COVID-19 crisis
Record case counts: The Manitoba government will announce the latest COVID-19 numbers this afternoon. The province reported 124 new cases Tuesday, the most announced in one day. Ninety-five of the cases are in Winnipeg, also a record. Danielle Da Silva reports. READ MORE
Spike in home schooling: The number of home-schooled children in Manitoba has doubled from the end of September 2019. Sara Verwymeren and her husband decided to keep their two school-age children at home because universal remote learning wasn’t offered through the school system. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
First Nations cases ‘concerning’: Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Grand Chief Arlen Dumas says increasing COVID-19 cases on First Nations are “a wake-up call for all of us” and that “a bit of apathy” crept in after strict pandemic measures were imposed. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Cloudy, with rain ending early this afternoon, a high of 8 C, and peak winds from the north at 40 km/h and gusting to 60 beginning this afternoon.
What’s happening today
HANDOUT / RCMPRCMP officers search in Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation.
Update on investigation: Manitoba RCMP will release more information about human remains found in Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation in August at a news conference this morning.
Opioid deaths overlooked, group says: An organization is placing 182 empty shoes on the legislative grounds to show how many people are dying each year from drug overdoses. Overdose Awareness Manitoba is holding a rally at noon to urge the provincial government not to forget about the opioid crisis.
Sentencing hearing for sexual abuse: The sentencing hearing for a man convicted of sexually abusing his girlfriend’s young daughter will continue today, with submissions from the defence. The Crown is seeking a 25-year sentence, saying the man convinced his girlfriend to “sacrifice her four-year-old daughter to his insatiable and grotesque sexual appetite.” READ MORE
Confirmation hearings conclude: Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett will be questioned by U.S. senators in a third and final day of confirmation hearings. Barrett declined to say Tuesday whether she would recuse herself from any election-related cases involving the 2020 presidential election. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Plea in shooting deaths: John Brittain, 69, is expected to plead guilty to three counts of first-degree murder and one count of second-degree murder after four people were fatally shot in Penticton, B.C., in April 2019. The victims were neighbours of Brittain’s ex-wife. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
In case you missed it
Thiadric Hansen, pictured playing for the Blue Bombers against the B.C. Lions last August, is currently playing for the Wroclaw Panthers of the Liga Futbolu Amerykanskiego (LFA) in Poland. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Pigskin success in Poland: With the CFL shut down for 2020 because of the pandemic, former Blue Bombers defensive end Thiadric Hansen is putting up impressive numbers with the Wroclaw Panthers, a team in Poland. He said he hopes to return to the Bombers if there’s a 2021 CFL season. Taylor Allen reports. READ MORE
Lawsuit filed against PPC, Fletcher: A Winnipeg man is suing the People’s Party of Canada and former candidate Steven Fletcher. Oumer Kinnarath, who is seeking $1.3 million in damages, claims a local branch of the party posted a picture on social media labelling him a “terrorist.” The lawsuit also states Fletcher made “defamatory statements” in the media after Kinnarath told the Free Press he planned to take legal action. Fletcher said Tuesday he stands by his comments. Dean Pritchard reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Oct. 14, 1932: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that pride in the old family name sealed the lips of John A. Machray, K.C., for 10 years after he learned he was short $500,000 of trust funds; this information as well as Machray’s hopes for a turn in his financial fortunes over the years, came to light during a royal commission. Captain R.E. Oliver, of the British steamer Bright Fan, which was the first shipwreck in the newly organized Hudson Bay and straight grain route, predicted a bright future for the port of Churchill. Roughly 150 northern farmers, members of the Farmers’ Unity league, were near the end of their march as they camped near the outskirts of Winnipeg.
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