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SASHA SEFTER / FREE PRESS FILESPresident and CEO Martine Bouchard was criticized last year for commuting to Quebec on weekends, sometimes spending as few as four days a week in the Manitoba capital.
Hospital CEO didn’t isolate: The chief executive officer of St. Boniface Hospital, who had been working from her home in Montreal for months, returned to her office in Winnipeg this week without self-isolating and is believed to have already headed back east. Essential workers such as health-care providers are exempt from having to self-isolate after travelling to Eastern Canada, but there is no specific exemption for administrators. Larry Kusch reports. READ MORE
Main Street closure: At least one southbound lane on Main Street remained closed in the area of the underpass at Higgins Avenue as of 6:45 a.m. while police investigated an early morning assault. The westbound turn lane at Higgins was also closed.
Tornado touches down: A tornado touched down briefly between Brandon and Alexander late Thursday afternoon. There is no word of any damages or injuries, or a preliminary rating of the tornado.
Top terror suspect surrenders: Abu Sayyaf commander Anduljihad Susukan — who has been linked to the beheadings of Canadian hostages — surrendered after being wounded in battle, officials in the Philippines say. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly cloudy with about 5 to 10 mm of rain starting later this morning, a high of 21 C and a humidex high of 26, and wind from the north at 10 km/h increasing to 40 km/h and gusting to 60 early this afternoon.
In case you missed it
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESPortland Winterhawks winger Seth Jarvis is a first-round prospect in October’s NHL draft.
Junior players in limbo: With a late start to the Western Hockey League season, scheduled for December, NHL prospects such as Winnippeger Seth Jarvis are pondering other playing options. Mike Sawatzky reports. READ MORE
Anger over agreement: Iran and Turkey lashed out at the United Arab Emirates over its decision to normalize relations with Israel, with Iran calling the U.S.-brokered deal a “dagger that was unjustly struck by the UAE in the backs of the Palestinian people and all Muslims.” Turkey said the region “will never forget and will never forgive this hypocritical behaviour.” The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Aug. 14, 2007: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that fencers were training in sabre technique fully submerged in water at Pan Am Pool, as directed by a world-renowned fencing coach from Hungary. Pauingassi First Nation mourned the death of Adam Keeper; the six-year-old boy had drowned after being pushed into almost three metres of water by three of his peers. Chief Harold Crow said the boys would be welcomed back into the community: “We have to help them,” he said; “There’s no need for them to live through these traumatic events again.” In Dauphin, it was estimated that it could take years to recover from a recent hail storm, with farmers filing hundreds of claims. A $7-million parkade was set to be built in the Exchange District, preserving the King Building’s facade.
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