COVID-19 crisis
Graham Hughes / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILESFuneral home workers remove a body from Residence Yvon-Brunet, a long-term care home in Montreal, Que., in April.
Death details: The archaic way Canada records deaths means we could be missing out on important COVID-19 data, some health experts say. Comparing the total number of deaths to previous years could offer more insight, The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Public transit poll: Winnipeggers are less likely than residents of other Canadian cities to describe public transit as “a critical service,” but a majority think the system needs a federal bailout to get through the pandemic. Dylan Robertson reports on the poll commissioned by the Amalgamated Transit Union. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Sunny, with a mix of sun and cloud starting in the late afternoon, wind up to 15 km/h and wind chill as low as -10 this morning.
Manitoba milestone
The province has posted a printable Manitoba flag colouring page for kids on its website. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press)
Marking Manitoba’s birthday: Today marks 150 years since Manitoba became Canada’s fifth province. In her latest column, Melissa Martin says residents should take a moment to celebrate. READ MORE
Bank building: On the eve of the anniversary, the Manitoba Metis Federation and BMO Financial Group announced a deal has been reached to sell the historic bank building at Portage and Main and turn it into a heritage centre. Meanwhile, MMF president David Chartrand wrote a column about Manitoba 150. READ MORE
In other news
Snowbirds set to soar: The Snowbirds — the Canadian Armed Forces’ aerobatics team — is scheduled to fly above Winnipeg’s hospitals starting at 9:30 a.m. as part of a national tour to boost morale during the pandemic. The jets are set to land in Brandon at about 10:30 a.m. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
More fires Monday: Firefighters battled three residential fires Monday night, on Flora and Alfred avenues in the North End and on Lipton Street in the West End. Earlier Monday, crews were busy fighting nine fires in a four-block radius in the North End within six hours. Those nine fires are considered suspicious. READ MORE
Arguments over accountability: The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments today in U.S. President Donald Trump’s bid to keep his tax and financial records private, in a case that could affect the election campaign. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
On this date
On May 12, 2000: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the city of Selkirk was shocked when a 72-year-old woman was shot dead in her truck by an 80-year-old ex-companion who fired from his sixth-floor balcony with a high-powered rifle; the man then fatally shot himself. CBC Manitoba stood to lose 53 out of 126 television jobs under a dramatic budget-saving reorganization. Faculties and departments at the University of Manitoba expected to to make deep budget cuts as a result of the provincial budget.
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