COVID-19 crisis
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSJockey Richard Mangalee rides a race horse Sunday at Assiniboia Downs. Racing begins tonight but there will be no live spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press)
Ready to race: Assiniboia Downs will become the first horse track in Canada to reopen tonight, but there won’t be any spectators. With no concessions or program sales, the Downs will heavily rely on online betting. Taylor Allen reports. READ MORE
Rules difference riles: Gilbert Desroches is frustrated Manitobans can travel to their cottages in northwestern Ontario without having to self-isolate, but Ontario residents such as himself can’t visit their families in Winnipeg. Julia Simone-Rutgers reports. READ MORE
Parliament and the pandemic: The House of Commons will meet today to decide how it will function as the pandemic continues. The Liberal government is proposing four sittings a week of a special committee, with some MPs in the House and others participating online. The Liberals appear to have the NDP’s support for the plan, which would be enough to get it passed today. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Coalition calls for transparency: A group is urging Canadian governments to proactively release documents related to the pandemic as a measure of accountability. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
State of emergency ends: Japan has lifted a state of emergency in Tokyo and the four other remaining areas. Nationwide restrictions were lifted in most of the country earlier this month, but prefectures are allowed to impose their own measures. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Cloudy, with a mix of sun and cloud beginning later this morning, a high of 23 C and wind at 10 km/h.
More on pandemic
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSCaline Nisueire, 15, carries a food hamper on her head at David Livingstone School, where her younger sister is a student. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press)
Hampers for the hungry: About 8,300 food hampers have been given out to more than 2,300 families by the Winnipeg School Division since in-person classes ended and daily food programs were put on hold. “This has gone a long way to help our family,” said Babayemi Moses, a refugee claimant with three children. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
Some students struggling: The province should revisit the idea of resuming in-person education at public schools, our latest editorial states. READ MORE
Perfect picnic spots: Frances Koncan has a list of five less-frequented parks where you can enjoy a nosh amid nature. READ MORE
Clinical trial continues: Research into using hydroxychloroquine as a potential preventive measure against COVID-19 — run out of the University of Manitoba — will continue despite a study published in The Lancet that found there are no benefits. Sarah Lawrynuik reports. READ MORE
Help wanted at Harvest: With some volunteers set to return to their jobs as the province continues to reopen, Winnipeg Harvest is seeking new people to pitch in. Aaron Epp reports. READ MORE
On this date
On May 25, 1951: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that in Washington, D.C., a U.S. general declared, “we are quite convinced” that Russians were flying some of the Communist planes in Korea in the ongoing war. Meanwhile, Allied troops drove four miles into North Korea, in what the United Nations ground commander called an “all-out offensive.” In Winnipeg, those celebrating Victoria Day weekend saw record temperatures, with the heat hitting a 75-year high at 89.4 F, beating the previous record of 88.8 F established in 1876. The new Imperial Oil refinery in East St. Paul was expected to release a flow of petroleum products valued at roughly $40 million a year into Manitoba.
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