What’s happening today
There has been a spike in new cases and an alarming increase in the number of deaths, a trend that speaks to the quality and quantity of the provincial government’s response, Lett says. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press files)
COVID-19 in care homes: Two Winnipeg Regional Health Authority executives are holding a news conference to provide an update on the personal care homes situation later this morning. The province announced a total of nine deaths at Winnipeg care homes and assisted-living seniors residences Wednesday and Thursday. READ MORE
Cases still spiking: Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba’s chief public health officer, is scheduled to give an update on the latest COVID-19 numbers this afternoon. The provincial government announced 474 new cases Thursday — the second-highest tally to date — and a record-tying nine deaths. Danielle Da Silva reports. READ MORE
Federal funds: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to announce hundreds of millions of dollars for provinces to use for skills training. He is also expected to urge premiers to put tougher pandemic restrictions in place. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Serial killer Sutcliffe dies: Serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, known as the Yorkshire Ripper, has died in prison. He was arrested in 1981 and convicted of murdering 13 women after one of the biggest police investigations in British history. Some news organizations are reporting Sutcliffe refused treatment after testing positive for COVID-19. READ MORE
Beijing congratulates Biden: China became one of the last major countries to congratulate Joe Biden for winning the U.S. presidency earlier today. “We respect the choice of the American people,” a foreign ministry spokesman said. “We congratulate Mr. Biden and Ms. Harris.” Relations between the two countries are at their lowest level since before the U.S. recognized Beijing’s communist government decades ago. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly sunny with a high of -1 C, a daytime low of -10 C, wind chill as low as -18 this morning and peak winds from the south at 30 km/h beginning this afternoon.
In case you missed it
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSIzzy Marquez, University of Manitoba Bisons basketball player, practises in her backyard.
Strange semester: Sports reporter Taylor Allen spoke with freshmen university student-athletes about their unusual first semester. All in-person team activities are on hold because of the pandemic. READ MORE
Sending students to school: More parents are choosing remote learning for their children to reduce the risk of catching COVID-19, but others don’t have that option. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Nov. 13, 1944: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that a Berlin radio spokesman said that Germany would not repeat the surrender of 1918 and announced that Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had felt compelled to pass on to Heinrich Himmler the task of rallying the German nation for the final phase of the Second World War. In Winnipeg, St. Matthews Anglican Church, a landmark at St. Matthews Avenue and Maryland Street since 1913, had been gutted by fire. In Ottawa, the former minister of defence said Canada would likely experience troop shortages by the end of the year; the prime minister’s office offered no comment in response.
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