COVID-19 crisis
FILE – This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. On Tuesday, April 21, 2020, U.S. health regulators OK’d the first coronavirus test that allows people to collect their own sample at home, a new approach that could help expand testing options in most states. The sample will still have to be shipped for processing back to LabCorp, which operates diagnostic labs throughout the U.S. (NIAID-RML via AP)
Federal funds for research: Ottawa will announce new measures today to help scientists in their battle against the coronavirus, The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Temporary truckers: The trucking industry is calling on the Manitoba government to implement a 90-day extension for temporary foreign drivers who need Manitoba licences, Katie May reports. READ MORE
Dying alone amid outbreak: The Free Press spoke with a man who, because of hospital restrictions, missed the chance to say goodbye to his mother as she died in hospital. Kevin Rollason reports. READ MORE
Virtual council meetings: A new report calls for the City of Winnipeg to extend a system that allows council members to attend meetings virtually to be extended until Aug. 31. Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
Restrictions during Ramadan: The holiest month in the Islamic calendar begins at sundown. Observant Muslims who refrain from eating and drinking from sunrise to sunset must also abstain from evening community prayers and meals because of the pandemic. Brenda Suderman reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: A mix of sun and cloud with a 30 per cent chance of showers this afternoon, a high of 18 C, and shifting winds at 10 km/h.
More on pandemic
SHANNON VANRAES / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSJoseph Chaeban and his wife Zainab Ali settled on a subscription model in order to better forecast the business’s cash flow and cover expenses. Customers can sign up online and the minimum cost of a subscription is $20 for two pints of ice cream a month with free delivery.
Shuttered ice cream shop: An ice cream store is selling subscriptions in a bid to stay in business amid the outbreak. Chaeban is offering a monthly delivery of artisanal ice cream in less than 24 hours. Eva Wasney reports. READ MORE
Silver symbol: A jewelry designer has created a pandemic-themed silver necklace, with some of the proceeds going to non-profit groups. Doug Speirs reports. READ MORE
Lifting seniors’ spirits: With services cancelled, the spiritual care provider at a personal care home is finding other ways to connect with residents. Faith writer John Longhurst reports. READ MORE
Afternoon update: Health officials will give their regular update on Manitoba’s COVID-19 situation at 1 p.m. On Wednesday, the provincial government announced two new cases and said four health-care workers had contracted the coronavirus in the previous seven days. Danielle Da Silva reports. READ MORE
In sports
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSWinnipeg Warriors’ Jayden Perron was the first Manitoban chosen in this year’s WHL Bantam draft. He was picked by the Portland Winterhawks.
Portland picks local product: Jayden Perron of the Winnipeg AAA Bantam Warriors was the first Manitoban drafted in the Western Hockey League’s Bantam Draft on Wednesday. Mike Sawatzky spoke with the 15-year-old centre, who was selected 23rd overall by the Portland Winterhawks. READ MORE
NFL draft tonight: An unprecedented NFL draft, with selectors and prospects at home because of the pandemic, begins tonight. LSU quarterback Joe Burrow is expected to be the first overall pick. READ MORE
On this date
On April 23, 1949: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that MLAs celebrated the prorogation of the 51-day legislative session in time-honoured fashion, throwing a barrage of paper into the air in the legislative assembly. In China, a Communist fifth column seized control of the Nationalist-abandoned city of Nanking. A Russian national, who originally came to Canada from a displaced persons’ camp in Germany in 1945, was being questioned by immigration officials in Winnipeg.
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