COVID-19 crisis
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LOCAL – Premier press briefing
Manitoba premier, Brian Pallister, speaks to the media at a press briefing on COVID-19 measures at the Manitoba Legislative Building Friday morning.
April 24th, 2020
Province’s plan: Premier Brian Pallister will announce the plan for reopening Manitoba at a news conference today. On Tuesday, he announced testing criteria have been expanded to anyone with COVID-19 symptoms. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
Bubble approach burst: Chief provincial public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin said the bubble approach — in which people in one household establish an exclusive social circle with another household unit — will not form part of the strategy to reopen the economy. Danielle Da Silva reports. READ MORE
Daily details: Provincial health officials will give their regular weekday briefing on the COVID-19 situation at 1 p.m. No new cases were announced Tuesday.
Weather
Your forecast: Sunny with a high of 18 C and wind from the north — and later the northwest — at 10 km/h.
In case you missed it
Hong Ki-won / Yonhap / The Associated PressSmoke rises from a construction site in Icheon, South Korea on Wednesday. Several workers were killed in the fire, South Korean officials said.
Construction fire kills dozens: At least 36 people were killed in a fire at a construction site near Seoul, South Korea. Ten other people were treated for injuries, and at least four workers are unaccounted for. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Baby for British PM: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s fiancée, Carrie Symonds, has given birth to a baby boy. It’s her first child, while he has four with his second wife, and at least one other child. Johnson returned to work Monday after being hospitalized for COVID-19. READ MORE
Will Blue move up board? TSN draft gurus Duane Forde and Marshall Ferguson think the Bombers might seek a higher pick in Thursday’s CFL draft to target University of North Dakota defensive end Mason Bennett. Mike Sawatzky reports. READ MORE
‘You’re not alone’: In his latest column, Niigaan Sinclair shares one woman’s story of domestic violence. READ MORE
Big expectations: The Free Press spoke with forward Noah Dziver after the Winnipegger was chosen first overall in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League draft. Taylor Allen reports. READ MORE
On this date
On April 29, 1989: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that in Regina, Sask., a female Safeway cashier was fatally stabbed after providing a customer with change and wishing him a nice day; eyewitnesses said there had been no argument or warning before the attack. Federal budget cuts would result in grain freight rates rising by 24 per cent, causing farmers’ costs to jump by $60 million. Ottawa’s spending was seen as out of control; despite hitting Canadians with a $3.6-billion tax bite and cutting $1.545 billion in federal program spending, the government’s spending was expected to increase to a record $142.9 billion.
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