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Anti-mask activist and conspiracy theorist Chris Saccoccia, also known as “Chris Sky,” speaks at the rally. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press)
Rally against restrictions: City police and provincial health officials will face questions today after hundreds of unmasked protesters calling for pandemic restrictions to be ignored gathered at The Forks on Sunday. It’s not clear if any tickets were handed out, even though it was known that the main speaker was flouting self-isolation requirements after arriving in Manitoba. Ryan Thorpe reports. READ MORE
What’s happening today
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSPremier Brian Pallister (right) and chief public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin make an announcement about changes in public health orders at the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg on Tuesday.
Tightening restrictions: Premier Brian Pallister and Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba’s chief public health officer, will announce “additional public health measures” at a 12:30 p.m. news conference. The daily average of new COVID-19 cases over the last week was more than 200. READ MORE
City schools shut down: Three Winnipeg schools are closed and will begin remote learning to prevent the spread of COVID-19. READ MORE
Seeking to halt losing skid: The Winnipeg Jets, who have lost three consecutive games, host the Edmonton Oilers at 8 p.m. Mike McIntyre has a column on the surprise benching of Jets star Mark Scheifele on Saturday night. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Cloudy with a high of 12 C and peak winds from the south at 15 km/h beginning later this morning.
In case you missed it
Tribune Media TNSAnthony Hopkins won best actor for his role in The Father. (Sean Gleason / Sony Pictures Classics)
Twist ending at Oscars: The Academy Awards ended on an anti-climactic note when Anthony Hopkins won his second best actor Oscar in the final category but was not there to accept it. His win was a big upset, as the late Chadwick Boseman had been the overwhelming favourite. Earlier, Frances McDormand won her third best actress award for Nomadland, which was named best picture. READ MORE
‘This isn’t policing’: In our latest Reader Bridge article, Malak Abas profiles the Downtown Community Safety Partnership. READ MORE
Inoculation incentives: Communities and organizations offering incentives to persuade people to get COVID-19 vaccines raises questions, a bioethicist says. Cody Sellar reports. READ MORE
Bittersweet memories: Shelley Cook explores grief in her latest column. READ MORE
On this date
On April 26, 1976: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Portuguese voters gave Marlo Soares and his Socialist party the leading position in parliamentary election returns. Winnipeg police had several people in custody after the death of a 28-year-old man whose body was found near the Canadian Armed Forces base on Kenaston Boulevard. People in Shamattawa were concerned about their kids, according to a field doctor who had been testing lead levels in blood resulting from sniffing gas. The Canadian Coast Guard ship Namao broke ice on its maiden voyage on Lake Winnipeg.
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