COVID-19 crisis
Tribune Media TNSWashing your hands is key to helping stop the spread of bacteria. (Alexander Raths/Dreamstime/TNS)
Hand hygiene: The COVID-19 pandemic is a reminder of how important it is to wash your hands, but history has shown this simple act of hygiene is often ignored. Here is Dan Lett’s latest column. READ MORE
Ontario opens shops: Manitoba’s neighbour to the east began easing restrictions today, with some retail stores opening, the construction industry resuming operations and some surgeries allowed to proceed. Meanwhile, Saskatchewan begins the second phase of its plan to reopen the economy today. READ MORE
Pandemic protest: First Nations protesters opposed to a plan to bring returning workers to the Keeyask project site today were served an injunction by Manitoba Hydro on Monday. Ben Waldman reports. READ MORE
Special celebration: Class of 2020 graduates will miss out on a traditional summer convocation and celebration, but their milestone might be more memorable than most, our latest editorial states. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly sunny with a high of 26 C and humidex of 27. There are strong winds from the south at 30 km/h gusting to 50, increasing to 40 km/h and gusting to 60 later this morning.
More on pandemic
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSUnable to take part in actual races, physiotherapist and endurance athlete Stephanie Roberecki has turned to Zwift, an online training tool, and the Ironman Virtual Club, a free, web-based platform to help athletes train.
Home workouts: Gym members, unable to access the facilities, are finding creative ways to stay fit but missing social training activities such as group classes. Fitness studios have stepped up by providing free, live-streamed classes. Here is Sabrina Carnevale’s latest fitness column. READ MORE
Malls take major hit: Canadian malls collected an average of only 15 per cent of rent payments from tenants this month, down from 25 per cent in April. Ben Waldman reports. READ MORE
Key to sustainable city: In his latest column, Brent Bellamy says public transit will likely be a long-term casualty of the pandemic and high levels of investment are needed to improve service and reduce crowding. READ MORE
Streak snapped: Manitoba went nearly a week without recording a new case of COVID-19. One new case was announced Monday, ending a six-day stretch. READ MORE
In case you missed it
Capt. Richard MacDougall (Wendy Trudel / Supplied)
Snowbirds survivor: Capt. Richard MacDougall, the Snowbirds pilot who survived the weekend crash that killed Capt. Jennifer Casey, was formerly stationed at 17 Wing. Wendy Trudel is a friend of MacDougall’s who took pictures of him and Casey when they were in Winnipeg a week ago. “I was just totally shocked,” she wrote on Facebook about hearing of the crash. “I had tears in my eyes.” Taylor Allen reports. READ MORE
Tick time: Climatic changes in the past decade have made Manitoba more hospitable to the tick that spreads Lyme disease. With camping season upon us, people need to be careful, experts say. Sarah Lawrynuik reports. READ MORE
On this date
On May 19, 1911: The Manitoba Free Press reported that in London, the government was sharply criticized in the House of Lords by the Earl of Selborne for not safeguarding Britain’s interests in the American and Canadian trade reciprocity agreement; it was argued this was the first time in the history of the empire that one party had obtained better terms from a foreign country than had the United Kingdom. A Winnipeg man received a telegram stating that his 17-year-old stepdaughter, who had eloped with a man in Denver, Col., and was wanted by police, had arrived in Winnipeg. A California member of the U.S. House of Representatives said that more Japanese people were leaving Hawaii and the United States than were entering.
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