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Essential reads for February 17, 2021
Second doses arriving later than expected; others still waiting
7:00 PM CST Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021
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'It's a COVID outbreak waiting to happen' - Out-of-province vendors at Third + Bird market failed to isolate
'This is on all Manitobans. We could prevent the surge' - Province points to rule-breakers for fuelling pandemic's third wave
Northwest Winnipeg neighbourhoods contenders for vaccine 'hotspot' designations
I took matters into my own hands — and now I'll get a vaccine
Biggest Hydro users threaten to unplug economy - Political interference in electricity rates has companies reconsidering Manitoba, says lobby group
Recovered, not better - For those suffering from long COVID, life-altering symptoms can continue for months
The high price of a plague - In contrast to the tax-cutting, debt-averse budget Manitobans got last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is likely going to run up a hefty bill to pay for his pandemic-fuelled social and economic rebuild
The flashy, dashing Dane - Speedy, skilled star Nikolaj Ehlers is using his powers for good
Manitoba urged to tighten travel rules after Brazil COVID variant emerges
Non-essential travel ban should be next stop on pandemic roadmap
Brave but too-badly broken - Jay Macaulay, whose life was shattered by predator Graham James, dies of overdose
‘Attention seeking’ woman arrested, mental-health advocates outraged - Behaviour on bridges a drain on resources, arrest report says; justice advocate calls criminalizing mental-health crisis offensive
Spreading the word - Comedian Paul Rabliauskas gets Anishinaabemowin lessons on podcast
There's always next year - Flin Flon Bombers determined to survive pandemic
To serve and be protected - Retired Winnipeg inspector calls for hate speech laws to include police
Personal care homes push for in-house staff vaccinations
Province plans another immunization clinic in Winnipeg, but details remain scant
The enduring, maddening problem of vaccine hesitancy
Winter's return earns mixed reviews - Mid-April snowstorm a welcome gift for drought-stricken farmers, but spring dump delivers frustration for the mobility-challenged
Anxiety unmasked - Pandemic-focused digital art project explores dread, hope
Big goalie has big future - Winnipeg puckstopper turning heads in the WHL
Worrisome COVID variant confirmed in north - Test-positivity rate in region stubbornly high, MKO health official says
Attention, Manitoba health officials: this is an emergency - Province's leisurely vaccine rollout an unmitigated failure that needs to be rectified now
Lockdown nightmare - Small-business owners fear further restrictions as province mulls measures to battle pandemic's third wave
Pallister's ex-communications boss sues for wrongful dismissal
Happy trails: Snow has winter enthusiasts rejoicing
CFL's future a confusing swirl of what-ifs - Delayed season, shortened season, fans in the stands (maybe) and alignment with XFL all possibilities
King of his Castle - Castle Macfarlane chooses an expansive moniker to go with his expansive vision
Province ponders tightening restrictions as case numbers increase
Fully vaccinated Manitoba senior grapples with case of COVID-19
Premier deflects, health minister defers - Pallister ducks question on vaccination rollout; Stefanson points reporters in task force's direction
Third wave folly - Pallister government consistently makes worst public health decisions at worst possible times
Rising from the ruins - North Point Douglas block finds new life as affordable housing for young people
Muslims prepare for second pandemic Ramadan
Mighty Chevy has struck out - Trade deadline passes, Jets no better
Breathing space - Assiniboine Park has long provided visitors the chance to commune with nature
Task force on top of third wave in case vaccine eligibility needs to change - Manitoba reports 179 daily cases; variant infections rise
Winnipeg's downtown is down, but not out - Survey says city's downtown is struggling, but it's been here before
Cracks in Manitoba's tardy vaccine rollout easy to spot - Opening drive-thrus, giving more doses to doctors just two options
Prince Philip brought 'intelligent, feisty, plainspoken' personality to Manitoba
Compassion amid the calamity - Personal-care, supportive-housing and assisted-living staff praised for pandemic work
Reader Bridge to Free Press future
Using knowledge to fight fear - Grassroots organization teaches families how to navigate the child-welfare system
Driving force - Jets winger Appleton has had to prove he can play the game at every level
À la carte learning - Students, instructors in culinary and hospitality programs aren't following the set menu
Pallister's tax rebate puts $4,000 into his own pocket
Pallister spares no expense in delivering tax rebate cheques
Manitoba stands apart in tax cuts stance
COVID variants becoming prevalent in city - Manitoba reports first death from highly contagious strain of virus
Manitoba improves vaccination rate - Data shows province fourth-best in country per 100,000 residents, but is last in using available supply
Safe bet: getting the vaccine protects me and my family - Being inoculated more than just a shot in the arm for reporter Kevin Rollason
Province puts Food Development Centre on a diet - Minister defends plans to downgrade status, trim staff, cut funding
The waiting is, indeed, the hardest part; only 347,536 to go!
The best of a brilliant lot - Young Winnipeg hockey player stars in international surroundings
Province offers COVID relief with $200M in budget tax cuts - Property owners, farmers to benefit from 25 per cent rebate on education levies
A dozen highlights from Budget 2021
Province ponies up surprise $25M for 'preservation, development' of downtown Bay
An unwanted legacy: why Pallister's tax cuts are a mistake
Hydro revenue streams quietly buoy Manitoba budget
Thousands of patients, so few doses: doctors frustrated over AstraZeneca rollout - Decision to expand criteria aggravates shortage
Gardeners dig into mixed environmental messaging on peat
Shared stories - Manitoba Museum's new Prairies Gallery breathes life into history of our land
Manitoba advised to seek military help to speed up vaccinations - Former EMO boss says current rollout 'simply to save money and not lives'
Vaccine stockpile daily reminder of squandered opportunity
Vaccine for First Nation ends up in other arms - Long Plain told to stop giving away doses as band struggles to fill appointments on reserve
End of the line - Travelling musician doin' the best she can after pandemic left her stranded in Winnipeg
Concerns mount over vaccine supersite - Clinic staff alleges poor planning; province acknowledges staffing issues
Waste? So far not, but plenty of want - As vaccine rollout ramps up, end-of-day surplus will become more of an issue for clinic and pharmacy staff; province hasn't issued formal guidelines
Manitoba logs unprecedented hike in homeschooling
Trading in the face of the franchise
Survey shows growing economic optimism
Signed, sealed, delivered - Playwright Tomson Highway focuses on the lighter side of death
The Riverton Rumbler - Late-blooming lineman hopes to make impact in CFL
Happy for the vaccine shot, but not for the bill that came in the mail
Patience a COVID virtue - Easter, Passover gatherings tempting return to normalcy, especially for people who've been vaccinated, but health experts warn it's way too soon, because things could easily spiral out of control again
Designed to run like clockwork - Small delays at downtown vaccine clinic can throw it out of gear
Selling illusion of tax cuts amidst real public health crisis
Making it up as he went along - Thirty years later, the man behind Manitoba's tourism mecca is taking a bow
Christians thankful to mark Good Friday together
Oral history - Province’s first female dentist took skill, insight wherever needed
One year, no COVID-19 cases, and a second dose of hope at a Winnipeg care home - One year, no COVID-19 cases, and a second dose of hope at a care home
Travellin' man - Goaltender Hutchinson a happy Maple Leaf now
Clinic beset by the butterfly effect - Various issues bog down 'highly sensitive' vaccine-delivery model in use at convention centre, provincial task-force official says
Enough excuses: province's vaccine rollout a failure
Doctors applaud extra funding for surgeries, but say more needed
Pallister performance cloaked in 'intense disapproval': poll
Accused in B.C. stabbing spree threatened Winnipeg workers with knife
Climate crisis gives birth to fear, uncertainty - Environmental concerns put kibosh on romantic notions of parenthood
Kicking at the cracks - Painter Bev Pike revisits landmark Winnipeg art exhibition
Manitoba Tories would be kicked to curb, if election held tomorrow - Probe poll shows governing party loses grip -- even on strongholds
Family speaks out after ex-cop involved in deadly hit-and-run granted parole
Patience, please... science is working
Data delays make it tough to track pace of vaccinations
Get a COVID vaccine, win a TV! - Some First Nations offering prizes in effort to coax reluctant residents to roll up their sleeves
Phys-ed experts race to defend mandatory classes
Charged up over change - Neepawa's MJHL team to unveil new name, logo after decades as the Natives
Ex-cop admits he was likely drunk at time of deadly crash - Parole board hearing for former Winnipeg police officer reveals new details about hit-and-run
Arrest in Balaquit case brings more unanswered questions: son
AstraZeneca vaccine rollout hits snag - Province pauses injections in doctors' offices, pharmacies for people under age 55 because of rare side-effect on young European women
U.K. COVID-19 variant becoming predominant strain in Manitoba
Education reforms face failure without diversity commitment: advocates
Filling in the missing pieces - Lost a Denby Baroque coffee mug? This city business either has it, or will try to find it
Critical condition - Winnipeg’s intensive care program was among the first, best in the country; now that legacy is threatened
Man accused of killing retired couple out on bail at time of slaying
Toxic state of the union - Manitoba's organized-labour leadership taking steps to address long-festering sexist attitudes, behaviour and intimidation
Hydro 'shrouded in secrecy,' coalition tells PUB - Application for electricity-rate hearing accuses province, Crown utility of keeping information away from public, regulators
Be of good cheer, Bombers fans - Looks like spectators will be allowed at IG Field should CFL season go ahead
Dating at a distance - Singles struggle to balance health concerns with need for human connection
Way too much of a good thing - All-Canadian division exciting at first, boring now
Pawsitively pet-friendly - Manitoba's hotels, cabins and resorts welcome your furry friends
Ex-colleague charged in slaying of 'hardworking' family man - Eduardo Balaquit vanished from Winnipeg workplace in 2018
Mind the age gap: only 56 per cent of Manitobans 80-plus have had first vaccine dose
Flin Flon mom shocked after ex charged in infant death
Supreme Court ends carbon-tax fight... or? - Premiers vow not to give up on carbon-tax fight
Pallister's optimism over climate ruling out of sync with reality
Having her cake and eating it too - At Gâto, Laura Gurbhoo combines baking with sustainability
Minister orders probe into death of First Nations child in 2018
Quarantine checks tighter outside Perimeter - Winnipeg nearly 15 times the size of Brandon, but police have conducted just 90 more visits in capital city over past 11 months
Province keeping eye on single-dose infection case numbers
Wait no more: Manitoba must administer doses as soon as vaccines arrive
Wolseley residents irate after healthy trees stripped from park
A new chapter - Bill and Helen Norrie Library replaces beloved older branch
Tripped up by penalty talk - NHL referee 'game management' likely won't change
First Nation demands justice in boy's death - Child had been seriously abused, sources say, as community members question CFS involvement, RCMP investigation
Hydro's $5-billion deals with Saskatchewan 'deliberately covered up'
Province's school board decision 'bit of a mystery,' commissioner says - Barely discussed abolition at odds with report's recommendations to maintain local democracy
Province right to bet on red (at least) one more time
Thinking inside the box - Feelings of isolation inspired playwright to Zoom in on online drama
Toronto Six get their shot at glory - Morden native and Toronto Six get shot at NWHL's Isobel Cup
Man charged in boy's death has history of assault - Disabled child had been placed in care of couple
Caution in the classroom - Top doctor touts enhanced contact tracing as variant counts rise in schools
Manitoba on collision course with third wave, experts warn - Further loosening restrictions will allow COVID variant case numbers to spiral out of control, say Ontario, Saskatchewan scientists
Five COVID-19 vaccination stories, one consistent message
A shot of hope - The world didn't change when I got my first dose, but the end of the tunnel got a bit closer
Navigating a new future for the past - Aviation museum's flight plan includes a story-based approach to showcasing aircraft
Northern lights - The WAG's Qaumajuq Inuit art centre brings warm glow of appreciation, connection, collaboration and reconciliation to Winnipeg
Three COVID variant cases found in Manitoba schools
Ramp up immunizations and hospitalizations fall, Manitoba rises
Face time - Stone Field Shaving Co.'s sales climb to cruising altitude
'For my future' - Paralyzed hockey player surpasses goals despite pandemic challenges
Jets could be allowed live fans - Spectators at home games a possibility in near future
Pallister signals move from code red to orange - Chief doctor expects COVID case numbers to rise with reopening; province again asks for Manitobans' input on easing pandemic restrictions
Safe or senseless? - Epidemiologist examines COVID-19 risks associated with five activities allowed under Manitoba's public health orders
Vaccination rates should chart reopening pace
NDP tries to zap Pallister's plan to have government set electricity rates
Indigenous education will be set back decades by Tory bill
Doing wood work - Winnipegger created block therapy to address chronic pain, disrupted sleep
Never-ending sorries - Fairbrother wants to bring communities together with play about residential schools apology
One cool kid - Moose Jaw Warriors rookie D-man can't be fazed
