Manitoba health officials provided an update Wednesday on the COVID-19 vaccine rollout for kids, noting so far the province is seeing "very good uptake."
Officers with the Winnipeg Police Service are investigating after a man was shot while trying to run away from two suspects in Winnipeg’s North End on Monday.
The Omicron variant appears able to get around some immunity but vaccines should still offer protection against severe disease, according to the latest data from South Africa.
A man has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for sexually abusing six boys and showing pornography to them and other boys in a northern Manitoba community.
A new report found that child poverty in Manitoba continues to be on the rise, ranking number one among Canadian provinces, second only to Nunavut among provinces and territories.
New numbers from the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) show thousands of deaths are likely due to a backlog in the health-care system, and experts warn more could come if changes aren’t made soon.
Researchers in South Africa first sounded the alarm over the B.1.1.529 variant, now known as Omicron, after finding more than 30 mutations in the spike protein, a component that can alter the way a virus infects cells. But much remains unknown about the finer details of the variant.
Federal officials have not yet decided when the new on-arrival COVID-19 testing requirements for all air travellers coming from outside of Canada will come into effect, or whether the policy will be expanded to include those coming in from the United States.
The Omicron variant appears able to get around some immunity but vaccines should still offer protection against severe disease, according to the latest data from South Africa.
Data from an area in South Africa hard-hit by the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has shown a high number of hospital admissions of infants under 2 years old, raising concerns that the variant may pose risks to young children.
