Manitoba said “significant restrictions” coming this weekend will implement widespread closures of businesses, and prohibit community, cultural and religious gatherings.
Demand for specialized bikes for disabled children is high but the funds to build them is not there, according to the Children’s Rehabilitation Foundation.
With gyms and fitness centres set to close under Manitoba's public health orders, a Winnipeg gym owner said he is shifting gears to provide his services virtually, but he can only do it for so long.
The City of Winnipeg has announced it will be suspending all recreation and leisure programs, and will be closing a number of city facilities as new public health measures are put in place across the province.
The federal government has no plans to request that the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) reduce or eliminate their presence on the national stage, after mounting criticism they've provided unclear advice on the administration of COVID-19 vaccines.
As experts grow concerned about a possible COVID-19 surge in the winter, the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention acknowledged it's still possible seasonal vaccine boosters will be necessary.
