What’s happening today
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COVID-19 crisis: Manitoba’s chief public health officer, Dr. Brent Roussin, will hold a news conference on the province’s latest case numbers. A record 184 new cases and three more deaths were announced Tuesday. Danielle Da Silva reports. READ MORE
Economic outlook: The Bank of Canada will release an updated economic outlook as the country battles a second wave of COVID-19. READ MORE
Construction starts at nuclear site: Satellite images show Iran has begun construction at a nuclear facility where a centrifuge assembly plant exploded this summer in a reported act of sabotage. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: A few flurries or rain showers ending this morning and then mainly cloudy with a high of 2 C, a daytime low of -2 C, wind chill as low as -8 and wind from the north at 20 km/h gusting to 40 km/h beginning later this morning.
In case you missed it
CPLos Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner celebrates with the trophy after defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 to win the baseball World Series in Game 6 Tuesday, in Arlington, Texas. (SUE OGROCKI / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Player pulled after positive test: The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Tampa Bay Rays to win their first World Series since 1988 despite removing a star player mid-game after he tested positive for COVID-19. Third baseman Justin Turner later returned to the field for a team photo. READ MORE
Pandemic reveals prevalence: Dr. Michelle Porter, the director of the University of Manitoba’s Centre on Aging, says the pandemic is showing how widespread ageism is. “It’s a form of discrimination that has largely remained acceptable,” she said. Ben Waldman reports. READ MORE
‘Never formed a partnership’: In a statement of defence, the City of Winnipeg says it never entered an agreement with a senior centre to co-manage a site. A lawsuit by the Good Neighbours Active Living Centre says the group fears being deemed a tenant will lead to leasing costs it can’t afford. Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Oct. 28, 1943: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Soviet armies, blasting westward along a 150-mile front, threatened to encircle the disorganized but still powerful German forces near Dnepropetrovsk in southern Russia; the fall of Krivoi Rog to the Red Army was seen as imminent. Manitoba’s loan drive reached $40,448,700, past the halfway mark to the goal of $80 million, with the new amount recorded publicly on an indicator at Portage and Main. In Washington, D.C., Capt. Clark Gable’s attempted press conference on military matters was disrupted by “feminine interest in Clark Gable, the movie star” as fans descended on the Pentagon event.
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