What’s happening today
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSDr. Brent Roussin, chief provincial public health officer, acknowledged Tuesday he’s running out of “targeted tools” to fight the pandemic in the provincial capital.
COVID-19 cases: Dr. Brent Roussin, the province’s chief public health officer, is expected to hold a news conference to announce the latest coronavirus numbers this afternoon. The province reported 146 new cases Wednesday, breaking a record set Tuesday. Danielle Da Silva reports. READ MORE
Demand for WE documents: Another marathon meeting of the House of Commons’ ethics committee is expected in Ottawa today, as opposition MPs seek to revive their investigation into the WE Charity affair. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Duelling town halls replace debate: U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden, who had been scheduled to debate tonight, will instead take part in separate televised town hall events. Trump backed out of the debate when organizers announced it would be a virtual event because he had contracted COVID-19. Trump’s town hall will air on NBC at the same time as Biden’s — which was scheduled first — on ABC. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Unprecedented protest: A strict new state of emergency has been declared in Bangkok, Thailand’s capital, after a protest in which demonstrators heckled a royal motorcade. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Kyrgyzstan’s leader to quit: Kyrgyzstan president Sooronbai Jeenbekov announced he will resign after a parliamentary election earlier this month that the opposition says was tainted. Kyrgyzstan, one of the poorest former Soviet states, has a population of 6.5 million and shares a border with China. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: A mix of sun and cloud for most of the day, with a 30 per cent chance of showers beginning late this afternoon, a high of 5 C, wind chill as low as -11 this morning, and wind at 15 km/h from the west increasing to 30 km/h and gusting to 50 from the northwest starting later this morning.
In case you missed it
Cannabis plants are seen in Sainte-Eustache, Que., Wednesday, February 20, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Pot plebiscite: Altona residents have voted in favour of allowing cannabis stores within town limits. The results of the plebiscite were announced Wednesday night. READ MORE
Flown here to isolate: Dozens of people from remote First Nations communities who have tested positive for COVID-19, or been in close contact with someone who has the virus, have been flown to Winnipeg in recent days. They are staying in hotel rooms, where they are isolating for 24 hours a day. Kevin Rollason reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Oct. 15, 1942: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that after having no word from members of the Winnipeg Grenadiers since their departure for the war in the Pacific, reports were coming in that many of its members were prisoners of war being held by the Japanese in Hong Kong. Captain William S. Osler, a former Winnipeg newspaperman, reported that not one of his fellows in the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, nor indeed the entire Canadian second division, showed the slightest wavering or panic under heavy German fire during the Canadians’ raid on Dieppe.
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