COVID-19 crisis
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESDr. Brent Roussin, chief provincial public health officer during a provincial COVID-19 update.
Afternoon update: The chief provincial public health officer will release details this afternoon about the seven cases of the coronavirus announced this weekend.
Wage subsidy: The Liberal government will seek to extend the wage-subsidy program to December as the House of Commons meets today. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Rollout under review: Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen’s office says the federal government is reviewing the launch of a “social finance fund” because of the pandemic. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
New normal at old fort: Lower Fort Garry started welcoming visitors last week for the first time since the pandemic began. Danielle Da Silva reports. READ MORE
Interest in cycling soars: Bike stores can’t keep up with people keen to pedal amid the pandemic. Sabrina Carnevale reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly sunny with a mix of sun and cloud this afternoon, a high of 24 C, a humidex of 26, and wind from the southeast at 10 km/h beginning later this morning.
U.S. news
File-Picture taken March 11, 2019 shows the head offices of Deutsche Bank, left, and Commerzbank, right. (Arne Dedert/dpa via AP)
Judge’s son slain: A gunman posing as a delivery person fatally shot the son of a federal judge as he answered the door of his family’s home in New Jersey on Sunday. The judge’s husband was shot and wounded, but the judge was unhurt. The FBI is searching for a suspect. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Set to “strike”: Organizers of the Strike for Black Lives say tens of thousands of people are set to walk off the job in more than two dozen cities today to protest racism and economic inequality. READ MORE
In case you missed it
Jets defenceman Dmitry Kulikov says the team is looking surprisingly sharp in practice. (John Woods / The Canadian Press files)
Feeling fine: With time to heal as the NHL was on pause because of the pandemic, the Jets’ defensive corps is finally at full strength. Taylor Allen reports. READ MORE
Amateur champ: Marco Trstenjak, 20, won the provincial men’s amateur golf tournament at Glendale Golf & Country Club on Sunday. Taylor Allen reports. READ MORE
Bloody interesting: Doug Speirs’ latest column is on a scientific study that might offer hope for the hopelessly lazy. READ MORE
Dancing clean: As with other bars, local strip clubs have reopened after the pandemic lockdown, with restrictions such as extra cleaning and no private dances. READ MORE
On this date
On July 20, 1916: England’s Gen. Haig reported from France that the violent fighting which developed from the German counter-attack, giving the Germans a footing in Delvillewood and Longueval, was still in progress; British Army General Sir W. R. Robertson says Canadians demonstratedhigh type of vigorous manhood of the New World; and the Prohibition National convention gathered in St. Paul, Minn.
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