The Winnipeg Jets now have times to go with the dates of their upcoming playoff series against the Calgary Flames. The best-of-five series begins Aug. 1 with the puck drop set for 9:30 p.m. CT.
Game two will be held Aug. 3 at 1:30 p.m. CT, with game three on Aug. 4 at 5:45 p.m. Games four and five, if necessary, would be held on Aug. 6 and Aug. 8, with times to be determined.
All games will be held at Rogers Place in Edmonton, which is acting as one of two hub cities for the NHL's return-to-play.
The Jets will head west on July 26, then play an exhibition game on July 29 against the Vancouver Canucks at 9:30 p.m. CT.
After going 13 days without a new case of the coronavirus, Manitoba reported five new infections today.
The cases include:
-- a female between the ages of 10 and 19 from the Southern Health region;
-- a man in his 20s from the Winnipeg health region;
-- a man in his 40s from the Interlake-Eastern health region;
-- a woman in her 20s from the Winnipeg health region; and
-- a woman in her 30s from the Southern Health region.
One of the individuals was a passenger on WestJet flight 261 from Winnipeg to Calgary on June 27 and WestJet flight 526 from Calgary to Winnipeg on July 2, public health officials said.
People on those flights should self-monitor for symptoms of COVID-19, officials said.
Premier Brian Pallister says Ottawa should redesign the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit so that it does not penalize Canadians wanting to return to work.
He said CERB is increasingly acting as a disincentive to work for some Canadians as it penalizes them financially for returning to work full time.
Pallister said Manitoba recognized the disincentive early on and created the Manitoba Job Restart Program to support those who voluntarily come off CERB and take full time work.
At a news conference, the premier suggested the federal government consider a phased reduction of CERB as workers return to their previous jobs or to new jobs.
City councillor Vivian Santos has resigned from the Winnipeg Police Board.
Coun. Santos (Point Douglas) notified other city councillors Tuesday that the Winnipeg Police Service did not approve her security clearance for the board position, and as such resigned her seat.
She was appointed to the board by city council on June 26 and was recently named acting deputy mayor by Mayor Brian Bowman in mid-June.
The Winnipeg Free Press has reached out to Santos for comment.
Winnipeg Goldeyes’ left-handed pitcher Mitchell Lambson has been named the American Association’s Pitcher of the Week for July 3rd-12th.
Lambson is 2-0 on the year with a 0.75 ERA in two starts. The Montclair, California native combined for 10 strikeouts and three walks in 12.0 innings of work. Lambson was last season's American Association’s Pitcher of the Year.
The City of Winnipeg is growing, and it wants advice from citizens on how to plan for that growth.
In advance of an estimated 160,000 more Winnipeggers joining the ranks in the next two decades, the city will host virtual information and feedback meetings later this month on OurWinnipeg and Complete Communities, its two planning initiatives for sustainable growth.
OurWinnipeg is the city's 25-year development plan, which covers many areas, including how residents get around the city and the delivery of services; Complete Communities is a secondary plan looking at growth, development and land use.
The Zoom meeting on OurWinnipeg: Sustainable Development Goals is being held July 22 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., while the Zoom meeting dealing with Complete Communities: Growing Sustainably is running July 29 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
To register, email city-engage@winnipeg.ca at least a day ahead of time. To view draft documents, visit: winnipeg.ca/ourwinnipeg.
Manitoba has still to record a case of COVID-19 this month.
On Monday, public health officials said not only were there no new cases, but the number of active coronavirus cases was now down to one despite the fact there have been an average of 700 laboratory tests conducted per day for the virus in recent weeks.
On Friday, there were 798 laboratory tests performed, with 1,149 on Saturday and 573 on Sunday.
An investigation into a June 2019 collision that ended with one child dead has resulted in the arrest of her mother.
Police responded to a car accident at 1:40 p.m. on Dalhousie Drive between Pembina Highway and Rochester Avenue on June 19 of last year. It is believed that the driver, a 27-year-old female from Winnipeg traveling westbound, had attempted to pass a vehicle by driving into the opposite lane. The driver lost control of the vehicle, colliding with an eastbound driver.
The driver had three children in the car: a one-year-old and a four-year-old who were in child restraints, and a five-year-old female who was not. The two youngest children were sent to hospital in stable condition, but the five-year-old was in critical condition and later died of her injuries.
The driver, who is the mother of all three children, was driving with a class 5 learner license at the time but a supervising driver was not present. She was arrested Sunday and faces charges of careless driving causing death, driving while in the learner’s stage without a supervisor causing death, and driving a vehicle where a child is not properly restrained. She has been released on a Provincial Offences Act Appearance Notice.
Winnipeg Police Services attended to a suspicious package Saturday at Montrose Park in River Heights but found the package was placed in the park as a GeoCache.
Officers attended to the suspicious package call around 11:50 am Saturday and used multiple police resources, including the bomb squad, to confirm the package was safe, police said.
It was later discovered to be a GeoCache — part of a GPS scavenger hunt activitiy.
Police ask the public be mindful of how geocaching items appear and to avoid disguising items to look unsafe.