U.S. election
Carlos Osorio / The Associated PressPeople wanting to be election challengers yell as they look through the windows of the central counting board Wednesday, as police were helping to keep additional challengers from entering due to overcrowding in Detroit.
Biden on brink of win: Two days after the U.S. election, neither candidate has won the required 270 electoral votes, but Biden only needs one of four battleground states — Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina or Pennsylvania — to put him over the top. President Donald Trump must win all four states or flip Arizona, a state multiple media outlets have called for Biden. READ MORE
Protests at voting centres: Early this morning, election officials in Phoenix announced new results that have thinned Biden’s lead over Trump in Arizona. Trump’s campaign has insisted it will win the state, which Fox News and The Associated Press have called for Biden. “Stop the steal,” pro-Trump protesters demanded outside the Maricopa County election centre last night. Earlier, in Detroit, they chanted, “Stop the count.” Elsewhere, thousands of anti-Trump protesters demanded all votes be counted. READ MORE
States still in play: The Associated Press explains which states are still in play and why. READ MORE
Neighbours to the north: Most Canadian politicians, such as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, are “watching very carefully” as U.S. election counts continue. Others, unlikely to ever become prime minister and have to maintain a neutral position on an ally’s elections, said Americans should ask themselves why so many citizens voted for President Donald Trump. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
What’s happening today
COVID-19 crisis: A new drive-thru testing site with the capacity to perform 120 tests daily is set to open in Winkler. The provincial government announced 374 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, including 276 in the Winnipeg region, and two more deaths. Danielle Da Silva reports. READ MORE
Loud protest at legislature: University of Manitoba faculty members will hold a “honk-a-thon rally” at the legislature this afternoon after 80 per cent of members voted to authorize a potential strike. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: A mix of sun and cloud the morning and mainly cloudy this afternoon, with a high of 13 C, a daytime low of 2 C and wind from the south at 40 km/h gusting to 60 this afternoon.
In case you missed it
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSDarlene Jackson, president of the Manitoba Nurses Union.
Requirement delays reinforcements: The Manitoba Nurses Union says a requirement that foreign registered nurses update expired language-proficiency tests is hampering their efforts to find reinforcements for RNs. Many nurses are self-isolating because of COVID-19. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
Positive reviews for open roads: A report found nearly 80 per cent of people surveyed about streets that were limited to vehicle traffic to provide extra space for pedestrians and cyclists amid the pandemic rated their experience as “very positive” or “positive.” Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Nov. 5, 1977: The Winnipeg Free Press reported Mayor Robert Steen lashed out against the Independent Citizens Election’ Committee majority on city council for what he called their short-sighted and unimaginative approach to the reorganization of civic government; Joe Clark’s leadership of the Progressive Conservatives was overwhelmingly endorsed Friday as delegates to the party’s convention set the stage for a unified drive to win the next federal election; Premier Sterling Lyon said Western Canadians do not share the federal government’s “overwhelming preoccupation” with linguistic and cultural affairs.
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