

March 27, 2020

Local photographer encourages Virden neighbourhood with Front Steps Project

Local News

Local photographer encourages Virden neighbourhood with Front Steps Project

March 26, 2020

Town sets COVID-19 staff safety plan

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Town sets COVID-19 staff safety plan

March 25, 2020

Local News

Manitoba Premier announces Help Next Door, beefed up testing and initiatives for renters

March 24, 2020

Manitoba COVID-19 cases climb from eight to 15 with new presumptive results

Local News

Manitoba COVID-19 cases climb from eight to 15 with new presumptive results

March 18, 2020

No hand sanitizer left in Virden

Local News

No hand sanitizer left in Virden

March 12, 2020

In Our Words: What you need to know about COVID-19

Local News

In Our Words: What you need to know about COVID-19

March 12, 2020

RCMP plans to reduce COVID-19 risk

Local News

RCMP plans to reduce COVID-19 risk

March 17, 2020

'The Charter still applies': Canadians urged to monitor civil liberties during pandemic

Canadian Press

'The Charter still applies': Canadians urged to monitor civil liberties during pandemic

April 4, 2020

Trudeau announces COVID-19 funding for women's shelters, homeless

Glacier Syndicated

Trudeau announces COVID-19 funding for women's shelters, homeless

April 4, 2020

The inexact science involved in predicting the likely path of COVID-19

Canadian Press

The inexact science involved in predicting the likely path of COVID-19

April 4, 2020

Essential workers talk about how COVID-19 affects them

Canadian Press

Essential workers talk about how COVID-19 affects them

April 4, 2020

Research organization wants ideas to beat virus pandemic

Times Colonist

Research organization wants ideas to beat virus pandemic

April 4, 2020

Trudeau to talk to Trump about COVID masks after White House bars export

Canadian Press

Trudeau to talk to Trump about COVID masks after White House bars export

April 4, 2020

Interactive map: Today's COVID-19 cases in Canada

North Shore News

Interactive map: Today's COVID-19 cases in Canada

April 3, 2020

Policing the pandemic will put marginalized communities at risk, advocates say

Canadian Press

Policing the pandemic will put marginalized communities at risk, advocates say

April 3, 2020

Former Obama security adviser calls on Canada to show global COVID-19 leadership

Canadian Press

Former Obama security adviser calls on Canada to show global COVID-19 leadership

April 3, 2020

Second Manitoban dies from COVID-19, new info on test strategies released

News

Second Manitoban dies from COVID-19, new info on test strategies released

April 3, 2020

Manitoba allows deferral of utility payments without penalty in COVID-19 crisis

Canadian Press

Manitoba allows deferral of utility payments without penalty in COVID-19 crisis

April 3, 2020

Trudeau: U.S. limiting respirator exports a 'mistake'

Glacier Syndicated

Trudeau: U.S. limiting respirator exports a 'mistake'

April 3, 2020

GST credit payments to low-income earners to arrive one month earlier

Canadian Press

GST credit payments to low-income earners to arrive one month earlier

April 3, 2020

Scheer calls for more oversight of government's COVID-19 response

Canadian Press

Scheer calls for more oversight of government's COVID-19 response

April 3, 2020

3M pushes back on Trump administration order to stop sending N95 masks to Canada

Canadian Press

3M pushes back on Trump administration order to stop sending N95 masks to Canada

April 3, 2020

Google to release tracking data to help policy-makers evaluate COVID-19 measures

Canadian Press

Google to release tracking data to help policy-makers evaluate COVID-19 measures

April 3, 2020

Mortgage deferrals at big Canada's big banks pile up, association says

Canadian Press

Mortgage deferrals at big Canada's big banks pile up, association says

April 3, 2020

Researchers look at humidity as a weapon in the fight against airborne viruses

Canadian Press

Researchers look at humidity as a weapon in the fight against airborne viruses

April 3, 2020

How doctors in Canada will decide who lives and dies if pandemic worsens

Canadian Press

How doctors in Canada will decide who lives and dies if pandemic worsens

April 3, 2020

Cardboard cutouts pose as guests for wedding amid COVID-19

Canadian Press

Cardboard cutouts pose as guests for wedding amid COVID-19

April 2, 2020

First Nations concerned that crowded housing creates greater risk of coronavirus exposure

Nickel Belt

First Nations concerned that crowded housing creates greater risk of coronavirus exposure

April 2, 2020

Questioning WHO and China virus data feeds conspiracy theories: Health Minister

Glacier Syndicated

Questioning WHO and China virus data feeds conspiracy theories: Health Minister

April 2, 2020

Maguire: the good people of Westman and all Canadians must work together to support one another

Local News

Maguire: the good people of Westman and all Canadians must work together to support one another

April 2, 2020

The race to trace the spread of COVID-19 in Canada using disease trackers

Canadian Press

The race to trace the spread of COVID-19 in Canada using disease trackers

April 2, 2020

Melita New Era suspends publication during COVID-19 crisis

Local News

Melita New Era suspends publication during COVID-19 crisis

April 2, 2020

Manitoba nursing home residents to be tested for COVID-19 as cases grow

Canadian Press

Manitoba nursing home residents to be tested for COVID-19 as cases grow

April 2, 2020

Advocates sound alarm over COVID-19 limiting access to contraceptives, abortion

Canadian Press

Advocates sound alarm over COVID-19 limiting access to contraceptives, abortion

April 2, 2020

Canada facing 'major' medical gear shortage as 68 countries restrict exports

Canadian Press

Canada facing 'major' medical gear shortage as 68 countries restrict exports

April 2, 2020

Sports stars assist kids in understanding COVID-19

News

Sports stars assist kids in understanding COVID-19

April 2, 2020

Passengers on COVID-19-stricken cruise ships hope to be on land again soon

Canadian Press

Passengers on COVID-19-stricken cruise ships hope to be on land again soon

April 2, 2020

Trudeau sidesteps call to release COVID-19 projections

Glacier Syndicated

Trudeau sidesteps call to release COVID-19 projections

April 2, 2020

Virus masks, apps: The race is on to avoid hidden carriers

Canadian Press

Virus masks, apps: The race is on to avoid hidden carriers

April 2, 2020

Why empty shelves don't mean we're out of food: How Canada's supply chain works

Canadian Press

Why empty shelves don't mean we're out of food: How Canada's supply chain works

April 2, 2020

Doctors trained abroad want to join front lines of COVID-19 fight in Canada

Canadian Press

Doctors trained abroad want to join front lines of COVID-19 fight in Canada

April 2, 2020

A look at some of the Canadians who have lost their lives to COVID-19

Canadian Press

A look at some of the Canadians who have lost their lives to COVID-19

April 2, 2020

Unemployed during COVID-19? Here's how to navigate federal programs

Canadian Press

Unemployed during COVID-19? Here's how to navigate federal programs

April 1, 2020

Scenarios for Indigenous COVID-19 response include calling in the army: Miller

Canadian Press

Scenarios for Indigenous COVID-19 response include calling in the army: Miller

April 1, 2020

Feds likely didn't have enough protective gear in emergency stockpile: Hajdu

Canadian Press

Feds likely didn't have enough protective gear in emergency stockpile: Hajdu

April 1, 2020

Cineplex to keep its theatres doors closed for the foreseeable future

Canadian Press

Cineplex to keep its theatres doors closed for the foreseeable future

April 1, 2020

Glacier Syndicated

Trudeau urges recall of Parliament to pass more COVID-19 measures

April 1, 2020

Canadian Press

Trudeau: U.S. standing down plan to send soldiers to backstop northern border

April 1, 2020

Canadian Press

Trudeau defends new flights bringing Canadians home from across the globe

April 1, 2020

Local News

How to answer big questions kids have about the Coronavirus pandemic

April 1, 2020

Canadian Press

Supply-line disruptions could cause Canadian drug shortage

April 1, 2020

Canadian Press

Parliament to sit again to approve more COVID-19 relief as spending climbs

April 1, 2020

Canadian Press

Virus forces Wimbledon cancellation for 1st time since WWII

April 1, 2020

Canadian Press

Manitoba starts to see community transmission of COVID-19

April 1, 2020

Thompson

Manitoba passes 100-case mark with seven new positive tests for COVID-19

March 31, 2020

News

Freeze on carbon taxes

March 31, 2020

Canadian Press

Ottawa provides relief to airports as revenues plunge due to COVID-19

March 31, 2020

News

First COVID-19 case confirmed in northern Manitoba

March 30, 2020

News

Non-essential Manitoba businesses to close April 1

March 30, 2020

Local News

Manitoba tightens pandemic controls on April 1

March 30, 2020

Canadian Press

Trudeau 'proud' of Canadian response to COVID-19 as U.S. caseload soars

March 30, 2020

Local News

Reports surface of possible first positive COVID-19 test in Flin Flon

March 30, 2020

Canadian Press

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

March 30, 2020

Canadian Press

Trudeau says air, train travel to be denied for anyone with COVID-19 symptoms

March 28, 2020

News

Manitoba establishes provincial border checkpoints in south, none in Flin Flon

March 27, 2020

Canadian Press

Financial-aid requests won't be hindered by Service Canada closures: Trudeau

March 27, 2020

Thompson

Manitoba records first COVID-19 death, tightened restrictions on public gatherings coming March 30

March 27, 2020

Local News

Reports rising of COVID-19-related phone and email scams

March 26, 2020

Local News

Statement by Larry Maguire on the Government of Canada’s response to COVID-19

March 26, 2020

Canadian Press

Manitoba delays sales tax cut and carbon tax plan due to COVID-19

March 26, 2020

News

Federal Government makes self-isolation after travel mandatory

March 26, 2020

Thompson

Vale stopped letting contractors from outside Manitoba on company property March 23 to reduce risk

March 25, 2020

Canadian Press

A look at what's in the federal COVID-19 aid legislation

March 25, 2020

News

COVID-19 testing sees slow start in Flin Flon

March 25, 2020

News

Fourteen more Manitobans test positive for COVID-19, nothing confirmed in north

March 25, 2020

News

Manitoba COVID-19 cases increase by 14

March 25, 2020

Canadian Press

Mandatory quarantines in effect for returning travellers, Freeland says

March 25, 2020

Canadian Press

Liberals rejig benefits for workers affected by COVID-19

March 25, 2020

Canadian Press

Prince Charles tests positive for COVID-19

March 25, 2020

Canadian Press

Federal bill with more than $100 B in COVID-19 aid gets royal assent, is now law

March 25, 2020

Canadian Press

Residential tenants, landlords face dilemma as rent comes due on April 1

March 25, 2020

Thompson

Rents frozen, non-urgent eviction hearings postponed by provincial government

March 24, 2020

Canadian Press

Worst case scenario: Saskatchewan officials preparing for thousands to die

March 24, 2020

Local News

Tuesday, March 24, Provincial update for COVID-19

March 24, 2020

News

More testing in Manitoba anticipated as 21st case of COVID-19 announced

March 24, 2020

Canadian Press

Conservatives balk at 'power grab,' emergency COVID-19 aid package bogs down

March 24, 2020

Canadian Press

A virus rages, a flame goes out: Tokyo Games reset for 2021

March 24, 2020

Canadian Press

Fine Canadians for ignoring COVID-19 orders or face consequences: doctor

March 24, 2020

Thompson

Thompson clinic screens 153 people for the novel coronavirus over first five days of operation

March 23, 2020

Local News

COVID-19: Statement from the Commanding Officer of the Manitoba RCMP

March 23, 2020

News

App created to link Manitoba volunteers during COVID-19 outbreak

March 23, 2020

News

How is Deloraine coping with Covid-19

March 23, 2020

News

COVID-19 testing capacity in Manitoba ramping up

March 23, 2020

Canadian Press

Trudeau points to bailout for help for renters facing financial crunch

March 23, 2020

Canadian Press

PM announces new flights to Peru, Americas to repatriate stranded Canadians

March 23, 2020

Canadian Press

Canada's withdrawal from Tokyo Olympics shows it's about more than medals

March 23, 2020

Canadian Press

'Enough is enough,' Trudeau says to Canadians ignoring COVID-19 advice

March 23, 2020

Canadian Press

Canada refuses to go to Tokyo Games in 2020, asks for one-year postponement

March 22, 2020

News

Manitoba continues COVID-19 battle as provincial cases stay pat at 19

March 22, 2020

Canadian Press

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

March 22, 2020

Canadian Press

Clergy move prayers, services online to support congregations amid pandemic

March 22, 2020

Canadian Press

The latest numbers of COVID-19 cases in Canada

March 22, 2020

Thompson

Thompson religious services cancelled due to Manitoba state of emergency: some being livestreamed

March 21, 2020

Nickel Belt

Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation declares state of emergency

March 21, 2020

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