5 new COVID-19 deaths reported in Manitoba, hospitalizations down by 39
CBC
Five people have died due to COVID-19 in Manitoba since Thursday, and there are 39 fewer hospitalizations, according to the provincial government dashboard.
On Thursday, the province reported 459 hospitalizations. As of Friday, that number has decreased to 420.
There are now 22 people in intensive care units for COVID-19, down from 29 on Thursday.
To date, 1,690 Manitobans have died from COVID-19.
Due to limited access to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, the 178 new lab-confirmed cases reported Friday are considered an undercount.
The current active case count of 7,142 is also considered an undercount.
There is a slight 0.1 per cent increase in Manitoba's five-day test positivity rate, up to 12.6 per cent from 12.5 per cent on Thursday.
On Monday, the test positivity rate was at 16.7 per cent.
A total of 1,217 PCR tests were completed Friday.Rapid test kits are now available for free at some grocery stores in Manitoba and public libraries in Winnipeg. Results from rapid test kits are not included in the provincial COVID-19 case counts.
Manitoba dropped its vaccine mandates on March 1. The vaccine cards, QR codes and the verifier app are still functional. Mask mandates, isolation requirements and contact tracing will come to an end on March 15. Out of the new cases reported on Friday, 32 are in the Interlake-Easter health region, 33 in the Northern health region, 26 in the Prairie Mountain health region, 16 in the Southern health region, and 71 in the Winnipeg health region.
Before a bitumen pipeline from Alberta to British Columbia’s northwest coast can be built, there's another box that needs to be checked: a massive investment in carbon capture and storage in central Alberta.
Jeremy Tunraluk, president of Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI), is on leave from his position after he was charged with assault.
The head of Canada's Leaders' Debates Commission says the independent body should stop organizing post-debate news conferences and will make changes to how it decides what leaders to invite after this spring's leadership debate was surrounded by controversy.
The Alberta Health Services CEO who took over after a controversial firing in January is now himself off the job.
Standing inside her non-profit managed rental unit in central Windsor, Ont., Sue Pare points to a crack in her kitchen floor she can’t get fixed.
Five people were sent to hospital, including one person with life-threatening injuries, after a fire broke out at a fraternity house near Western University prompting a police investigation.
A rusting and derelict ship that’s been looming large over the waterfront in Springdale for years will soon be removed and disposed of by the federal government.
Greater Sudbury taxpayers will be paying 3.9 per cent more in property taxes in 2026.
When it comes to wintry weather, the Maritimes has certainly dipped a toe into the water with this week's chilly temperatures and snow.
N.B. Power is warning that the U.S. company it hired to build and run a billion-dollar gas plant could walk away in April — a move that would set the project back years, and possibly lead to power shortages in the province.
After Serge Belloncik suffered a stroke in 2022, he developed aphasia, a communication disorder affecting his ability to speak.
Sioux Valley Dakota Nation says its annual Winterfest celebration has been cancelled for 2026, with the southwestern Manitoba First Nation's newly elected chief saying there was not enough time or funding to plan the four-day festival.
Amid a housing crisis, Saskatoon is poised to add more than 200 new apartment units near the downtown early next year.