What’s happening today
JESSE BOILY / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESManitoba Liquor & Lotteries was forced to close its casinos and VLT network as part of the provincial government’s COVID-19 pandemic response.
COVID-19 crisis: Restrictions reducing the size of gathering from 10 to five and requiring beverage rooms, bars, entertainment facilities, casinos and bingo halls to close took effect in the Winnipeg area at 12:01 a.m. The restrictions will be in effect for at least two weeks. Chief public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin is scheduled to hold a news conference on Manitoba’s latest case numbers this afternoon. The province announced 44 new cases and two deaths Sunday. Danielle Da Silva reports. READ MORE
Update on investigation: Manitoba RCMP will hold a news conference about their ongoing investigation into the slaying of Bobbie Lynn Moose. Moose was last seen by her family on Oct. 1, 2019 in Thompson. She was found dead later that month. READ MORE
More trouble with China: China’s government is criticizing Canada after a Toronto Sun editorial called on Beijing’s ambassador to apologize for comments he made last week or leave. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian did not refer to specific comments or news reports earlier today when he said Canadian leaders “did not verify, but also condoned the anti-China comments spreading across the nation and made groundless accusations against China.” The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Town’s new name: Asbestos, Que., which helped make Canada a leader in asbestos exportation but is seeking to shed its association with the toxic mineral, is expected to announce the results of a vote on a new name for the town tonight. A second round of voting will be held if none of the six options received a majority on the ranked ballots. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Terrorism trial: The trial of the last-known chief of ETA, the defunct Basque separatist militant group, was set to begin in Paris. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: A mix of sun and cloud with a low of -7 C and a high of 2 C, with wind chill as low as -13 this morning and wind from the west at 15 km/h.
In case you missed it
The Atlanta Braves dugout looks on as the Los Angeles Dodgers begin to celebrate their 4-3 victory in Game 7 of a baseball National League Championship Series, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, in Arlington, Texas. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
Dodgers get it done: The Los Angeles Dodgers advanced to the World Series with a Game 7 win over the Atlanta Braves in the National League Championship Series last night. The Dodgers, who trailed 3-1 in the NLCS, will face the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of World Series on Tuesday. The teams had the best records in Major League Baseball’s shortened regular season. READ MORE
‘There was always going to be conflict’: Dylan Robertson reports on how the relationship between Premier Brian Pallister and Manitoba Metis Federation president David Chartrand has soured since the Progressive Conservatives took power in 2016. READ MORE
Special delivery: In her latest column, Shelley Cook recalls how the Christmas Cheer Board came through for her family when she was a child. “Back then, I thought everyone got a hamper at Christmas. I didn’t realize it was a lifeline for my parents and other families.” READ MORE
Debate sought after clashes: Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan announced last night the Liberal government would seek leave for an emergency debate in connection with “disturbing acts of violence” in Nova Scotia over treaty fishing rights. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Oct. 19, 1962: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that top-level U.S.-Soviet talks on Berlin failed to yield any hope that a Kennedy-Kruschev summit in the coming month would end the Berlin crisis. In Canada-U.S. relations, U.S. president Kennedy suggested a special ministerial meeting in February or March of members of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. In Winnipeg, the Manitoba Court of Appeal ruled that labour unions could not be held responsible for unauthorized acts of their members.
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