OTTAWA — Nearly two and a half years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the staffing conundrum initially driven by high infection rates has evolved into an acute labour challenge.
Coronavirus Articles
Some Manitobans Will Soon Be Eligible For Newly Approved COVID-19 Vaccine
The Manitoba government says some adults in the province will be able to get a COVID-19 bivalent booster shot later this month.
Racialized People Had Higher Mortality Rates from COVID-19: Statistics Canada
A Statistics Canada study has found that some racialized populations in Canada had significantly higher mortality rates from COVID-19.
Five Manitobans Who Repeatedly Broke Limits on Gatherings Plan to Appeal Fines
WINNIPEG — A judge has handed fines to five Manitobans who repeatedly violated COVID-19 pandemic public health orders over a period of months — even after they were given tickets for each offence.
Five Manitobans Admit to Breaking COVID-19 Gathering Restrictions
WINNIPEG — Five Manitobans, including a pastor who openly defied COVID-19 restrictions, have been convicted of repeatedly violating pandemic public health orders and are to learn their sentence Thursday.
Manitoba Makes COVID Booster Shots Available for Kids 5-11
WINNIPEG — Children aged five to 11 in Manitoba can now receive a booster dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
Some Universities Across Canada Requiring Masks Despite Provincial Health Orders
Universities that require masks on campus are in the minority as the fall semester and the prospect of another wave of COVID-19 infections loom.
U.S. Lawmakers, Advocates Pushing Ottawa to Eliminate ArriveCan, Open Nexus Offices
Lawmakers and cross-border business advocates in the United States want Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government to go back to the future in order to ease travel delays between the U.S. and Canada.
Why is ArriveCan Still Mandatory, and What is Ottawa’s Plan for the Contentious App?
OTTAWA — The glitch-prone app touted as an efficient border tool early in the pandemic has become a punching bag for critics who question its utility — but ArriveCan may be here to stay.
Canadian Wastewater Surveillance Expanding to New Public Health Threats: Tam
OTTAWA — Plans are underway to sift through Canadian sewage to test for and measure monkeypox, polio and other potential health threats, the country’s chief public health officer said Friday.
COVID-19 Vaccine Available to Manitoba Kids Four and Under Beginning Friday
WINNIPEG — The COVID-19 vaccine will be made available for kids in Manitoba aged six months to four years beginning Friday.
Manitoba Rolling Out COVID-19 Vaccines for Kids Younger Than 5
WINNIPEG — Manitoba is rolling out COVID-19 vaccinations for children as young as six months to five years old.










