With candles and red roses in hand, dozens of people gathered near the Red River on Sunday night to honour Jana Williams, whose family says her remains were the ones found in Winnipeg's North End last week.

Sunday's update comes after the province announced 71 more cases of COVID-19 and one more death — a woman in her 20s from the Winnipeg health region — from the illness on Saturday.

One year into the pandemic, numerous groups, often from marginalized communities, have been perceived as endangering public health, even if they’ve done nothing wrong.

The union representing Manitoba Hydro's field employees has served the utility with a 48-hour strike notice if they can't reach a fair agreement with the Crown corporation.