Winnipeg Free Press
Province focuses on widespread risk situations; private businesses may not disclose whether staff have tested positive By: Katie May | Posted: 7:00 PM CST Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021
Last Modified: 6:11 AM CST Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 | Updates Save to Read Later
As Manitoba loosens public-health restrictions and more businesses plan to reopen at the end of the week, there may be more chances for COVID-19 to spread but not every potential exposure to the virus will be publicly disclosed.
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As Manitoba loosens public-health restrictions and more businesses plan to reopen at the end of the week, there may be more chances for COVID-19 to spread but not every potential exposure to the virus will be publicly disclosed.
Winnipeg Free Press By: Nicole Brownlee | Posted: 7:00 PM CST Monday, Feb. 8, 2021
Last Modified: 8:01 PM CST Monday, Feb. 8, 2021 | Updates
Some local businesses are ringing up big sales despite COVID-19 restrictions.
And they may have Cupid to thank.
Joe Nemeth, owner of Nemeth Diamonds, said engagement rings have been a popular purchase, especially as Valentine s Day approaches. (This) is usually a good time of the year, although we found that this year is even more so, he said. People are realizing what is more important and it brings people closer together.
Joe Nemeth and and his daughter Michelle show off a selection of diamond rings at Nemeth Diamonds. Engagement rings have been selling well this year at the shop. (Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press)
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Longtime fishing guide Donovan Pearase wasn t surprised when he learned two people had been found dead inside an ice-fishing tent on the Red River on the weekend.
Longtime fishing guide Donovan Pearase wasn t surprised when he learned two people had been found dead inside an ice-fishing tent on the Red River on the weekend.
A 52-year-old man and a 52-year-old woman, both from Winnipeg, were taken to hospital and pronounced dead after being found unresponsive in the tent in the RM of St. Clements Saturday morning.
Pearase, owner of fishing guide service Blackwater Cats Outfitters, said ice fishing can become incredibly dangerous very quickly.