What’s happening today
JESSE BOILY / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSDr. Brent Roussin, chief provincial public health officer Health, gives an update on the COVID-19 response in the province at the Legislature building on Monday.
Afternoon update: Dr. Brent Roussin, the province’s chief public health officer, is expected to hold his weekly news conference on Manitoba’s COVID-19 situation this afternoon. Fifty-six new cases were announced this weekend, Ben Waldman reports. READ MORE
Pandemic plans for schools: School divisions are expected to release their back-to-school plans today, after the province announced its blueprint last week. READ MORE
Convention kicks off: The Democratic National Convention begins today and will be held almost entirely online because of the pandemic. It was supposed to be held in Milwaukee, which would have been the first time the city had hosted a presidential nominating convention. “It is a gut punch,” said Omar Shaikh, chairman of the city’s tourism association. “It’s almost like you get the call you (won) the lottery, but you can’t cash the ticket in.” The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Sunny with a high of 26 C and a humidex high of 27, with wind from the northwest at 10 km/h increasing to 15 km/h early this afternoon
Sports
CFL season in jeopardy: The Canadian Football League’s board of governors will meet today after sources say its request for a $30-million interest-free from the federal government was turned down. A 2020 season appears unlikely, and the league could announce its fate after the meeting. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Playoff basketball begins: The defending NBA champion Toronto Raptors open the playoffs against the seventh-seeded Brooklyn Nets at 3 p.m. CT. The first playoff game, between the Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz, tips off at 12:30 p.m. CT.
In case you missed it
Through his lawyer, Peter Nygard has denied the accusations made by his sons. (Mintaha Neslihan Eroglu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images/TNS)
Sons suing Nygard: Two sons of former fashion mogul Peter Nygard have filed a lawsuit stating their father paid a sex worker to “make a man” out of them when they were teenagers. Nygard’s lawyer, Jay Prober, denied the accusations. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
Emergency summit scheduled: A summit of European Union leaders has been announced to discuss the Belarus election and its aftermath. Thousands of striking factory workers marched through Minsk today to demand President Alexander Lukashenko step down after 26 years in office. It is the ninth consecutive day of protests since Lukashenko officially won a sixth term. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Aug. 17, 1918: The Manitoba Free Press reported that in the Great War, Canadian and French troops were advancing west of Roye, while British forces made headway in the direction of Fresnoy-le-Roye. The Royal Northwest Mounted Police were to furnish men for a cavalry force Canada was to send to the Siberian front. Meanwhile, the German Kaiser demanded a dozen divisions of Austrian troops, to be sent to the Western Front. French airmen destroyed 23 enemy planes, while the British destroyed nine.
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