Manitoba News

WINNIPEG — Many public-sector workers in Manitoba will soon have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or get tested up to three times a week. The measures, first alluded to last month, are to take effect Oct. 18.

WINNIPEG — The COVID-19 pandemic pushed Manitoba's deficit for the last fiscal year to a record $2.1 billion, but less red ink is expected this year as the economy rebounds.

WINNIPEG — Valour FC has fired head coach and GM Rob Gale, replacing him with former Vancouver Whitecaps assistant Phillip Dos Santos. The Winnipeg club stands fifth in the eight-team Canadian Premier League with a 7-9-2 record.

WINNIPEG — A federal election race in west Winnipeg is so close, it is expected to head to a recount. Conservative incumbent Marty Morantz beat out Liberal Doug Eyolfson by 24 votes in results posted to the Elections Canada website.

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has expanded its eligibility criteria for people wanting a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. The province says it has added residents and staff in First Nations personal care homes. Dr.

WINNIPEG — Winnipeg South This large suburban area is a true bellwether riding. Since its reincarnation in 1988 (it had been dissolved into parts of two ridings in 1979), it has always elected a politician of the winning party.

WINNIPEG — Manitobans will have a female premier for the first time.

WINNIPEG — Immunocompromised Manitobans will be able to receive a third dose of vaccine against COVID-19.

WINNIPEG — The mother of a three-year-old boy who was stabbed repeatedly in the head and neck while lying in his bed has told a trial that the accused threatened her the night her son was attacked.

WINNIPEG — An extradition hearing for a former Canadian fashion mogul facing sex trafficking and racketeering charges in the United States is being pushed up a month. Peter Nygard was to appear in court from Nov. 15 to Nov.