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• Should Canada revisit its booster strategy in the face of a new variant?

  As the world reacts to the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant first detected in southern Africa, questions are being asked about what this means for the vaccine's effectiveness — and whether access to boosters should be expanded.

  

• 'Only a matter of time' before Omicron COVID-19 variant reaches Canada, expert says

  It’s 'only a matter of time' before cases of the new Omicron COVID-19 variant are detected in Canada, according to the medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases.

  

• Canada Post ramping up for holiday season amid COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain issues

  Getting shopping done early and having back-up gift ideas are key to navigating the ongoing supply chain issues this holiday season, David Soberman, a professor at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, says.

  

• Kerri Einarson rallies in tight tiebreaker game during Canada's Olympic curling trials

  Manitoba's Kerri Einarson knocked out Casey Scheidegger from Canada's Olympic curling trials in a tight tiebreaker game Saturday morning.

  

• City council committee to discuss new zoning bylaws for cannabis stores

  A city council committee will soon discuss new zoning bylaws for retail cannabis stores.

• Two-year-old boy dies following fall from tractor: Pembina Valley RCMP

  A two-year-old boy has died following an accident on a Manitoba farm Thursday afternoon.

• Community deer hunt in Manitoba planned to control chronic wasting disease

  The province is planning a community deer hunting opportunity as part of its emergency response to the discovery of chronic wasting disease in Manitoba in October.

• 'A very important step forward': Manitoba proposes new legislation to update legal definition of a parent

  Proposed changes in Manitoba to update the legal definition of a parent are being praised as a long-needed modernization, but one lawyer says there is a glaring exception.

• Fire departments fear changes to training will deter volunteer medical responders

  Emergency medical responders help treat patients in areas where ambulances have to drive longer distances to get to a call. But proposed changes to the training required to volunteer have some municipalities concerned about the future of the service.

• Only fully vaccinated University of Manitoba staff and students allowed to return to in-person classes

  Manitoba's largest university says unvaccinated employees and students who have not received an approved exemption will be placed on unpaid leave or deregistered from in-person classes this winter.

• Canada bans travellers from southern Africa as concerns mount over coronavirus variant

  Canada will be banning the entry of all foreign nationals who have travelled through southern Africa in the last 14 days as concerns over a new coronavirus variant grow.

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  UPDATED | Highway 75 reopened, parts of Manitoba remain under freezing rain warning

  The province has reopened Highway 75 to Morris, though parts of southeastern Manitoba remain under a freezing rain warning Friday night.

• Einarson misses first chance at securing playoff berth, has to settle for tiebreaker

  Kerri Einarson needed a win Friday afternoon to book her playoff ticket at Canada's Olympic curling trials. A loss to Kelsey Rocque not only hurt her chances of making the three-team cut, it also gave two other teams hope.

• How to prepare for residential snow clearing this weekend

  Winnipeggers will get some relief from the snow on their streets as the city is planning to start residential plowing this weekend.

• Manitoba reports 153 new COVID-19 cases, one death on Friday

  The province has reported more than 150 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, along with the death of another Manitoban.

• Arrest warrant issued for man following shooting in Portage la Prairie

  RCMP has issued an arrest warrant for a man wanted in connection with a shooting in Portage la Prairie that police believe was not random.

• Towering musical theatre master Stephen Sondheim dies at 91

  Stephen Sondheim, the songwriter who reshaped the American musical theatre in the second half of the 20th century with his intelligent, intricately rhymed lyrics, his use of evocative melodies and his willingness to tackle unusual subjects, has died. He was 91.

• Winnipeggers making snowmen out of recycled wood for charity

  One Winnipeg couple is spreading holiday cheer while also giving back to charity, by making and selling snowman pallets.