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Wildfire burning in south Whiteshell, public told to avoid area: province

The Manitoba Wildfire Service is currently battling a wildfire in the south Whiteshell area.

The Manitoba government said a fire is burning in the area of Toniata, and are asking people to avoid the area. (image source: Twitter: @MBGov)

'Two-dose summer': Manitoba predicting COVID-19 vaccine campaign will finish in July, all adults now eligible to book an appointment

Manitoba’s vaccine task force is predicting a “two-dose summer” based on increased vaccine supply coming into province and the lowered age eligibility.

A syringe is prepared with COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in Montreal, on Monday, March 15, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

Closing arguments underway in constitutional challenge over Manitoba’s public health orders

A Manitoba judge is hearing closing arguments in the constitutional court case brought forward by a group of seven churches and three individuals challenging the province’s public health orders.

Parents of students in remote learning don't have to pay childcare fees: minister

With students in Winnipeg and Brandon officially in remote learning, the province said parents of these students will not have to pay for their unused childcare spaces.

Knife pointed at 70-year-old man while trying to stop flower pot theft: police

A 70-year-old man had a knife pointed at him and a car trunk closed on his head while he was attempting to stop the theft of his flower pots.

Manitoba marks 1,000 COVID-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic

Manitoba has now marked 1,000 deaths linked to COVID-19 since March 2020.

'It is a gold mine:' Builders warned of rising lumber thefts across Canada

The skyrocketing cost of lumber is fuelling a trend that has authorities across the country warning builders to keep their guard up.

COVID-19 interactive timelapse: An animated ranking of states and provinces

New on CTVNews.ca: An interactive tool to compare COVID-19 in all states and provinces over the entire period of the pandemic.

Manitoba 'adjusting its approach' in using AstraZeneca vaccine

Manitoba health officials announced the province is "adjusting its approach" in how it uses the AstraZeneca vaccine.

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PM Trudeau says he plans to take second AstraZeneca shot, if it's available

After receiving his first shot in April, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his doctor's latest advice to him is to take a second shot of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, should it be offered to him when the time comes.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau receives his COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccination in Ottawa on Friday, April 23, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

More provinces are limiting the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine

Questions remained Wednesday about the future of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in Canada as Manitoba limited use of the shot and Ontario said it was deciding how it would use an incoming shipment reserved for second doses.

Ontario working on plan for how to use 250,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine that will arrive next week

The province is now expecting to receive 250,000 more doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine next week, a shipment that will be reserved for second shots as the province has suspended use of the vaccine until further notice.

Privacy commissioner pans feds' planned privacy reforms, says changes needed

The federal government's planned private sector privacy law reforms, promised to give Canadians more control over how companies handle their personal information online, need to be amended or privacy protections will take 'a step back,' according to Federal Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien.