What’s happening today
MATT ROURKE / ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTOThe Manitoba government says it’s waiting for Ottawa to detail when the province will get shots in the right formula; the new age group requires a dose that is one-quarter the size of the one adults get.
Vaccines for children: Many Manitoba parents are relieved to hear Health Canada has approved Moderna COVID vaccine shots for children between the ages of six months and five years old. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
Need for addictions care: A man’s death one day after he sought detox treatment at Brandon’s hospital but was unable to get it highlights the urgent need for a sobering centre in western Manitoba, says his mother. The Brandon Sun reports. READ MORE
Trumps due in court: Donald Trump, along with two of his adult children, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump, are set to face questioning under oath today in a New York civil investigation into their business practices. Donald Trump reportedly rescheduled a North Carolina rally that was to be held today. The Associated Press has a look at what it means under U.S. law to “plead the fifth.” READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly sunny today, with a high of 30 C, Humidex of 35 and UV index of 8 or very high.
What’s happening this weekend
DARRYL DYCK / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILESWinnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros had arguably his best game of the season.
Gridiron greats: The unbeaten Winnipeg Blue Bombers face the unbeaten Calgary Stampeders tonight at Investors Group field. The clubs are a combined 9-0 heading into the Week 6 matchup. Taylor Allen and Jeff Hamilton report. READ MORE
CCR legend in concert: John Fogerty takes the stage at Canada Life Centre on Sunday at 8 p.m. READ MORE
In case you missed it
Winnipeg police talk to the lead driver in a convoy of COVID-19 mandate protest trucks as they head home Wednesday, February 23, 2022. Protesters opposing COVID-19 restrictions who blocked off streets in downtown Winnipeg earlier this year cost police nearly half a million dollars.THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Costly protest: The prolonged demonstrations in Winnipeg earlier this year against COVID-19 regulations, in which protesters blocked off downtown streets and blared horns for weeks, resulted in nearly $500,000 in policing costs. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Forcibly sterilized: According to Sen. Yvonne Boyer, hundreds of women in northern Manitoba were sterilized against their will, and the Senate human rights committee is calling for forced and coerced sterilization to be made a criminal offence. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
On this date
On July 15, 1968: The Winnipeg Free Press reported ships were once again moving through the St. Lawrence Seaway after workers agreed to a 19 per cent wage hike over three years, and ended a costly strike that had lasted since June 21. Units of the Soviet armed forces involved in Warsaw Pact manouevres left Czechslovakia for East Germany and Poland. In Paris, sporadic clashes between police and young demonstrators punctuated Bastille Day celebrations in the Latin Quarter. READ MORE
Today’s front page
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