What’s happening today
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland holds a media availability in Ottawa, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Federal finances: Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will deliver the Liberal government’s fall economic statement, which should include a full accounting of pandemic spending and the amount of this year’s deficit, in the House of Commons. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Manitoba’s COVID-19 crisis: The province’s chief public health officer will announce the latest COVID-19 numbers this afternoon. Meanwhile, Malak Abas reports on two Manitoba churches that violated pandemic protocols this weekend. READ MORE
Assassination accusation: A top Iranian security official said at the funeral for military nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh that Israel used “electronic devices” to kill him remotely. Authorities initially said gunmen had fatally shot Fakhrizadeh. Israel has declined to comment on the killing. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Set for star witness: Dr. Alexander Westphal is expected to testify that Alek Minassian is not criminally responsible for a deadly van attack because of his autism. Minassian killed 10 people and injured six by driving onto a Toronto sidewalk. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Sunny with a high of -3 C, a daytime low of -10 C, wind chill as low as -17, and wind from the south at 20 km/h.
In case you missed it
Eva Lania (bottom left) who works in Winnipeg as a nanny, sends much of her paycheque every month to her family in the Philippines. Even as COVID-19 has affected her and her family’s livelihood — both in Winnipeg and overseas — she has continued to provide support across four generations of her family. (Supplied)
Fewer payments amid pandemic: Some newcomers, laid off or working fewer shifts because of the pandemic, have less money to help their families overseas. The pandemic has dried up remittance payments across the world, Malak Abas reports. READ MORE
Still struggling: Photographer Frank Adam lost his mother to COVID-19 — and he nearly lost his own life, too. Adam and his sister’s family of five also contracted the virus. He’s on oxygen after a two-week stay in hospital during which he developed double pneumonia and lung scarring, and lost 20 pounds. Doug Speirs reports. READ MORE
Cook’s column: In her latest piece, Shelley Cook says she hopes people can appreciate what they have and think of some of the moments they enjoyed during what “could easily be considered the worst year ever.” READ MORE
Crews fight fire: Two people were taken to hospital after a fire on McDermot Avenue Sunday night. READ MORE
On this date
On Nov. 30, 1985: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the Manitoba Court of Appeal ruled that a Brandon hotel owner’s racist insults to six Indigenous women did not violate Manitoba’s Human Rights Act. Prime minister Brian Mulroney and the provincial premiers agreed that the provinces must take part in upcoming trade negotiations with the United States. Local CBC and CTV affiliates opposed the possibility of the CRTC approving U.S. television broadcasting in Manitoba to be switched to Detroit broadcasters from the current broadcasters in North Dakota.
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