COVID-19 crisis
The Parliament buildings are seen in Ottawa, Monday, April 27, 2020. In addition to one limited in person session, Parliament is scheduled to begin sitting virtually twice a week Tuesday in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Government to be grilled: With the House of Commons convening for its weekly in-person sitting, the Liberal government will be questioned about its handling of the pandemic, including the amount of funding announced for farmers. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
A matter of comfort: As the province reopens its economy and eases precautionary measures, some people think it’s too soon to get back to any sense of normal. “I, personally, am not going to go out and do anything. I go out once a week if I need groceries, and that’s it,” Caliegh Stamm said. “And I’m mentally prepared to do that for a year.” Julia-Simone Rutgers reports. READ MORE
Training top athletes: Jodian Self is working with star NHL and NBA players from the comfort of her Winnipeg home. She trains them in joga — yoga tailored for professional athletes. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
Gimli event goes online: Instead of screening movies on the beach, the Gimli Film Festival will go online this summer through an on-demand viewing platform. Randall King reports. READ MORE
Help with homework: University of Winnipeg education students are tutoring children online. The program started because of concerns about the additional stresses families are facing during the pandemic. Malak Abas reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly sunny with a high of 13 C and wind from the north at 10 km/h increasing to 15 km/h in the early afternoon.
In other news
BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESAn aerial of Winnipeg’s James Armstrong Richardson International Airport. A Winnipeg city council committee is divided in a debated plan to allow home construction closer to the airport.
Plans may be in holding pattern: City council was supposed to vote today on amending restrictions on residential development around the airport, but that might not happen. Three local media outlets are reporting the Winnipeg Airports Authority has asked the Manitoba Municipal Board to review the proposed amendments.
Repatriating remains: A special ceremony will be held at the Canadian Forces Base in Trenton, Ont., to return the remains of Sub-Lt. Abbigail Cowbrough, who was among six service members killed in a helicopter crash off the coast of Greece. The other five will be represented at the ceremony by military headgear placed on pillows. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Farewell, curly fries: The city’s last Arby’s location — shuttered during the pandemic — won’t be reopening, Kildonan Place Shopping Centre confirmed Tuesday. It became the chain’s lone restaurant in Manitoba after the Polo Park location closed nearly three years ago. READ MORE
On this date
On May 6, 1940: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the air training construction program in Manitoba would receive $4 million from the federal government; it would include one overhaul plant and up to eight training schools. In Winnipeg, a house was destroyed and five people were injured when lightning struck their home while they were dining. British prime minister Neville Chamberlain’s cabinet was expected to survive pressure in Parliament as Chamberlain promised immediate and effective coordination of the nation’s fighting services. The guns of British warships pounded German positions around the Norwegian port of Narvik. Fighting in the Second World War threatened to spread into southeastern Europe.
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