Coronavirus crisis
Jonathan Hayward / THE CANADIAN PRESSOfficials gather at the entrance of a plane carrying Canadians back from Wuhan, China, on the tarmac at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Touchdown in Trenton: Canadians will spend two weeks in quarantine at a military base in Trenton, Ont., after a flight from Wuhan, where the virus originated, landed today. The federal government, which chartered the flight, said 34 of the plane’s 176 passengers are minors. READ MORE
Passengers test positive: Five more Canadians on a cruise ship off the coast of Japan tested positive for the new coronavirus and will be quarantined till Feb. 19. Sixty-one of the ship’s passengers have tested positive, including seven Canadians. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Sunny with a high of -18 C, wind at 10 km/h, wind chill as low as -36 this morning, and a risk of frostbite. There’s a 30 per cent chance of light snow late tonight and overnight.
What’s happening today
Andrew Harnik / The Associated PressDemocratic presidential candidate former South Bend, Ind., mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks at a campaign stop at the Merrimack American Legion, onThursday.
Democratic debate: Seven Democratic U.S. presidential candidates will debate in Manchester, N.H., tonight, ahead of the state’s primary Tuesday. Meanwhile, the final results of the Iowa caucuses have been released but are “riddled with errors and inconsistencies,” as the New York Times put it. READ MORE
Police station plans: A report that will be discussed at a meeting of the property, planning and development committee said the city department is reconsidering its plan to build the proposed North District station and archive facility on the same property. READ MORE
In case you missed it
(AP Photo/Scott Kane)Winnipeg Jets’ Andrew Copp, centre, celebrates after scoring during the third period against the St. Louis Blues, Thursday in St. Louis.
Jets beat Blues: Goalie Connor Hellebuyck made 35 saves as the Jets snapped a four-game road losing streak in St. Louis last night. “It’s hard not to think about how meaningful those points are. That’s a huge win,” Jets defenceman Nathan Beaulieu said. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
Manitoba skips meeting: Brian Pallister is taking some time off instead of joining a delegation of premiers at a meeting of the National Governors Association in Washington, D.C. NDP finance critic Mark Wasyliw said Pallister should have structured his vacation time so he could attend the summit and talk trade. Larry Kusch reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Feb. 7, 1947: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that a second winter storm within a week had paralyzed western Canada and Manitoba; supplies of coal and food were running low in many districts, highways were blocked and snowplows had broken down, while in Winnipeg, deliverymen of the post office, stores and bread and milk companies struggled to make deliveries. The City of Winnipeg faced a deficit of $1 million in the coming year. READ MORE
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