Series sweep
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck shakes hands with Edmonton Oilers goaltender Mike Smith after the Jets eliminated the Oilers following the third overtime period. (Fred Greenslade / The Canadian Press)
Worth the wait: Last night’s game — one of the most memorable in Jets history — ended shortly after 1 a.m. The Jets won the three final games of the series in overtime, and trailed in the third period in games 3 and 4 before tying the score. It was the first playoff sweep for either Jets franchise and the first win over the Oilers after the original Jets lost all six of their series with Edmonton. Jeff Hamilton reports. READ MORE
McIntyre’s mea culpa: In his latest column, Mike McIntyre says he admits he was wrong about the Jets’ chances to beat the Oilers. “I was wrong. Like really, really wrong,” he writes. READ MORE
Awaiting next opponent: The Jets are the third team to advance to the second round of the NHL playoffs and will face the winner of the series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens, which the Leafs lead 2-1. The two teams play for the second consecutive night in Montreal this evening. The Jets have never played either team in the playoffs. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly sunny with increasing cloudiness later this morning, a few showers beginning early this afternoon, a high of 20 C and peak winds from the northwest at 40 km/h gusting to 60 beginning in the late afternoon.
What’s happening today
The medical intensive care unit at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mikaela MacKenzie – POOL
Doctors urge stricter health orders: Six doctors are holding a news conference this morning to call on provincial health officials to implement a stay-at-home order and close all non-essential businesses immediately as COVID-19 patients continue to fill intensive-care units. READ MORE
COVID-19 case numbers: The province will issue a bulletin with the latest COVID-19 numbers, including Winnipeg’s test positivity rate, after not releasing one on Victoria Day. Julia-Simone Rutgers reports. READ MORE
Show’s co-host returns: Michael Hutchinson returned as co-host of CTV Morning Live Winnipeg after opening the May 10 show by saying he “broke the law a little bit” by violating pandemic restrictions the previous weekend. He apologized in a video that was aired on the morning show the next day. Hutchinson did not mention the incident or his return in the opening moments of today’s show. READ MORE
Squires set to speak: Families Minister Rochelle Squires will be holding a morning news conference regarding the Advocate for Children and Youth Act. Squires, a former member of Springs Church, took to Twitter over the long weekend to share her disappointment in the church hosting an event that appeared to violate pandemic health orders. READ MORE
Festival to remember Floyd: A festival is set to take place at the scene of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis to mark the one-year anniversary of his murder, which led to protests and unrest around the U.S. and the world.
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In case you missed it
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS“We’d like to follow the spirit of the law, not simply the letter of it, so we’re not trying to find loopholes and backdoor ways of gathering,” said Corey Hildebrand, pastor of family ministries at the 300-member congregation.
‘Spirit of the law’: A Winkler church is taking its support for health measures and vaccinations more public this week. Brenda Suderman reports READ MORE
‘Histrionics and lies’: In his latest column, Dan Lett says Premier Brian Pallister accusing U.S. President Joe Biden of stopping border states from sending unused COVID-19 vaccine doses to Canada is a “desperate lie.” READ MORE
On this date
On May 25, 1968: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the Manitoba NDP accused the governing Progressive Conservatives of “selling out” the town of Thompson to the International Nickel Company of Canada. The Soviet Union expelled a Canadian assistant military attaché from the country.
Today’s front page
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