Student in The Pas first northerner to test positive for COVID-19 variant Last Modified: 4:52 PM CDT Wednesday, Apr. 14, 2021 | Updates Save to Read Later A high school student in The Pas has been identified as the first case of a coronavirus variant in northern Manitoba. A high school student in The Pas has been identified as the first case of a coronavirus variant in northern Manitoba. The student attends Margaret Barbour Collegiate, which was informed by the province Monday that a student had tested positive, but had likely not contracted COVID-19 at the school. The school learned the student had attended an in-person class prior to being tested, Margaret Barbour principal Kathi McConnell-Hore said Wednesday.