COVID-19 crisis
JESSE BOILY / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSJESSE BOILY / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSThe Forks in downtown Winnipeg is a favourite destination for tourists. As Brian Pallister ponders opening up the province to visitors from outside the province, public health experts warn that both travellers and locals need to play by pandemic rules.
Afternoon update: Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba’s chief provincial public health officer, will give an update on COVID-19 cases at a news conference today. Meanwhile, epidemiologist Cynthia Carr said she’s uncertain about a proposal to allow people from across Canada to enter Manitoba without having to self-isolate. Danielle Da Silva reports. READ MORE
Bug battle: The first citywide fogging operation in three years is expected to begin in the northwest part of the city at 9:30 p.m. Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
Security-check review sought: Coun. Markus Chambers will introduce a motion at today’s city council meeting to ensure transparency and neutrality in police background checks for board appointees. Coun. Vivian Santos failed a check after being appointed to the police board. Gabrielle Piché reports. READ MORE
Portage Place proposal: Coun. Cindy Gilroy, chairwoman of the property and development committee, will raise a motion to more than double city council’s support for a proposed development that would replace Portage Place mall. Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Sunny with a mix of sun and cloud this afternoon, a high of 30 C, a humidex high of 38, and peak winds from the south at 40 km/h and gusting to 60 in the afternoon.
In case you missed it
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSRobert McDonald in front of his store, Surplus Direct Clothing Outlet, is concerned about cars lined up in front of his business waiting for the nearby drive through COVID-19 testing site.
Long lineup: The owner of a business located next to a busy drive-through COVID-19 testing site says the lineup of vehicles is blocking access to his store. A spokesperson for the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority said changes will be made to the alignment of traffic today to deal with cars lining up on Main Street. Malak Abas reports. READ MORE
Portland mayor gassed at protest: Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, who has faced criticism over the use of tear gas by city police against Black Lives Matter protesters, was tear-gassed by federal agents while in a crowd of protesters. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Drilling down: Jason Bell reports on how the Jets are focusing more on drills than full scrimmages at their summer training camp. READ MORE
On this date
On July 23, 1946: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that federal minister of reconstruction C.D. Howe told Parliament that the country’s housing shortage would worsen, growing to a deficit of 180,000 units by the spring of 1947. In Jerusalem, British polish investigated the King David Hotel bombing, in which 100 people were dead or missing. In Ottawa, under close questioning from members of the House of Commons industrial relations committee, Steel Company of Canada president H.G. Hilton said his company would not concede the forcible checkoff of union dues from employees’ pay envelopes because it would lead to a closed shop.
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