What’s happening today
CPFamily members perform last rites for a person who died of COVID-19 as funeral pyres of other victims burn on the outskirts of Bengaluru, India. (Aijaz Rahi / The Associated Press)
Record infections in India: India has broken its record for the most new COVID-19 cases in one day, with 412,262. It’s the second time India has surpassed 400,000 cases. The country has reported more than 21 million cases and 230,168 deaths, but experts believe the actual numbers are higher. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Getting icebreaker built: The federal government is expected to announce its plan to build a long-overdue heavy icebreaker for the Canadian Coast Guard. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Curling continues: Team Canada, represented by Kerri Einarson’s Gimli squad, faces Denmark and Japan at the world women’s curling championship in Calgary. Canada has won four consecutive games after going 1-5 to start round robin play. Mike Sawatzky reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Sunny, becoming a mix of sun and cloud later this morning, with wind chill as low as -5, a 30 per cent chance of showers this afternoon, a high of 10 C and peak winds from the north at 40 km/h gusting to 60.
In case you missed it
CPWinnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck, top, celebrates a 4-0 shutout over the Calgary Flames in Calgary on Wednesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Larry MacDougal
Jets end slump, clinch spot: The Winnipeg Jets clinched a playoff berth with a shutout road win against the Calgary Flames Wednesday night, ending a seven-game losing streak. Jeff Hamilton reports. READ MORE
Demand for doses: Immunization providers say they aren’t worried about doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine going to waste, but one local pharmacist said some people have cancelled appointments. The pharmacist thinks the cancellations are linked to reports of a rare blood clot. Erik Pindera and Dylan Robertson report. READ MORE
Report recommends sale: A report recommends the city sell vacant land it nearly traded away in an infamous fire hall land swap deal. Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
On this date
On May 6, 1947: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Saul Scharfstein of the Fort Rouge Jobbing Company was fined $2,500 and costs in provincial court in connection with a sugar black market after he pleaded guilty to five charges of contravening wartime prices and trade board regulations. May and July futures for Winnipeg rye hit new all-time highs at $3.45 and $3.26, respectively. In Holland, Canada’s liberation of the country from Nazi occupation was commemorated.
Today’s front page
Get the full story: Read today’s e-edition of the Winnipeg Free Press READ MORE
|
