COVID-19 crisis
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSDavid Diamond wears one the masks he and other Korean veterans received from the South Korean government as a gesture of thanks for their service during the Korean War.
Protecting vets from virus: Seventy years after the start of the Korean War, South Korea is sending protective masks to veterans all over the world, including some Winnipeg residents. Danielle Da Silva spoke to two of them. READ MORE
Limited return for some libraries: Starting today, the Millennium, Henderson, and Pembina Trail libraries will allow users to pick up items they have placed on hold. READ MORE
Bail amid travel ban: A man spent seven days in jail because his family’s First Nation is in lockdown because of the pandemic, and his bail had to be paid in cash. “I’m just hoping that nobody else has to go through it, but there are other inmates in there going through it right now,” Geoffrey Greyeyes said. Katie May reports. READ MORE
Nearly ready to roll: Uber has obtained a dispatcher licence and will begin operating in Winnipeg as soon as it has enough drivers, who will be required to use an online checklist to ensure safety precautions amid the pandemic. It appears the ride-hailing company is sticking to its pre-pandemic schedule for launching here, Ben Waldman reports. READ MORE
Density and disease: Affordable housing would reduce overcrowding and limit the spread of future pandemics, Brent Bellamy writes in his latest column. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: A mix of sun and cloud with a 60 per cent chance of showers until about 9 a.m., a 30 per cent chance of showers and risk of a thunderstorm beginning late this afternoon, a high of 29, humidex 37, and wind from the southeast at 15 km/h.
More on pandemic
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSJOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSPaul Taylor, owner of Brickhouse Gym, had hoped to take advantage of the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance program but is concerned about the program’s funding limitations.
Rent relief program riles: The owner of two local gyms says the high standard for revenue decline prevents him from accessing Ottawa’s small business rent relief initiative, and the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says he’s not alone. Danielle Da Silva reports. READ MORE
Creativity amid crisis: In his latest column, Doug Speirs looks at some of the ingenious ways businesses and organizations are reminding people to keep their distance as they reopen from the pandemic lockdown. READ MORE
Opportunity for activity: The pandemic has shown the need for active transportation, and it’s time it was more than an afterthought, our latest editorial states. READ MORE
Afternoon update: Manitoba health officials will give an update on the COVID-19 situation at 1 p.m. No new cases of the virus were announced Sunday. READ MORE
Busy filling bottles: Innotech Nutrition Solutions was among the first local companies to answer Health Canada’s call for licensed producers of health products to make hand sanitizer. Innotech employs about 40 people at its Winnipeg facility and has been busy working to meet the demand. Willy Williamson reports. READ MORE
Civil unrest
David J. Phillip / The Associated PressBryan Smart plants American flags along Hillcroft Ave. as he walks toward The Fountain of Praise church Sunday, in Houston, Texas.
Final memorial for Floyd: A six-hour viewing of George Floyd’s casket is taking place today in his hometown of Houston, the final stop in a series of public memorials for the man killed by police during his arrest in Minneapolis last month. His funeral will be Tuesday. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Ex-cop in court: Derek Chauvin, the since-fired police officer recorded kneeling on Floyd’s neck, is today scheduled to make his first court appearance since the charge against him was upgraded to second-degree murder. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Disbanding department: A majority of the members of the Minneapolis city council said Sunday they support disbanding its police department. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
On this date
On June 8, 1923: The Manitoba Free Press reported that in Ottawa, the conflict that had been going on for months between power company interests “seeking to invade the national parks” and groups who wanted to keep the parks as they were came to ahead, and the expectation was that the power interests would win, thus setting a precedent that would make it difficult in the future to protect parks against plans for exploitation. In Geneva, Switzerland, the temporary armament committee of the League of Nations finished its discussions but without coming to a vote; a compromise was sought between British and French plans for disarmament.
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