[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]“Anyone returning to Manitoba, including western Canada, must self-isolate for 14 days,” he said.Travelers returning to Manitoba from eastern Canada have previously had to self-isolate for two weeks, but western Canada was exempt.However, Pallister said with the rise of variants for the COVID-19 virus, some of which appear to be deadlier than the previous strains, it was important to try to keep the variants out of the province.He also called on the federal government to close international borders.More to come..