[ad_1] WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government deems some additional items essential and excludes five other remote communities from the ban on selling non-essential items in person. Announced on Saturday afternoon, the province includes gift cards, prepaid credit cards and newspapers on its list of essentials. Sapotaweyak, Berens River, Poplar River, …
Read More »Snow warning issued for Ottawa: 15-20 cm of snow expected for the arrival of a “significant” storm on Sunday
[ad_1] OTTAWA – The first “significant snow” of the season is destined to bury the region of the capital. Environment Canada has issued a “snow alert” for Ottawa, Gatineau and Renfrew County, with 15-20 inches of snow expected early Sunday and Monday morning. “The snow will start on Sunday afternoon. …
Read More »Shoppers stock up before the lockdown begins Monday in Toronto and the Peel region
[ad_1] Many shoppers are flocking to stores to stock up this weekend before Toronto and the Peel region enter a lockdown to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Since Friday evening, lineups have formed outside the department stores, including one outside Walmart in Eglinton and Pharmacy in Scarborough. Saturday …
Read More »Another Winnipeg nursing home struggling to contain the COVID-19 outbreak
[ad_1] WINNIPEG – Another Winnipeg nursing home is struggling to cope with a COVID-19 outbreak. More than half of all residents tested positive for the virus at the Golden Links Lodge in St. Vital. Jordan Hanna is worried about her grandmother, who lives at the Golden Links Lodge. “The thought …
Read More »Doctors weigh on Canada’s second wave restrictions
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Read More »Foot Locker launch draws crowds in downtown Vancouver
[ad_1] VANCOUVER – BC’s new and stringent COVID-19 restrictions didn’t appear to be the priority for people queuing outside a Foot Locker store in downtown Vancouver on Friday. Shoppers outside the Foot Locker Power Store on Robson Street said they were concerned about what appeared to be groups of friends …
Read More »Lottery products deemed “non-essential” in Manitoba, suspended terminals
[ad_1] WINNIPEG – Lottery products have been deemed “non-essential” under new public health orders in the province, meaning Manitobans will not be able to purchase or validate their lottery tickets in person. Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries and Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) will suspend lottery terminals in the province on …
Read More »Canada’s top doctor notes Manitoba’s restrictions as models predict a bleak future
[ad_1] WINNIPEG – New model for COVID-19 predicts a bleak future for Canada, but tight restrictions in Manitoba have caught the attention of the country’s provincial public health chief who is looking to change the trend. The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has released a model for the second …
Read More »516 more COVID-19 cases, 10 deaths, as BC exceeds 25,000 overall
[ad_1] VANCOUVER – British Columbia added 516 additional cases of COVID-19 to Friday’s total, bringing the province to more than 25,000 confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic. The province also added another 10 deaths from illness, for a total of 331 overall. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry …
Read More »Arrest in Edmonton Costco after man refuses to wear the mask
[ad_1] EDMONTON – Police removed a man from an Edmonton Costco after saying he refused to wear a face mask. It happened at the Costco on Winterburn Road on Tuesday around noon. Another buyer captured the interaction on camera. Police were called by staff who reported that the man would …
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