The business Pallister named is planning to appeal the fine.
However, the public health department has navigated the tension between citizens rights to know and an individual s right to privacy deftly, Driedger said.
Health officials owned up to their mistakes, such as revealing the school name, grade, classroom and bus route of the first student to contract COVID-19, Driedger said. Facing pushback, the province reneged on its promise to reveal such detailed information of student infections.
The first known positive COVID-19 case in Manitoba s school system was a student at Churchill High School in Winnipeg. Health officials revealed too much information about that case, says one expert, but made changes to avoid that in later cases.(Holly Caruk/CBC)
When this Filipino-Canadian shared news of her husband s COVID-19 plight, the whole world listened
Lester Quives was hit hard with COVID-19, but has been recuperating with the help of his local community, and well wishers from around the world.
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Lester and Christie-Mae Quives are originally from the Phillipines and now live in Steinbach, Man., where they work in health care.(Christie-Mae Quives/Facebook)
Household bubbles allowed, most businesses can reopen in Manitoba on Friday
Manitobans can now choose to designate one other household to form a pandemic bubble and all businesses except indoor theatres, concert halls, casinos and bingo halls can reopen when new public health orders come into effect Friday.
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Manitoba s latest COVID-19 health rules announced Tuesday will allow nearly all businesses to reopen on Friday.(Lyzaville Sale/CBC)