COVID-19 crisis
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSKevin Sweryd, owner of Bardal Funeral Home, can now accommodate 25 to 30.
Confusion compounds grief: A misunderstanding of public health rules in place since Sept. 28 has led to dozens of funerals with few people in attendance even though more guests are allowed as long as they are divided into groups of five. Kevin Rollason reports. READ MORE
New rules for schools: School will be different for many students in the greater Winnipeg area and in northern Manitoba, with some switching to makeshift classrooms to ensure physical distancing and others learning from home under new pandemic restrictions that began today. READ MORE
Spike in cases continues: Chief public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin is scheduled to hold a news conference on the province’s latest case numbers this afternoon. Manitoba reported its third-highest number of new cases Sunday and has a record number of patients in hospital and in the ICU. The province also announced four more deaths Sunday, matching a record. Julia-Simone Rutgers reports. READ MORE
Seeking school-trip refunds: Some Manitoba families have joined a national class-action lawsuit, hoping to recoup thousands of dollars they paid for school trips cancelled because of the pandemic. Maggie Macintosh reports. READ MORE
Patios and the pandemic: Businesses with patios are busy thinking of how they can keep customers warm this winter. Kellen Taniguchi reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: A mix of sun and cloud with a 30 per cent chance of flurries for the rest of the morning, a high of -3 C, a low of -7 C, wind chill as low as -14 and wind from the southwest at 15 km/h increasing to 30 km/h this afternoon.
Today in politics
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett departs with her husband, Jesse, after the third day of her confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool via AP)
Vote on court confirmation: The U.S. Senate is expected to vote to confirm Amy Coney Barrett as the next Supreme Court justice. It’s unclear whether Vice-President Mike Pence will preside over the landmark vote after several of his staff members tested positive for COVID-19. Pence is scheduled to hold a campaign rally in Minnesota earlier today. READ MORE
Probe motion expected to pass: A Conservative motion on a parliamentary probe of the federal government’s handling of the pandemic will be voted on in the House of Commons. READ MORE
Two Toronto byelections: Federal byelections in two Liberal strongholds in Toronto will be the first electoral test of the Liberal government’s handling of the pandemic. The seats are vacant after two resignations, including that of former finance minister Bill Morneau. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Saskatchewan set to vote: Voters will decide whether the Saskatchewan Party will remain in government. More than 185,000 people have already voted in five days of advance polls. Meanwhile, voters in British Columbia gave the incumbent NDP a majority government this weekend.
In sports
Tampa Bay Rays’ Manuel Margot steals second past Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Chris Taylor during the fourth inning in Game 5 of the baseball World Series Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Dodgers get it done: The Los Angeles Dodgers are a win away from their first World Series championship since 1988. They lead the series against the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 after a win Sunday night. Game 6 is Tuesday. READ MORE
’He wants to stay’: Sami Niku’s agent told the Free Press the young Jets defenceman hasn’t requested a trade. Jason Bell reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Oct. 26, 1923: The Manitoba Free Press reported that the British empire extended a formal invitation to the United States to cooperate in an attempt to settle difficulties with reparation payments resulting from the Treaty of Versailles after the First World War. In Manitoba, Norwood ratepayers wanted the St. Boniface school district to be split into two sections of north and south — St. Boniface and Norwood. Canada’s deputy minister of agriculture spoke in London, England on the difficulties in getting Canadian grain exports to Great Britain, citing a lack of direct transport from Canadian producers to British consumers.
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