What’s happening today
THE CANADIAN PRESS FILES/Lars HagbergMilitary nurses are set to begin working in Manitoba hospitals as of Friday, while air force personnel will help transport COVID-19 patients to other jurisdictions.
Military joins Manitoba’s COVID-19 battle: Military nurses are set to begin working in Manitoba hospitals, while air force personnel will help transport COVID-19 patients to other jurisdictions. The deployment is set to last four weeks. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
Quebec curfew: Quebec will lift its COVID-19 curfew, which has been in place since Jan. 9, at 9:30 p.m. ET as the province begins relaxing pandemic measures. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Filibuster fight: Republicans in the U.S. Senate are set to use a filibuster to block the creation of a bipartisan commission to probe the Capitol Hill insurrection. A vote on the procedural motion was postponed on Thursday because of delays involving an unrelated bill. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Sunny with a high of 20 C and wind from the south at 10 km/h increasing to 40 km/h and gusting to 60.
What’s happening this weekend
Steve Russell – Toronto StarMontreal Canadiens center Nick Suzuki (14) and Montreal Canadiens right wing Cole Caufield (22) celebrate after scoring the overtime winner as the Toronto Maple Leafs fall to the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 in overtime in game five of their first round NHL play-off series at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. May 27, 2021.
First game with fans: The Winnipeg Jets could learn which team they will be facing in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs after the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Canadiens face off in Montreal on Saturday evening. The Leafs lead the series 3-2 after the Canadiens won in overtime last night. Game 6 will be the first NHL match in Canada with any fans in attendance since March 2020. READ MORE
Revised pandemic restrictions: Updated pandemic health orders that take effect at 12:01 a.m. Saturday include ”increased requirements” for shopping malls to manage access and capacity and eliminate gatherings. The orders also require employers to allow employees to work from home as much possible. Larry Kusch reports. READ MORE
In case you missed it
The former Kamloops Indian Residential School is seen on Tk’emlups te Secwépemc First Nation in Kamloops, B.C. on Thursday, May 27, 2021. The remains of 215 children have been found buried on the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Snucins
Remains at residential school: The remains of 215 children have been found on the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C. Chief Rosanne Casimir of Tk’emlups te Secwépemc First Nation said it’s believed the deaths are undocumented. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Telephone town hall: The provincial government held the first of four telephone town halls on its proposal to overhaul the education system. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
More jail time for tycoon: Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to more jail time for his role in a protest in 2019. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
On this date
On May 28, 1998: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that a U.S. manufacturer that produced albumin, a blood protein widely distributed in Canada, used rejected blood products. Hundreds sang hymns and children presented bouquets in honour of Patriarch Barthlomew I of Constantinople’s visit to Winnipeg. A new eatery offering crepes and croissants was set to open in the middle pf the Provencher Bridge.
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