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MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSJaynee Medrano contracted COVID-19 and was diagnosed with breast cancer within months of each other.
Battle back to health: Winnipegger Jaynee Medrano made it through COVID-19 this year, only to find she had a new problem affecting her ability to return to work: breast cancer. Malak Abas has the story. READ MORE
Doctor faces new charges: Dr. Arcel Bissonnette, 62, was arrested by the Sainte-Anne Police Service Thursday morning. The doctor was accused of abusing six female patients between 2004 and 2017, and now faces new charges involving 16 additional patients. Danielle Da Silva and Katie May report. READ MORE
Churches’ challenge dismissed: A Manitoba court has ruled that pandemic public health orders restricting in-person gatherings, including meeting for church services, are not unconstitutional or undemocratic. Katie May reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: There’s precipitation expected, with a 30 per cent chance of snow this morning and an equal chance of rain this afternoon. The expected high today is 6 C with a wind chill of -9 this morning.
What’s happening today
Baseball berth: The Houston Astros can clinch a berth in the World Series with a win at home over the Boston Red Sox in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series tonight. The Atlanta Braves failed to advance to the World Series last night. They lead the NLCS 3-2 after losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
In case you missed it
Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson saves a shot from Winnipeg Jets’ Paul Stastny during the second period in Winnipeg on Thursday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Jets net first win: The Winnipeg Jets won their first game of the season while playing their first home game that was fully open to fans since March 9, 2020. Jason Bell reports. READ MORE
Crown mulls charges: Two statues, of Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II, were toppled on Canada Day. Winnipeg police have concluded their investigation of the incidents and passed their report to the Crown attorney’s office to decide whether to proceed with charges. Carol Sanders has the story. READ MORE
On this date
On Oct. 22, 1962: The Winnipeg Free Press reported China was using tanks to advance on the western end of the Indian border and launched a new attack on eastern India. In Winnipeg, prime minister John Diefenbaker disclosed that his government planned to present new proposals to “meet the modern challenge of automation.” In Washington, U.S. president John F. Kennedy met with top congressional leaders; speculation persisted Kennedy was planning a drastic move in the escalating situation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union near Cuba.
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