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Manitoba arts, culture, sports organizations get share of $50M fund for capital projects, programming
More than 400 arts, culture and sports community projects in Manitoba will be getting some financial help through a $50-million provincial fund, the province said Friday.
COVID-19 and flu test positivity rates up, RSV rates down slightly
COVID-19 and influenza test positivity rates are up in Manitoba, while RSV rates are down slightly, with COVID-19 outbreaks spiking in long-term care facilities, the latest weekly provincial report says.
Manitoba Federation of Labour wants health-care industry to be SAFE work certified in Manitoba
The Manitoba Federation of Labour called on the provincial government to commit to make the health care industry SAFE Work certified within the next five years at a press conference Monday.
28-year-old arrested after 2 men stabbed in downtown Winnipeg on Friday
A 28-year-old man has been arrested after two men in their 30s were stabbed in downtown Winnipeg on Friday.
8 families without a home after multi-unit building burns on Shamattawa First Nation
Eight families have lost their home after a fire levelled a multi-unit building in a northern Manitoba First Nation that has no equipment to fight such blazes, says the chief of Shamattawa First Nation.
Manitoba's Dr. Joss Reimer elected to become next head of Canadian Medical Association
Dr. Joss Reimer, the chief medical officer for the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and a physician who became a familiar face to Manitobans during the COVID-19 pandemic, has been voted president-elect by the Canadian Medical Association.
As pandemic travel fears ease, 'more demand than ever' for Indigenous tourism experiences: association VP
How the pandemic affected the Indigenous tourism industry was on the mind for many attendees at the International Indigenous Tourism Conference in Winnipeg this week — the first time the event has been held since 2019, prior to the emergence of COVID-19.
$2M funding increase for Manitoba's family violence support prevention programs announced
The Manitoba government’s announcement that it is increasing the budget for family violence support prevention programs by $2 million is being well-received by women’s resource centres.
$12M retrofit will transform aging McLaren Hotel into 150 'tiny homes' of supportive housing
The Equal Housing Initiative is transforming the McLaren Hotel into 150 “tiny homes” for its residents in a community strategy that combines social supports from Winnipeg-based organizations along with the hotel’s supportive housing initiative.
Health-care partnership bolsters emergency response, transportation in northern Manitoba First Nations
Leaders representing 15 First Nations in northern Manitoba are singing the praises of a new partnership, which they hope can fill some gaps in emergency service while helping their communities take control of their health care.