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Churchill Beluga Whale Tour Operators Association says confusion over COVID-19 border restrictions continues to impact international tourism to the area.CBWTOA president Wally Daudrich told Global News that international visitors to the northern Manitoba town, known as the polar bear capital of the world, make up more than 90 per cent of annual tourists, and without them, the industry continues to struggle.“Internationally, other countries are opening wide open, so their tourism industry is starting to flourish — and being one of the largest countries, geographically, in the world, our borders are largely still just closed,” Daudrich said.“Other countries, like the United States, places in Europe and such, they announced very clearly that their borders were open and there was no interim fuzzy or grey stage they had to go through.“Our clients are calling us and asking us a lot of questions.”The association, in a statement earlier this month, said the situation has resulted in fewer tours and hotel rooms booked, as well as less work for many across the usually busy sector.

COVID-19 vaccine or a recent negative test before being allowed to participate in indoor sports, like hockey.According to Peter Woods of Hockey Manitoba, the vast majority — about 80 per cent — of the province’s young players will be fine, but there are some concerns with those who remain on the outside looking in.“A lot of areas within our province, you can only get tested at a pharmacy, and there’s a lot of small-town Manitoba that does not have a pharmacy within their particular town,” he said.Woods told 680 CJOB he expects there will be a loss of some players and officials, and that some small-town teams may have to merge if they don’t have enough players to ice a full team on their own.

COVID-19 vaccine thanks to their neighbours in Pimicikamak First Nation.Officials from Pimicikamak, also known as Cross Lake First Nation, held a four-day vaccination clinic in Thompson starting last week in an effort to make sure members living in the northern Manitoba city were able to get access to a shot. Manitobans 40 and over can now access AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine But when they ended up with more than enough vaccine by the last day Saturday, they decided to offer shots to teachers and first responders as well.Pimicikamak Chief David Monias says because the vaccine is only currently available for those over 18, the move was meant to help protect children.“We couldn’t forget about the children.

coronavirus cases over the holidays forced a northern Manitoba town to set a curfew last week.Tom Matus, CAO of Lynn Lake, told Global News more than three dozen homes are still in a tight lockdown in the community of less than 500 people.“We have a total of 38 households that are COVID positive, so they’re under isolation orders, out of a total of 209 houses in Lynn Lake,” Matus said.The curfew has been set from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., and Matus said Canada Task Force 4 has been helping with things like delivering groceries to residents who are in isolation.

COVID-19.In a brief social media post on his personal Facebook page, Mayor Brandon Burley says the novel coronavirus has hit his home.“For anyone who says ‘COVID is just a cold’ I can confirm it’s not, in no way whatsoever,” he wrote.“Tests came back positive in our house, and I feel like I’m dead or dying 23 hours a day. Take this serious folks! Dont worry, you wont see us before it’s safe.”Burley told Global News he was too ill for an interview but confirmed his diagnosis and said he was having trouble forming words.Burley was elected mayor of the southern Manitoba city in 2018.

drew hundreds Saturday doesn’t represent the southeastern Manitoba city, its mayor said.He thinks many of the attendees came from out of town.“The organizers are not from Steinbach and this is not the heart of Steinbach… I think it was very insensitive to hold a rally such as this,” Mayor Earl Funk said.“While people from outside our community were coming and protesting, people inside our community were raising funds and making sure that our health-care workers were feeling appreciated.”The novel coronavirus is surging in Steinbach and the surrounding area.Steinbach’s 21,000-person health district had 300 active COVID-19 cases as of Sunday — that would work out to about 1,428 cases per 100,000 people.On Friday, the Manitoba Nurses Union

A second testing site will soon open in Brandon after a spike in cases around the Manitoba city has prompted record numbers of people to head to be tested.

August 10, 2020A cluster of cases in Brandon over the past several days has people scrambling to be tested in the Manitoba city.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Dr. Brent Roussin, the province’s chief public health officer, said Monday there were now more than 60 known cases in one cluster in Brandon, and there were 196 active cases in the province, which is a record high.

The Manitoba town of Melita is mourning the deaths of teenagers Shayna Barnesky and Carter Tilbury, who were killed after being caught by a sudden and powerful tornado over the weekend.

coronavirus in Manitoba at 1 p.m. Sunday, which Global will stream live.Dr.

Manitoba’s chief public health officer sees merit of Winnipeg CFL hub idea That’s important, because acceptance from Health Canada is a must. Without it, there’s no federal money for the CFL, and, essentially, no season.If games are held, players would be required to isolate for 14 days at home before coming to Winnipeg.