Trumps test positive
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk to board Air Force One to travel to the first presidential debate in Cleveland, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
President, first lady ‘feeling good’: U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Twitter shortly before midnight CT that he and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for COVID-19, hours after confirming a top aide had tested positive. Trump is 74, putting him at higher risk of serious complications. The Trumps are in quarantine at the White House, leaving him unable to campaign. The second presidential debate with Joe Biden will likely be postponed, and it’s not clear whether the Democratic nominee will cease campaigning until Trump has recovered. READ MORE
Timeline of travels: Trump had a busy schedule this week, including attending a private fundraising event in New Jersey on Thursday after aide Hope Hicks had developed symptoms. READ MORE
Pence, wife test negative: Vice-President Mike Pence, who would become acting president if Trump is unable to fulfil his duties, has tested negative for the coronavirus. Second Lady Karen Pence has also tested negative, the vice-president’s press secretary announced this morning. READ MORE
Global sympathy, glee: With many North Americans asleep as news of Trump’s positive test broke, people around the world reacted with sympathy, support and even glee. Hu Xijin, the editor of China’s state-owned Global Times newspaper, tweeted in English that “President Trump and the first lady have paid the price for his gamble to play down the COVID-19.” The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
List of infected leaders: Trump joins a list of world leaders who have tested positive for the coronavirus, including British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. “My best wishes to President Trump and the First Lady,” Johnson tweeted this morning. “Hope they both have a speedy recovery from coronavirus.” READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly cloudy with a forecast low of -1 C and a high of 9 C, wind chill of -5 this morning, and wind from the southeast at 10 km/h.
In other news
FILE – This undated photo provided by Taylor family attorney Sam Aguiar shows Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Ky. (Courtesy of Taylor Family attorney Sam Aguiar via AP, File)
Recording to be released: An audio recording of grand jury proceedings — usually kept secret — that ended with no criminal charges against police officers in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor is expected to be released today. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Pandemic poll: An Angus Reid poll released today found 50 per cent of Manitobans believe the information and directions given about COVID-19 by the premier to be unclear. Only Alberta had a higher percentage, at 51. READ MORE
Province sets ‘dangerous precedent’: The Southern Chiefs Organization says the province’s approach to reopening moose hunting infringes on the constitutional rights of Indigenous people and was done without proper consultation. The provincial government said Wednesday it is in the process of contacting “eligible” communities and organizations to participate in a limited hunt. READ MORE
Traffic note: McGillivray Boulevard will be closed to traffic between Pembina Highway and Beaumont Street for railway repairs between 6 p.m. today and 11 p.m. Sunday. READ MORE
On this date
On Oct. 2, 1951: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that chairman of the United States joint chiefs of staff Gen. Omar Bradley stated the United Nations now held enough power in Korea “to keep anyone from running over us,” in the war against the communists. In Iran, premier Mohammed Mossadegh had nearly realized his dream of expelling the British from his country and taking control over their oil properties. In Manitoba, the lieutenant governor announced that invitations already sent out for functions intended to be part of a royal visit by Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh for Oct. 9 would stand for Oct. 16. In Ottawa, Charlotte Whitton became the city’s first woman mayor.
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