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What’s happening today
The Free Press Book Club and McNally Robinson Booksellers are pleased to welcome Kenya-born, Kingston, Ont.-based author Otoniya J. Okot Bitek to the next virtual meeting on tonight at 7 p.m. to read from and discuss her critically lauded novel We, the Kindling. For details, click here.
Otoniya J. Okot Bitek (Greg Black photo)
Today’s must-read
Manitoba pharmacists will soon be able to administer free measles vaccine to a susceptible population — people aged two to 19 — to combat high rates of transmission in the province.
“I think that’s a really good common sense step that we can take to make sure that more Manitobans have access to a really important vaccine right now,” said Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara, who will sign the order Tuesday to allow pharmacists to give out the vaccine. The measure will take effect immediately.
The number of measles cases in Manitoba so far this year is the highest in the country, recent Public Health Agency of Canada data show. Manitoba has had 352 confirmed measles cases compared with the current total of 230 in the rest of Canada. Carol Sanders has the story.
Letters sent home to families from Mantioba school divisions on behalf of Manitoba Health say that vaccination is the best way to prevent measles. (Lukas Schulze / The Associated Press Files)
On the bright side
It’s the ultimate interstellar fashion moment; a vintage-inspired Mary Maxim fox knit, worn by Ryan Gosling’s character in his latest blockbuster Project Hail Mary, has sent the crafting world spinning.
Never before have the worlds of Hollywood fashion, competitive curling and vintage knitting collided in this way, as the chunky bonspiel beauty, with its ultimate “nerdy-chic” vibe, becomes the breakout star in the film’s fit selections.
Gosling was spotted rocking the sweater from the iconic Canadian brand — which has its roots in Sifton, a small community north of Dauphin — during pivotal moments in the sci-fi film, which hit big screens earlier this month. AV Kitching has more here.
The old-school cardigan Ryan Gosling wears in Project Hail Mary has become this season’s must-have item, with knitting kits currently sold out the Mary Maxim website. (Jonathan Olley / Amazon Content Services)
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