COVID-19 crisis
If masks were to become mandatory on Winnipeg Transit buses, enforcement would largely be left to bus operators, which may not be realistic. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press files)
Most people wearing masks: More Canadians are wearing masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, a new poll found. Fifty-one per cent of respondents in the online Leger poll said they have used masks to go grocery shopping — up eight percentage points in one week. The increased use of masks reflects that restrictions are easing across the country, The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Housing starts stalled: Business reporter Martin Cash says there is an industry consensus that the pandemic isn’t entirely to blame for a sharp decrease in housing starts. READ MORE
Ottawa eyes fraud: A draft bill first that outlines possible prison time for fraudulent Canada Emergency Response Benefit claims could be tabled as soon as next week. Shaun Jeffrey of the Manitoba Restaurant and Foodservice Association said it hasn’t been hard for restaurants to get enough employees to come back to work, but that could change. Dylan Robertson and Kevin Rollason report. READ MORE
Biz evictions ban: Local business groups are urging the provincial government to temporarily ban some commercial evictions. Ben Waldman reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of showers, a high of 19 C, and wind from the northwest at 30 km/h decreasing to 20 km/h late this afternoon.
Reckoning on race
David J. Phillip / Pool / The Associated PressMourners pass by the casket of George Floyd during a public visitation for Floyd at the Fountain of Praise church on Monday, in Houston.
Funeral for Floyd: George Floyd, whose killing by police in Minneapolis led to protests and civil unrest across the U.S. and around the world, will be buried in a private funeral in Houston today. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Cutting ties with CrossFit: Local gyms are dropping their affiliation with CrossFit after an insensitive tweet by the fitness giant’s founder and CEO. Eva Wasney and Gabrielle Piché report. READ MORE
‘A lot of hope’: Mike McIntyre spoke to Keegan Kolesar, a black professional hockey player who grew up in Winnipeg, about the protests and an ugly incident from his youth. READ MORE
More on pandemic
Photo by Ryan PalmquistThe temporary active transportation route along Egerton Road in St. Vital.
Talking active transportation: A city’s committee will vote today on a motion to extend active transportation routes until Sept. 7. The motion also calls on the public service to report on the results of the program and the feasibility of establishing year-round routes. Danielle Da Silva reports. READ MORE
Afternoon update: Manitoba health officials will announce the latest COVID-19 numbers later today. The province has gone three consecutive days without any new cases being reported. On Monday, the chief public health officer said he didn’t have a problem with 15,000 people attending the Justice 4 Black Lives rally outside the legislature on Friday. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
On this date
On June 9, 1933: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that former Manitoba county clerk Lewis St. George Stubbs was nominated as the federal CCF candidate in Mackenzie; Stubbs, who called himself an “out-and-out socialist,” felt he was as good as elected to Parliament. In Washington, D.C., the British ambassador and U.S. president Franklin Roosevelt discussed Britain’s $75-million debt to the U.S. In Wolf Siding, Ont., the Finnish group Suomi Local was determined to be a “communistic organization” and therefore prohibited from using the local community hall. In New York City, Max Baer of California beat Max Schmeling, former heavyweight champion of the world, in a 10-round boxing match before 65,000 spectators at Yankee Stadium.
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