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COVID-19 is expanding in northern Manitoba, with new cases reported in the region both Tuesday and over the long weekend.

Wondering how COVID-19 may impact Thanksgiving or Halloween this year? The Manitoba government has issued some suggestions for how to have the holidays with minimal risk. New safety guidelines for the holidays were issued Oct. 2.

Workers, vehicles being sent to Snow Lake, Lalor for use in interim

A summary of police calls from Sept. 27-Oct. 3, as submitted by Flin Flon RCMP: Sept. 27 Report of a break-and-enter to a shed. Various items were taken but most were located and recovered.

Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) reserves are locking down out of precaution due to increased risk of COVID-19. Two new cases of COVID-19 have been reported by the provincial government in the far north east region.

Fidler earns sixth term as mayor, Lentowicz continues on to his eighth

There are now more active cases of COVID-19 in Manitoba than there are people in Denare Beach. The province announced 66 new cases Thursday, with a vast majority of the cases - 57 - reported in Winnipeg.

People who attended a funeral in Pelican Narrows earlier this week may have been exposed to COVID-19. The Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) has announced possible exposures to COVID-19 at a wake or funeral in Pelican Narrows from Oct.

No new cases, no new recoveries - things are staying pat with COVID-19 in northern Manitoba Wednesday. The province announced three more deaths from the disease Wednesday, the 25th, 26th and 27th Manitobans to die from COVID-19 during the pandemic.

A 19-year-old Flin Flon man is facing charges including attempted murder after a man was left at Flin Flon General Hospital with stab wounds. The incident took place Sept. 27. Flin Flon RCMP were called around 6 p.m.