Coronavirus crisis
With a limited number of Members of Parliament on hand and spread out, Minister of Finance Bill Morneau responds to a question after tabling the governments COVID19 financial measures bill in the House of Commons Wednesday March 25, 2020 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
COVID-19 cash: An emergency bill on billions of dollars in emergency spending was passed in the House of Commons early this morning and awaits approval by the Senate. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Prince tests positive: Prince Charles, 71, is showing mild symptoms of COVID-19 and is self-isolating in Scotland. His wife, Camilla, tested negative. READ MORE
Big spike in Spain: Spain announced 738 COVID-19 deaths today and surpassed China for the second-most reported fatal cases, with 3,434 compared with 3,285. Italy has 6,820 recorded deaths. The 738 coronavirus deaths is the most Spain has experienced in one day. READ MORE
‘We have a deal’: White House and Senate leaders have reached an agreement on an economic rescue bill worth about US$2 trillion. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Cloudy this morning with a mix of sun and cloud this afternoon, a high of -3 C, wind from the north at 20 km/h decreasing to 15 km/h this afternoon and wind chill as low as -14.
More on the virus
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS70-year-old Wolseley resident, Tabitha Langel, centre, with her neighbours, Steven Howes, left, and Tessa Nussbaum (with her children and puppy) is calling on Winnipeggers to limber up their voices and join in to help us all get through this crisis at a singalong planned this coming Saturday.
Lifting spirits through song: About 30 Wolseley residents serenaded passersby with a social-distancing singalong last weekend, and they’re doing it again Saturday afternoon. Doug Speirs reports. READ MORE
Hockey careers on hold: The Free Press spoke with Winnipeg Ice players whose futures are up in the air after the Western Hockey League season was shut down. Mike Sawatzky reports. READ MORE
Virus and domestic violence: Katie May spoke to crisis agencies about how social isolating is affecting victims of domestic violence. READ MORE
In other news
Rahmat Gul / The Associated PressAfghan police arrive at the site of an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, March 25, 2020. Gunmen stormed a religious gathering of Afghanistan’s minority Sikhs in their place of worship in the heart of the Afghan capital’s old city on Wednesday, a minority Sikh parliamentarian said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
Attack in Afghanistan: Twenty-five were killed and eight were wounded when an Islamic State gunman attacked a Sikh place of worship in Kabul. READ MORE
Inmate dies: An inmate has died at Stony Mountain Institution, the Correctional Service of Canada said Tuesday night. Patrick Eaglestick, 25, was serving a two-year federal sentence for assault with a weapon and other offences.
On this date
On March 25, 1947: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that U.S. president Harry Truman’s new foreign policy, which included aid to Greece and Turkey, was seen as a step toward war with Russia; two U.S. senators pushed for a bill that restricted U.S. involvement to non-military aid to Greece and Turkey. In Ottawa, Winnipeg North MP for the CCF Alistair Stuart called the anti-Communist special section of the RCMP a “glorified espionage bureau prying in a most inadequate way into the affairs of Canadians.”
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