Kelly Geraldine Malone
Reporter with the Canadian Press | Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Manitoba lawmakers propose bill with tougher fines for protesters
The Manitoba government has introduced a bill that proposes tougher fines and possible imprisonment for people interfering with critical infrastructure.
COVID vaccination bookings begin for Quebec seniors while Ontario waits
Seniors in Canada's two largest provinces are facing significantly different timelines for vaccinations, as increasing spread of COVID-19 variants causes concern for health officials across the country.
COVID postpones voting, school break, heightens search for more vaccine
Concern over the spread of COVID-19 has delayed some voting in the Newfoundland and Labrador provincial election, postponed school holidays in Ontario and prompted Manitoba to seek vaccine from a Canadian supplier.
Canadians more likely to smoke pot than people in 10 peer countries: survey
A new survey has found one in four Canadian adults reported using cannabis at least once within the period of one year.
New Ontario stay home orders still confusing for many
Ontario residents dealt with their first day under a stay-at-home order on Thursday, January 14, 2021, while federal officials warned that access to vaccines in Canada will remain a challenge until at least April.
Manitoba's active COVID-19 cases mostly in First Nations populations
Vaccine distribution has begun on a handful of Manitoba reserves as a task force reports that 61 per cent of the people with active COVID-19 in the province are First Nations.
Should police carry guns? Experts examine policy in foreign forces
Fifty-five people were killed or injured in police shootings in the first 11 months of this year and justice experts say there are lessons Canadian police forces can learn from those in other countries.
History of Indigenous medical experiments poses challenge in building trust amid COVID-19
Some leaders and health professionals say they are facing a challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic of persuading Indigenous people to trust a health system that has a history of experimenting on them.
Manitoba reserve on lockdown after entire care home infected with COVID-19
Every resident of a long-term care home on a northern Manitoba reserve where the number of infections almost doubled in a day has tested positive for COVID-19, says the Indigenous community's leader.
Manitoba hunkering down for second time to fight spread of COVID-19
Manitoba matched its deadliest day of the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday, November 12, 2020, as business owners feared how they will get through a second period of economic hibernation.