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It's business as usual for COVID-19 in Manitoba and Saskatchewan - Manitoba cases are going up, while Saskatchewan cases are heading down.

A woman is dead after a suspected impaired driving accident on Highway 135 near Jan Lake. RCMP from Pelican Narrows detachment received a report around 8:45 p.m. August 29 of a single vehicle accident.

Manitoba’s COVID-19 situation is continuing to escalate, nearing the 500 active case mark and reporting more outbreaks in southern regions.

Travel into northern Manitoba will be blocked again by the provincial government starting Sept. 3, citing concerns with COVID-19 in southern communities.

Don’t believe everything you see on Facebook. Schools and the government aren’t going to take away your child if they test positive for COVID-19 in Flin Flon, contrary to recent posts that have concerned the Flin Flon School Division (FFSD).

As of Friday afternoon, northern Manitoba is back to being COVID-19 free.

A summary of police calls from August 16-22, as submitted by Flin Flon RCMP: August 16 Third party complaint of a person knocking on a residence trying to get someone to come outside and fight. Police attended but the challengers were gone.

Manitoba has reported another death due to COVID-19 - a woman in her 90s in the Steinbach region, tied to an outbreak at seniors' facility Bethesda Place.

A 52-year-old man from Lynn Lake is facing dozens of criminal charges for alleged sexual offenses involving underage boys.

Manitoba's five day testing positivity rate for COVID-19 has crept up to a new high. In the past five days, one out of every 32 people tested has come up positive for the disease.