Coronavirus crisis
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives to address Canadians on the COVID-19 situation from Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Wednesday, March 25, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Trudeau talking with other leaders: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will discuss the global impact of the pandemic in a video conference with fellow G20 leaders today. READ MORE
‘False hope’ for news media: In a column, Free Press publisher Bob Cox says the prime minister lied when he said the Liberal government was announcing “new measures to support” journalism. READ MORE
Season-ticket renewals: True North Sports & Entertainment, which owns the Winnipeg Jets, says some season-ticket holders set to pay amid the pandemic won’t have to. The revised timeline for payments hasn’t been finalized, Jason Bell reports. READ MORE
Daily details: Manitoba Health officials will give their regular update on COVID-19 cases this morning, one day after the number of confirmed or presumptive cases increased from 21 to 35. Carol Sanders and Sarah Lawrynuik report on how some are questioning the criteria for testing. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Cloudy with a 60 per cent chance of flurries this morning, a high of 2 C, wind from the south at 20 km/h and wind chill as low as -14 this morning.
More on the virus
Daniel Crump / Winnipeg Free Press FilesThe Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra’s planned spring tour of the Netherlands and Belgium was postponed after Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte extended the country’s ban on public gatherings Monday.
Concert tour cancelled: The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra’s spring tour of the Netherlands and Belgium has been nixed. Alan Small reports. READ MORE
COVID-19 threatens culture: In his latest column, Niigaan Sinclair says Indigenous communities are in a race to save their elders, but they need help. READ MORE
‘It’s eerie’: Stadiums remain empty on what was supposed to be the opening day of the Major League Baseball season. There have been no reports of any MLB players testing positive for COVID-19. READ MORE
Aid plan passes Senate: In Washington, the Senate unanimously passed the biggest economic relief bill in U.S. history late last night. “Pray for one another, for all of our families and for our country,” Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said. READ MORE
In other news
Rockets strike zone: At least two rockets struck an area of Baghdad where Iraq’s government and the U.S. Embassy are located. There have been several such attacks this month, but the previous one was more than a week ago. READ MORE
Apartment fire: One person was taken to hospital in critical condition and a second person was hurt after a fire in an apartment building on Dalhousie Drive Wednesday evening.
On this date
On March 26, 1957: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the Manitoba government would spend an increased $10 million on services in the 1957-58 fiscal year without any major change in tax rates. In Ottawa, health minister Paul Martin said the federal government had eased its requirements that at least six provinces must have adequate hospital insurance plans in operation before federal financial aid would be forthcoming. Manitoba premier D.L. Campbell was unhappy about Free Press coverage, admitting on the record in the legislature that of the two major dailies in Winnipeg, only the Tribune did a good job covering the legislature’s proceedings.
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