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– – – New Investments Will Support Barrier-Free Services, Improve Service Delivery and Protection for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: Squires The province is supporting accessibility and greater protection for Manitobans living with disabilities through a new $20-million endowment fund that will provide grants to municipalities, businesses and organizations to help eliminate barriers to their services, Families Minister Rochelle Squires announced today. “Our governmen...

Province projecting almost $1.6 billion deficit over next year Written by Taylor Brock Wednesday, Apr 07 2021, 3:10 PM Minister Scott Fielding is the MLA for Kirkfield Park along with his title of Finance Minister. (Screenshot: Government of Manitoba/YouTube) Article continues below advertisement ↴ Manitobas Finance Minister is revealing what is in store for the provinces fiscal future, saying there will be significant financial challenges. The government of Manitoba is sharing ...

By Ryan Young Apr 7, 2021 1:48 PM Today, Finance Minister Scott Fielding released Budget 2021: Protecting Manitobans, Advancing Manitoba and shared the Manitoba government’s plan to protect Manitobans and their services through COVID-19 and advance the provincial economy past the pandemic. “COVID-19 has upended lives and caused hardship and tragedy for many Manitobans. We recognize our province and people will continue to face profound health, social and economic impacts and uncerta...

On top of Philly news Despite national outcry, Philly police slow to implement mental health crisis reforms It’s been six months since officers fatally shot Walter Wallace Jr. while responding to a 911 call. Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw at a November 2020 press conference announcing the names of the officers who shot and killed Walter Wallace Jr. Kimberly Paynter / WHYY �� Love Philly? Sign up for the free Billy Penn email newslette...

Brandon Sun By: Tyler Clarke Another round of loosened health restrictions has left out vocational training for adults with intellectual disabilities. Advertisement Another round of loosened health restrictions has left out vocational training for adults with intellectual disabilities. "Some of the decisions they’re making just baffle me, but this one’s bothering me," said Career Connections executive director Tracy Williams, with audible...

Manitoba COVID-19 vaccine bulletin – 39 Corwyn Friesen, mySteinbach Vaccine Administration To date, 56,044 doses of vaccine have been administered including 34,859 first doses and 21,185 second doses. More than two per cent of Manitobans have now received both doses of COVID-19 vaccine. As of February 16, 2021, Manitoba remains second among provinces in the number of people who have received two doses of vaccine and are fully protected against COVID-19, at 1,479 per 100,000. Focused immunizat...

After revealing the lowest daily COVID-19 tally in months on Tuesday, the province unveiled another ...

Winnipeg Free Press By: Joyanne Pursaga | Posted: 7:00 PM CST Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021 Some essential City of Winnipeg workers and their unions are asking for priority spots on the province’s COVID-19 vaccination list. Some essential City of Winnipeg workers and their unions are asking for priority spots on the province’s COVID-19 vaccination list. "Being able to get the vaccination, get that priority, would give us another step to havin...

Hundreds of eligible health-care workers in Manitoba have now received the COVID-19 vaccine and the criteria is expected to be expanded in January to make more people eligible.

Manitoba COVID-19 vaccine bulletin – 6 Corwyn Friesen, mySteinbach Posted on 12/24/2020 at 9:47 am As more COVID-19 vaccine is delivered to Manitoba in in the coming weeks, the province will expand eligibility criteria to help protect more health-care workers and those most at risk of serious illness from the virus. These adjustments will include progressively immunizing a broader range of health-care workers, residents of personal care homes and elderly Manitobans. The eligibility criteria f...