What’s happening today
A body is removed from Residence Herron, a long-term care home in Dorval, Que., Saturday, April 11, 2020. A new study suggests Canada has vastly underestimated how many people have died from COVID-19 and says the number could be two times higher than reported. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Deaths might be double: A new study commissioned by the Royal Society of Canada says the number of Canadians who have died from COVID-19 might be twice as high as reported. The extent of “likely missed” fatalities varies by province, and there are gaps in available data, the lead of the study’s working group said. Cause-of-death data from British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba is only complete into February 2020. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Provincial program: Two provincial cabinet ministers, two grand chiefs and a representative from the Manitoba Metis Federation are holding a news conference about the Indigenous court worker program this morning. READ MORE
G20 ministers meet: Cabinet ministers from G20 countries are meeting to discuss how to better co-operate on distributing COVID-19 vaccines and stopping climate change, among other matters. The meeting is in Italy, but some ministers are participating virtually. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Round’s final matches: England and Germany will meet in one of the most highly anticipated matches since the knockout phase began at the Euro 2020 soccer tournament. The game kicks off at 11 a.m. CT. Sweden and Ukraine will play the final game in the Round of 16 at 2 p.m. CT. The winners advance to the quarter-finals. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Sunny with a high of 30 C, humidex of 33 and wind from the west at 10 km/h.
In case you missed it
Tribune Media TNSTampa Bay Lightning centre Yanni Gourde celebrates his goal. (Dirk Shadd / Tampa Bay Times / TNS)
Lopsided win by Lightning: The Tampa Bay Lightning struck often in beating the Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final last night. READ MORE
Info ‘does not exist,’ CEO says: Manitoba Hydro CEO Jay Grewal says it’s “verging on offensive” for a coalition of consumers to say the utility is withholding requested data from the Public Utilities Board. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
Dog deemed dangerous: A Siberian husky that killed two smaller pets at a doggie daycare last month has been designated as “dangerous.” The dog’s owner is appealing the decision. Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
Bettman on Blackhawks scandal: In his latest column, Mike McIntyre says NHL commissioner Gary Bettman’s ignoring the sexual-assault scandal surrounding the Chicago Blackhawks in a prepared speech Monday was “a stunning act of tone-deaf defiance.” READ MORE
On this date
On June 29, 1921: The Manitoba Free Press reported that Hoshi Mitsunaga, head of a leading press organization in Asia, said while Japan supported the efforts of the League of Nations, “Newspapers are the greatest sources of information for peace.” Sir Ernest Shackleton, leader of an expedition that came within 500 miles of the South Pole in 1907-09, and who made an expedtion to the area in 1914-16, was headed back to Antarctica.
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