What you need to know
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSPremier Brian Pallister speaks at the Manitoba Legislarure on it’s 100th birthday Wednesday.
Taking care of businesses: Manitoba announced on Wednesday it’s expanding its back-to-work subsidy so cash-starved employers will be reimbursed for up to 10 additional workers and the province will now reimburse half of all wages for those newly hired to Oct. 31. Premier Brian Pallister said: “We must do everything we can to help them be self-sufficient again.” Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
Police board criticized: After being denied security clearance required for a seat on the Winnipeg Police Board, and not told why her clearance was withheld, city councillor Vivian Santos says she may rescind her resignation. She posted to Twitter: “I do feel that the Winnipeg police have acted arbitrarily and have denied me procedural fairness.” Danielle DaSilva reports. READ MORE
Your forecast
There will be a mix of sun and cloud today with wind from the northwest at 30 km/h in the morning. The high will be 27 C, with a Humidex of 30.
In case you missed it:
Patrik Laine scored 28 goals and had 35 assists in 68 games. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press)
Up close with Laine: Patrik Laine is back in Winnipeg and the Jets sniper told sports columnist Mike McIntyre on Wednesday he’s trying to get the rust out after a four-month pause due to coronavirus: “It’s kind of hard to see myself playing playoff hockey in two weeks, but just try to make the most out of it and try to be as well prepared as I and as we can.” READ MORE
Legislative building centennial: There was plenty of pomp and ceremony yesterday as Manitoba marked the 100th anniversary of the opening of the legislative building. Lt.-Gov. Janice Filmon said: “On that summer day in 1920, Manitoba was getting back to normal after the devastating pandemic flu of 1918-1919, and today, we are carefully moving into our new normal.” Larry Kusch reports. READ MORE
Online-only butcher: Emerging out of the pandemic is Winnipeg’s first online-only fresh butcher shop, The Meat Company. As reporter Nadya Pankiw writes, it’s a no-brainer. Shoppers are more likely to purchase groceries online and have food delivered or picked up, dissolving worries surrounding physical-distancing, mask-wearing, and hand-sanitizing. READ MORE
Portage Place threatened: The $400-million Portage Place redevelopment may not go ahead unless it gets a total of $60 million in public funding from different levels of government. On Wednesday, council’s executive policy committee approved $5 million of Winnipeg’s $20-million share of the funding request. Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
On this date
On July 16, 1886: At the East Brandon Conservative Convention, George Winters received the nomination; a large number of the Liberals in Oak River formed the Oak River Liberal Association; an extradition treatybetween Great Britain and the United States was signed by Lord Roseberry and. Minister Phelps.
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