What’s happening today
Pages makes preparations in The House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Parliament’s pause ends: Members of Parliament will return to the House of Commons for the first time in five months. The session — the first since the Liberals won their third consecutive election — will begin with the election of a new Speaker. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Proof required for partners: Manitobans who are essential-care partners of hospital patients will have to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination, with some exceptions, starting today. READ MORE
Back in home hangar: The Jets host the Pittsburgh Penguins at Canada Life Centre after a two-game road trip where they earned one out of a possible four points. Mike McIntyre reports on the home team’s disappointing penalty-killing crew. READ MORE
CRTC hearings commence: Weeklong hearings on the proposed $26-billion takeover of Shaw Communications by Rogers Communications begin. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Curling continues: The Canadian Olympic Curling Trials continue. Jason Bell reports from Saskatoon on the trials, which began Saturday. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of flurries for the remainder of the morning, a high of -7 C, wind chill as low as -17 and wind from the south at 15 km/h for most of the day.
In case you missed it
Krystyn Zaretski, shown with her son Archer, who is in Grade 1 at École Ste. Anne Immersion, welcomes the return of in-person parent-teacher conferences. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press)
Access to class: Some parents are welcoming the opportunity to have in-person meetings with teachers for the first time in quite a while. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
‘There’s no excuse’: A Tory MLA who refused to reveal her immunization status now says she is fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Oakwood Café owner Wendy May says she turned Janice Morley-Lecomte away for failing to provide digital proof of her status. The MLA gave the server a piece of paper with no scannable information on it, May said. READ MORE
Battery-powered buggy: Churchill’s largest tourism operator, Frontiers North Adventures, has added an electric Tundra Buggy to its fleet. Sarah Lawrynuik reports. READ MORE
‘Giving blood saves lives’: Shelley Cook’s latest column is on how she overcame anxiety to donate blood more than 20 times since her daughter was born. READ MORE
Big win for BTS: South Korean group BTS were named artist of the year at the American Music Awards. Canadians Drake and the Weeknd were among the other five nominees. READ MORE
On this date
On Nov. 22, 1937: The Winnipeg Free Press reported 900 employees of Winnipeg Electric voted unanimously in favour of a strike should the streetcar company refuse to put the majority award of the federal conciliation board into effect. Rainy weather in Manitoba and Alberta led to a shortage of fodder on the prairies. In China, Japan demanded virtual control of Shanghai and threatened military action to enforce compliance, including strong demands of the authorities at the international settlement in the city. A 200-mile wall of Japanese troops pushed Chinese forces farther back towards Nanking.
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