What’s happening today
RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSManitoba’s Chief Provincial Public Health Officer, Dr. Brent Roussin and Manitoba’s Minister of Health, Cameron Friesen answer questions from the media during press briefing at the Legislative Building on Thursday. (Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press)
Details by district: COVID-19 cases in Winnipeg will be identified in 12 districts on the provincial government’s website starting today, Health Minister Cameron Friesen said. Carol Sanders reports. READ MORE
Disaster dollars: Manitoba Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler is holding a news conference on “disaster fund assistance” near the river walk at The Forks this morning.
Sombre ceremonies: Americans will gather to mark the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, but the memorial events will be different this year because of pandemic precautions. Both U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden are headed to the Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania, but at different times. READ MORE
Raptors’ reign could end: The Toronto Raptors face the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of their second-round playoff series at 8 p.m. It’s the first Game 7 for the Raptors since Kawhi Leonard scored a bouncing buzzer-beater last season. The Raptors went on to win their first NBA championship. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Sunny with a high of 22 C, and wind from the south at 15 km/h increasing to 30 km/h and gusting to 50 for most of the day.
In case you missed it
The Lifeflight program, which provides inter-facility air ambulance transport for critically ill or injured Manitobans from areas outside a 200-kilometre radius of Winnipeg, will be absorbed by STARS, a private, not-for-profit operator. (Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press files)
Air ambulance changes: The Lifeflight program will be taken over by STARS, a not-for-profit operator, as soon as December. The president of the Manitoba Nurses Union said her organization is “deeply concerned” about the program being contracted out. Larry Kusch reports. READ MORE
Coronavirus complaint: The Manitoba Metis Federation says Manitoba’s chief medical officer of health and the provincial government have discriminated against Métis people in their response to the pandemic. The federation is asking the Manitoba Human Rights Commission to investigate. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
Big blazes wreak havoc: About 10 per cent of Oregon’s population has been evacuated because of wildfires. Meanwhile, a wildfire in northern California has killed at least 10 people, and 16 are missing. READ MORE
On this date
On Sept. 11, 2009: The Winnipeg Free Press reported on the new $585-million terminal at Richardson International Airport, set to open in the coming year. Five students were suspended from River East Collegiate for a hazing incident in which they hit younger students with hockey sticks after their first day of high school. Scientists warned that the H1N1 virus would begin spreading substantially in coming days; a new study said up to 32 per cent of the population could become infected, and immunization against the virus, particularly for schoolchildren, was urged to curb the first pandemic of the 21st century.
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