homeless shelters, family violence shelters, emergency placement shelters and second stage housing, and
congregate group care settings in Community Living disABILITY Services or the child and family services sector.
Manitoba Families is identifying eligible staff and contacting them directly to schedule appointments).
Those looking to book can do so online or by calling 1-844-MAN-VACC (1-844-626-8222).
As of Monday, 565,219 doses of vaccine have been administered, with most of those first doses. A total of 693,960 doses have arrived in Manitoba since December. The province says 73,710 doses of the Pfizer vaccine are coming this week.
On Tuesday morning, the province announced an Influence-led immunization campaign directed towards young Indigenous adults with people such as William Prince and Michael Redhead Champagne.
Winnipeg Free Press
Crime and colonial punishment
Ottawa acknowledges the shocking number of Indigenous inmates in prison is a problem but has no plan to fix it; the crisis, particularly on the Prairies, is only getting worse By: Ryan Thorpe | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Thursday, Apr. 29, 2021
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The number of Indigenous people being locked up in federal prisons is spiking despite overall declines in both incarceration and crime rates across the country.
The number of Indigenous people being locked up in federal prisons is spiking despite overall declines in both incarceration and crime rates across the country.
WINNIPEG The leader of Manitoba’s official opposition has rolled up his sleeve to help with the fight against COVID-19. Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Urban Indigenous Vaccination Centre Thursday morning. “Getting my vaccine today is just me playing my small part in helping to end this thing,” he said after receiving his vaccine. The NDP leader said the vaccine will help the community, adding that Manitobans can do their part to help end the COVID-19 pandemic by receiving a vaccine. “Think about your kid’s last birthday. Think about the seniors who have dementia who may not know why people aren’t visiting them,” he said. “Think about the last vacation you had. Think about the people we’ve lost to COVID, to suicide, to overdoses. Think about all the human suffering and pain in this past year since the pandemic, and this is how it ends. This is how we put a stop to all that suffering, is with the v