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Questions surround COVID-19 vaccine rollout in First Nations

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When it comes to vaccinating Canada's Indigenous communities against COVID-19, governments face numerous logistical challenges including how to get vaccines to remote locations and deciding where to start.
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Shamattawa First Nation in Manitoba calls for help with COVID-19 outbreak

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More than 100 people on Manitoba's Shamattawa First Nation have been infected with COVID-19. The test-positivity rate is nearly 70 per cent. Chief Eric Redhead says the community is at the breaking point and is calling on help from the...
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Shamattawa First Nation getting military help for COVID-19 crisis

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Ottawa is sending military assistance to Shamattawa First Nation in Manitoba as the COVID-19 crisis gets worse in the remote, fly-in community.
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Military arrives in Shamattawa First Nation amid COVID-19 crisis

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A military team has arrived to help deal with the escalating COVID-19 crisis in Shamattawa First Nation in northern Manitoba, where some 300 people have tested positive in a community of about a thousand people.
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Military supports fight against COVID-19 in Shamattawa First Nation

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Roughly 60 members of the military are in northern Manitoba’s Shamattawa First Nation to help the small fly-in community fight the COVID-19 outbreak that has touched nearly every one of the 1,300 residents.
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Manitoba premier raises concerns over vaccine rollout for Indigenous residents

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Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says Ottawa needs to clarify who will administer a COVID-19 vaccine to the province's Indigenous residents, who live both on and off reserves.
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Manitoba bringing in remote learning after holidays

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Manitoba students from grades 7 to 12 will shift to remote learning for two weeks following the winter break as part of efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19.
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COVID Alert app wasn't working for some in November

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The developers of Canada's COVID Alert app fixed a glitch last week that left some users without exposure notifications for much of November. Users are urged to update the app.
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Manitoba premier calls for national criteria for vaccine rollout

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Brian Pallister cautions against 'piecemeal' plans for access to COVID-19 vaccines and wants a standard in place across all provinces and territories.
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North, South Dakota resist COVID-19 restrictions despite infection rates

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North and South Dakota have some of the highest COVID-19 infection and death rates in the world, but governors of both states have been resisting restrictions.
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Steinbach, Man., pastor says RCMP is ‘blocking God’ by stopping drive-in church service

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Members of a church in Steinbach, Man., a COVID-19 hotspot, clashed with the RCMP when they tried to enforce public health measures prohibiting all gatherings, including religious services. The pastor said officers were ‘blocking God.’
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Manitoba hospitals under intense pressure because of COVID-19, says chief nursing officer

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The number of patients with the coronavirus in Manitoba hospitals has tripled in the last month, says Manitoba's chief nursing officer, Lanette Siragusa.
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Manitoba may use ice rinks as COVID-19 wards, morgues as hospitals run out of space

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Manitoba's continued surge in COVID-19 cases has left the premier frustrated and doctors pleading with the public to follow public health directives. And with hospitals running out of space, health officials are considering turning...
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Manitoba may use ice rinks as COVID-19 wards as hospitals run out of space

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Manitoba's continued surge in COVID-19 cases has left the premier frustrated and doctors pleading with the public to follow public health directives. And with hospitals running out of space, health officials are considering turning...
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B.C. premier calls for interprovincial travel restrictions

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British Columbia's premier has called on the federal government to restrict non-essential travel between provinces. B.C. is also considering a 14-day mandatory quarantine for travellers to Vancouver Island.
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Manitoba tightens shopping restrictions to remove loopholes

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With cases still spiking, Manitoba has announced stiff new COVID-19 restrictions, including what officials call the toughest retail restrictions in Canada, meaning Manitobans will soon find it hard to buy anything not deemed essential.
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Manitoba tightens shopping restrictions to remove loopholes

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With cases still spiking, Manitoba has announced stiff new COVID-19 restrictions, including what officials call the toughest retail restrictions in Canada, meaning Manitobans will soon find it hard to buy anything not deemed essential.
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More COVID-19 restrictions coming to Saskatchewan

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As the number of active COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan climbed toward 1,500, the province announced that additional regulations to slow the spread of the virus will be introduced on Friday morning.
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First Nations communities in Manitoba see spike in COVID-19 cases

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Public health officials have tried to protect First Nations communities from COVID-19, with some success. But in Manitoba those defences have been breached, with devastating results.
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Manitoba sets new daily COVID-19 record

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Manitoba reported 494 cases in one day, a new record, as the province's Justice Minister Cliff Cullen publicly condemned the actions of more than 100 people who attended a protest in Steinbach against pandemic restrictions.
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Winnipeg church in court over ban on drive-in services

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A Winnipeg church that’s been fined for having drive-in services is taking its fight to court, and will ask a judge to stay the province’s public health order that forces places of worship to close.
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Indigenous woman suing after being punched by community safety officer

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A First Nations woman who was knocked unconscious at an RCMP detachment in Thompson, Man., says she was bullied into withdrawing her complaint against the officers involved.
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Frustrations grow along with Manitoba’s COVID-19 case numbers

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Manitoba has recorded more than 2,000 COVID-19 cases in just one week and teachers, health-care workers are among those expressing frustrations and sparking calls for more action from the provincial government.
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Manitoba implements shutdowns after entering critical COVID-19 territory

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The entire province of Manitoba is going back into lockdown mode. It's a last-minute bid to turn infection rates around before deaths spiral. But for some Manitobans, the only surprise is that it took this long.