What’s happening today
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSThe medical intensive care unit at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020.Winnipeg Free Press 2020
Set to transfer to Saskatchewan: A Manitoba COVID-19 patient is set to be transferred to an intensive care unit in Saskatchewan today to ease the burden on our overwhelmed hospitals. Saskatchewan health officials say as many as five Manitoba patients could be transferred to ICUs in that province. One patient at a time is expected to be transferred. Katie May reports. READ MORE
COVID-19 news conference: The provincial government is scheduled to hold its regular Wednesday COVID-19 news conference, which is usually about vaccines. Manitoba — Canada’s COVID-19 hot spot — is less than two weeks away from having partially vaccinated 70 per cent of its eligible adult population. Danielle Da Silva reports. READ MORE
Reports to be released: Canada’s auditor general will release pandemic-related audits on Ottawa’s efforts to buy medical supplies for provincial governments and on its support to Indigenous communities. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Cloudy this morning and clearing this afternoon, with a high of 11 C and wind from the north at 20 km/h.
In case you missed it
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSLeo Dame placed a bet Saturday that the Jets would win the series, but PlayNow, run by Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries, cancelled his bet citing incorrect odds.
Winning wager was cancelled: A Winnipeg Jets fan is furious after his online bet for the team to win its first-round series with the Oilers was cancelled because incorrect odds were given. The Jets went on to win the next two games and the series. “It was the sickest feeling I’ve ever had watching a team that I love,” Leo Dame said. Cody Sellar reports. READ MORE
‘Controversial topics’: Senior administrators at Steinbach Regional Secondary School have asked teachers to refrain from having “conversations or debates” about young Manitobans being eligible for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
Some trials suspended: Manitoba’s provincial court is suspending all out-of-custody trials until at least June 21 because of the pandemic situation. READ MORE
On this date
On May 26, 1978: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that a brief but violent rain storm with lightning, hail and high winds caused widespread damage in the Winnipeg area and flooded several city streets. Winnipeg’s cable companies said they would seek approval to introduce satellite service to provide all Manitoba communities with seven-channel television. A strike by more than 6,000 nurses was averted when a tentative agreement between the nurses’ union and provincial representatives was reached.
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