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Manitoba rapid test shipments pale beside Saskatchewan demands

The federal government has sent Saskatchewan more than double the number of COVID-19 rapid tests Manitoba has received, despite the Liberals pledging to treat all provinces equally.
A close-up of a rapid test, showing a line beside the letter
Rapid antigen test kits have been much easier to get in Saskatchewan than in Manitoba. (Alexandre Silberman/CBC)

The federal government has sent Saskatchewan more than double the number of COVID-19 rapid tests Manitoba has received, despite the Liberals pledging to treat all provinces equally.

Liberal cabinet minister Dan Vandal told the Free Press the discrepancy stems from Saskatchewan requesting a higher number of test kits.

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