COVID-19 crisis
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSVisitors to Winnipeg’s airport are few and far between as many flights have been cancelled owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Still and surreal: Melissa Martin reports on the long-term challenges Winnipeg’s airport — which is virtually empty but must remain open — is facing because of the pandemic. READ MORE
Applications open: Businesses across Canada can apply for the federal government’s $73-billion wage-subsidy program starting today. Companies will get subsidies worth 75 per cent of an employee’s wages. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Afternoon update: Health officials will give their regular weekday briefing on Manitoba’s COVID-19 situation at 1 p.m. Meanwhile, a personal care home in Winnipeg has confirmed one of its residents died from complications of the illness in mid-April. Danielle Da Silva reports. READ MORE
Predators pounce: Online sexual predators are taking advantage of children spending more time at home, the Canadian Centre for Child Protection says. Catherine Tabak, program manager of Cybertip.ca, recommends parents monitor which apps their children are using. Dean Pritchard reports. READ MORE
British PM back at work: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson returned to 10 Downing St. today after spending three weeks recovering from COVID-19. He said the United Kingdom has reached the moment of “maximum risk” in the outbreak. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Sunny with a mix of sun and cloud beginning late this afternoon, a high of 18 C and wind from the northwest at 20 km/h.
More on pandemic
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSAndrew Dusessoy, manager of Sargent Sundae, and his staff were serving up ice cream to a lengthy lineup of people on opening day Sunday.
First day for frozen treats: People lined up outside Sargent Sundae as the St. James ice cream shop opened its doors yesterday. Marks were made on the sidewalk to ensure customers kept their distance. “It just makes you feel a little bit better about everything,” Angie Banman said after a 30-minute wait. Taylor Allen reports. READ MORE
Opportunity for architecture: Modern architecture was born out of the tuberculosis crisis in the early 20th century and has the ability to reshape the world we live in after this pandemic, Brent Bellamy writes in his latest column. READ MORE
Getting his kicks: Taylor Allen reports on MMA fighter Brad Katona, who went from training alongside a former champion overseas to working out in his parents’ garage. READ MORE
Cottage industry: The cottage realty market is expected to remain cool as the weather warms up, Ben Waldman reports. READ MORE
Coronavirus Q&A: Check out Alan Small’s weekly question-and-answers piece on the virus. READ MORE
On this date
On April 27, 1979: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that a Free Press helicopter would tour the principal communities threatened by flooding and take aerial photographs; these would be enlarged and posted with time and location information in the front windows of the Winnipeg Free Press building. Three hundred troops moved in to emptying communities along the Red River to patrol dikes and protect against potential looters. Farmers in the Morris area decried inadequate flood forecasting as they faced devastating losses to their grain and cattle.
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