What’s happening today
Dr. Brent Roussin speaks at the legislative building Monday. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press files)
Possible changes to pandemic rules: Manitoba health officials are not regularly scheduled to hold a COVID-19 news conference but could announce tightened public health orders. Chief public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin said Monday that he expected restrictions would be announced later this week. Danielle Da Silva has the latest on the province’s vaccination plans. READ MORE
Another telephone town hall: The second of two telephone town halls on the provincial government’s COVID-19 immunization plan is at 6:30 p.m. Tonight’s event is intended for Winnipeg residents, while Tuesday’s was for residents of rural and northern Manitoba. READ MORE
Ready for recount: A judicial recount is happening in the Yukon constituency where the Liberals and NDP tied in Monday’s territorial election. If the vote remains tied, the winner will be determined by drawing lots. The Liberal and Yukon parties are tied with eight seats each, while the NDP has two. READ MORE
Capitol riot report: The inspector general of the U.S. Capitol Police will testify before a House of Representatives committee about the many missteps that left the force unprepared for the January insurrection, as outlined in a report released internally last month and obtained by journalists. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Set to announce sanctions: U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration will announce sanctions in response to a Russian hacking campaign and for election interference, a senior administration official told The Associated Press. READ MORE
Weather
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSIlya Pidwinski, three, helps shovel snow in Tuxedo on Tuesday.
Your forecast: A mix of sun and cloud with a 30 per cent chance of flurries ending before 9 a.m., a high of 3 C, wind chill as low as -7 this morning and wind from the north at 10 km/h increasing to 20 km/h this afternoon. Cody Sellar reports on how more snow was dumped on the city in about 48 hours this week than in any recent month. READ MORE
In case you missed it
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSMarty Harasymchuk, maintenance and custodial co-ordinator for the Seven Oaks School Division, shows the new N95 masks.
‘One additional precaution’: Seven Oaks School Division plans to order 75,000 medical-grade N95 masks as cases of highly contagious COVID-19 variants increase in Manitoba. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
Jets split mini-series: The Winnipeg Jets beat the Senators Wednesday night after losing in Ottawa on Monday and are 3-1 on their five-game road trip. The Jets will face the Toronto Maple Leafs at 6 p.m. CT. Here is Mike McIntyre’s latest column. READ MORE
On this date
On April 15, 1995: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that an analysis of the gambling industry commissioned by the newspaper showed when taking into account human tragedy and hidden costs, the social benefits from gambling were substantially less than expected. A team of reporters and an economist examined the Filmon government’s claims that revenues from gambling offset the social costs, as part of an ongoing series. A policy drafted in secret gave Winnipeg’s chief of police the power to decide when the public should know about the arrest of one of his officers.
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