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With a snap of cold weather coming, the Flin Flon Aboriginal Friendship Centre is opening its doors this weekend as a cold weather shelter. The centre will be opened from 10 p.m.-7 a.m. Jan.

New cases and new recoveries - that was the theme for Flin Flon and the rest of the north Friday, where 64 cases were found throughout the Northern Health Region but almost as many people have recovered from the disease.

COVID-19 vaccines have arrived in Flin Flon and residents at area seniors' facilities have started receiving their first round of shots.

A summary of calls to police from Jan. 3-16, as submitted by Flin Flon RCMP: Jan. 3 Report of intoxicated people arguing in a residence. Police attended and arrested one of the arguers to prevent escalation.

Another case of COVID-19 has been reported at Creighton Community School, leading the school to shut down its entire high school section starting Friday for at least a week. The school's second case was confirmed by the Creighton School Division Jan.

The Manitoba government confirmed some restrictions will change for retail, gatherings and elsewhere this weekend. However, northern Manitoba will see no changes. The province announced the changes in the Jan. 21 media briefing on COVID-19.

More northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan residents are getting vaccinated for COVID-19. Manitoba released more information about COVID-19 vaccinations Wednesday, unveiling a new provincial vaccination dashboard at manitoba.ca/covid19/vaccine.

Seventy new COVID-19 cases in northern Manitoba were announced by the province Jan. 20, bringing the region past 1,500 active cases.

The Manitoba government is considering lifting some COVID-19 restrictions later this week - but, due to a high number of active cases, not in the north.

School officials have confirmed that a person at Creighton Community School has tested positive for COVID-19. A statement was released to parents by the Creighton School Division Jan.