What’s happening today
Manitoba chief provincial public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin speaks during the daily briefing at the Manitoba Legislative Building, in Winnipeg, Thursday Aug. 27, 2020. The Manitoba government is going to ease restrictions in the western part of the province, where COVID-19 case numbers are dropping. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
COVID-19 crisis: Dr. Brent Roussin, the province’s chief public health officer, will give a news conference about the latest COVID-19 numbers this afternoon. Twenty-nine cases were announced Sunday, including 23 in Winnipeg. READ MORE
‘Great season’ in goal: The Vezina Trophy for the NHL’s best goaltender will be presented this evening. Winnipeg’s Connor Hellebuyck, Tampa Bay’s Andrei Vasilevskiy and Boston’s Tuukka Rask are the nominees. Hellebuyck is the favourite to win the award, something no player on either Jets franchise has done. Mike McIntyre reports. READ MORE
Stella’s on strike: Workers at the Stella’s restaurant on Sherbrook Street are on strike and were set to begin picketing there at 7 a.m. The original Stella’s location on Osborne Street, the only other location that was unionized, closed in May. On Friday, Stella’s announced its airport location is closing Oct. 16. Julia-Simone Rutgers reports on how it will be missed by travellers and people who work at the airport. READ MORE
Cup final continues: Game 2 of the Stanley Cup final between the Dallas Stars and the Tampa Bay Lightning begins in Edmonton at 7 p.m. The Stars lead the series 1-0 after a 4-1 win Thursday night. READ MORE
Traffic notes: The Arlington Bridge closed for maintenance for two weeks starting at 6 a.m today. The Jubilee Overpass at Pembina Highway will be closed for street lighting repairs from 8:30 p.m. until 5 a.m. Tuesday.
Weather
Your forecast: The last full day of summer will be mainly cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of showers this morning and in the early afternoon, a high of 22 C, and wind from the southwest at 30 km/h gusting to 50 increasing to 40 km/h and gusting to 60 this afternoon.
In case you missed it
In this video grab captured on Sept. 20, 2020, courtesy of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and ABC Entertainment, Annie Murphy, from left, Catherine O’Hara, Noah Reid, Sarah Levy, Karen Robinson, Eugene Levy and Daniel Levy accept the award for outstanding comedy series for “Schitt’s Creek” during the 72nd Emmy Awards broadcast. (The Television Academy and ABC Entertainment via AP)
Sweep for Schitt’s Creek: Succession was named best drama series to end the Emmy Awards last night. Earlier, Canadian series Schitt’s Creek made history with a sweep of the comedy categories. READ MORE
Ricin suspect arrested: A woman suspected of sending an envelope containing ricin, which was addressed to the White House, was arrested while trying to enter the U.S. from Canada on Sunday. READ MORE
On this date
On Sept. 21, 1960: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that British Commonwealth nations including Canada, New Zealand, Ceylon and South Africa urged Great Britain not to join the European Common Market. In Canada, unemployment reached 322,000, a postwar high for the month of August. Soviet leader Nikita Kruschev was apparently pleased at the changing composition of the United Nations, as 13 new African countries and Cyprus were admitted; U.S. president Dwight Eisenhower extended his stay in New York in order to talk with some of the government leaders attending the UN General Assembly. Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kennedy pledged he would lead the U.S. to “out-do” the Soviet Union and prove to the world the U.S. “is the wave of the future.”
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