COVID-19 crisis
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSChief provincial public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin (right) and Premier Brian Pallister at the Manitoba legislature, Thursday.
Heightened restrictions on horizon: The provincial government will introduce broad new pandemic restrictions for Winnipeg by early next week and might announce them as early as today. Manitoba and Winnipeg have had record high case counts of COVID-19 for three consecutive days. Manitoba has the highest rate of active cases in Canada and is more than double the national rate. Danielle Da Silva reports. READ MORE
Businesses brace for impact: Shaun Jeffrey, executive director of the Manitoba Restaurants & Foodservices Association, said the province has not spoken with industry members about heightened restrictions. “The reality is that if the plan is to shut down business, they need to do what other provinces have done and come with a subsidy program,” he said. Malak Abas reports. READ MORE
‘A very challenging time’: Martin Cash reports on how the pandemic has hit Manitoba’s aerospace industry. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: A mix of sun and cloud with a high of 2 C, wind chill as low as -9 this morning, and peak winds from the west at 20 km/h increasing to 40 beginning later this morning.
What’s happening today
WAYNE GLOWACKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESThe City of Winnipeg’s future services account balance was $6.9 million on Dec. 31, 2019.
Future services fund: Some city councillors are calling for clear parameters on monitoring a city account full of millions of dollars from developers. Some of the money has been untouched for decades. Council’s property and development committee will today discuss a report by city staff on how the fund is being used. Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
Section of street shut down: City crews were working to repair a water-main break on Arlington Street between Ellice and Sargent avenues earlier this morning. Arlington’s lanes were closed in both directions, but the southbound lanes have since reopened. READ MORE
Two teams can advance: The Tampa Bay Rays and the Atlanta Braves can advance to the World Series with wins against the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Rays have reached the World Series once, losing to the Philadelphia Phillies in 2008. The Braves lost to the New York Yankees in their last appearance in 1999. READ MORE
On this date
On Oct. 16, 1952: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that election fever gripped the United States as Nov. 4 approached, with governor Adlai Stevenson getting his biggest and loudest turnout to date in San Francisco, and president Dwight Eisenhower getting tumultuous receptions in the South. Canada’s deputy defence minister said the country’s military capacity was lagging owing to industrialists’ delays; meanwhile, the Soviet Union was reportedly ramping up its economy to go onto a war footing.
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