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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.

'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.

A young person gets vaccinated at a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Montreal on Nov. 26, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

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 mule deer is shown in a file photo from Shutterstock.com

'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.

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.

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Quebec COVID-19 cases soar with 1,171 new infections on Saturday, most since April

Quebec reported Saturday that 1,171 more people have tested positive for COVID-19, with 726 of those not fully vaccinated. It is the highest daily increase in cases since April 30 when the Quebec Institute of Public Health reported the same number of new cases.

People wait to get their children vaccinated at a COVID-19 vaccination clinic as the campaign to vaccinate children aged 5-11 against COVID-19 continues, in Montreal, Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

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W5 INVESTIGATES | Is a drug overdose murder?

W5’s upcoming documentary ‘Death Penalty,’ airing on Saturday at 7 p.m. on CTV, compiles the first-ever research on a growing trend to treat overdose deaths as potential homicides.

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NEW | Counting murders by overdose deaths in Canada

Homicide charges following investigations into overdose deaths in Canada can be described as falling into two categories: pre- and post- fentanyl. W5 found that starting in 2016, there was a significant uptick: 135 manslaughter and criminal negligence causing death charges being laid by police and prosecutors across Canada.

Ontario logs 854 more cases of COVID-19, two additional deaths

Health officials in Ontario are reporting 854 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday as well as two additional deaths linked to the disease.

New chief of defence staff keeping eye on Ukraine, Ethiopia: 'No shortage of hotspots'

Canada's new chief of defence staff says that he is keeping his eyes on a handful of dangerous international situations that could require Canadian Armed Forces participation or intervention, and is promising a series of new initiatives aimed at improving military culture in the weeks ahead.