What’s happening today
THE CANADIAN PRESSAn Air Canada flight from New Delhi arrived at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport this morning. (Nathan Denette / The Canadian Press files)
Incoming from India: The first direct flight from India to Canada since April arrived in Toronto early this morning as a sort of test, even though such flights are prohibited until late Sunday night. It was the first of three such flights landing in Toronto and Vancouver today, and all passengers were tested for COVID-19 upon arrival. A ban on direct commercial and private passenger flights from India took effect April 22 amid an outbreak of a COVID-19 variant in that county.
COVID-19 cases down: The number of new COVID-19 cases around the world decreased to 3.6 million from 4 million the previous week, the World Health Organization said. New cases have dropped for consecutive weeks. Last week’s decrease was the first substantial decline in more than two months, The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Sending asylum-seekers back: Seven daily expulsion flights that will return migrants at the Texas-Mexico border to Haiti are planned to begin today, The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Double the doses: U.S. President Joe Biden is set to announce his country is doubling its purchase of Pfizer COVID-19 doses to share globally. READ MORE
Virtual town hall: Free Press sports editor Steve Lyons, reporter Mike McIntyre and a panel of guests will discuss how the pandemic has affected the world of professional and amateur sport, and what the future holds for fans and athletes, in a virtual town hall. The third discussion in the four-part Reopening MB series, presented by the Free Press, begins at noon. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly sunny with a high of 25 C, and wind from the south at 10 km/h increasing to 20 km/h and gusting to 40 beginning later this morning.
In case you missed it
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSSimone Denny of Love Inc. performs at the Electric Circus concert Tuesday.
First arena show since 2020: Here’s a review of the first concert at Canada Life Centre since before the pandemic began, back when it was called Bell MTS Place. Electric Circus, a ’90s nostalgia tour, features Aqua, Vengaboys and one of the singers from Ace of Base, among others acts. Eva Wasney reports. READ MORE
Big fire in Brandon: A large condominium building went up in flames in Brandon last night. Motorists were asked to avoid the downtown area as crews fought the blaze, and all residents were asked to go to a hotel so they could be registered. READ MORE
ER designs discussed: St. Boniface Hospital held a virtual town hall on Tuesday evening to display its designs for a new emergency room. Gabrielle Piché reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Sept. 22, 1939: The Winnipeg Free Press reported the new Rumanian government exacted a heavy punishment on the pro-Nazi Iron Guard, conducting mass executions in retaliation for the assassination of premier Armand Calinescu. The British and French high commands kept a close eye on German troop entrenchments on the Netherlands frontier. Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union agreed to a demarcation line between their armies in Poland.
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