What’s happening today
Face masks are mandatory on Winnipeg Transit. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press files)
COVID-19 crisis: Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba’s chief public health officer, is expected to give one of his regular news conferences on the pandemic this afternoon. The province announced 40 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, including 31 in Winnipeg. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
Restaurant reopens: The McDonald’s at 1501 St. Mary’s Rd. reopened early today after it was shut down and sanitized. An employee who last worked there Thursday night told the restaurant on Tuesday that they’d tested positive. READ MORE
Eviction moratorium ends: Pandemic-related protections for renters expired today. Katie May reports. READ MORE
Infrastructure bank’s investment plans: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna and Michael Sabia — the new chairman of the Canada Infrastructure Bank — will announce the areas in which the bank intends to invest billions in projects aimed at creating jobs and fighting climate change. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Soldiers killed in Kashmir: India’s army says three soldiers were killed and four were wounded when Pakistani soldiers fired mortar rounds and other weapons in the disputed Kashmir region. Two of the three wars between India and Pakistan — both nuclear-armed nations — were fought over Kashmir. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: A mix of sun and cloud on this first day of October, with a 30 per cent chance of showers in the morning and afternoon, a high of 8 C, and wind from the north at 20 km/h gusting to 40.
In case you missed it
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSArthur Ray, who uses a motorized wheelchair to get around, is frustrated MPI is only offering him $2,000 for his damaged wheelchair, which he says would cost $3,000 to replace.
Covering wheelchair cost: A senior whose motorized wheelchair was damaged when it was hit by a vehicle has been stuck at home for three months because he says MPI’s compensation offer won’t cover a replacement. “It doesn’t matter how much I paid or what it cost a year ago,” Arthur Ray said. “I lost a piece of my property, and that property is more expensive in today’s value.” Ben Waldman reports. READ MORE
High school hockey: The commissioner of the Winnipeg High School Hockey League says he’s told some school divisions they have until Friday to decide whether they will participate this season. Mike Sawatzky reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Oct. 1, 1941: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that two RAF planes piloted by Canadians — one by Flt.-Lt. Anderson, of Winnipeg, and the other by Sgt. J.K. Abbott, or Montreal — bombed and set afire two German supply ships in a convoy off the Netherlands. German forces fought their way to a point roughly seven miles south of Perekop, on the isthmus leading to Crimea, and appeared to be threatening Kharkov. In Winnipeg, a rise in the price of milk authorized by the federal wartime prices and trade board meant the price of a quart of milk would go up by one cent to 12 cents. In New York, the Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-2 in the opening game of the World Series.
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