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Sun sets on downtown Bay days

Iconic store part of Winnipeg's 'cultural and historical fabric'

Martin Cash
10/2/2020 2:00 PM
6 minute read

Dan Lett:

Dawn of a new Bay

The Bay is usually pretty quiet these days. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press)

Julia-Simone Rutgers:

Health inspectors say pandemic has added to insurmountable backlog of cases

MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Mandatory mask signage on business doors downtown in Winnipeg on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. Winnipeg Free Press 2020</p>

Paul Samyn:

Free Press launches crowd-sourced tracker for wait times at city's COVID-19 testing locations

MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Traffic lines up down multiple blocks around a COVID-19 drive-through testing site in Winnipeg.

James McCarten, The Canadian Press:

Trump diagnosis shows perils of pandemic politics

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk to board Marine One at the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, in Washington, for the short trip to Andrews Air Force Base en route to Cleveland for first debate against Democrat Joe Biden. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Carolyn Kaster

Tom Brodbeck:

Manitoba faces pandemic financial challenge on strong footing

The provincial government led by Premier Brian Pallister balanced Manitoba’s books in 2019-20 for the first time in 11 years. (Jesse Boily / Winnipeg Free Press files)

Dylan Robertson:

Health experts unravel COVID-19 mystery as Canadians increasingly stay indoors

Discarded masks on Winnipeg streets on Sept. 28, 2020.

Randall King:

Walken insists on playing it straight in Manitoba-shot farming film

Mongrel Media</p><p>Christopher Walken stars in Percy, filmed against the backdrop of rural Manitoba.</p>

David Sanderson:

Bombers mascot co-ordinator has been winging it for the past 30 years

photos by RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS</p><p>Deighton began his mascot career as an emergency injury fill-in as Buzz in 1988, switching to Boomer for the 1990 season.</p>

Mike McIntyre and Jason Bell:

Jets join the rest of the NHL for the annual teen talent shopping spree next week

LOGO for the 2020 NHL draft.</p>

Editorial:

Response too slow to test-site lineups

MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Just as the testing site was opening for the day at 9am the line had already gone around several blocks. These cars right in front of the COVID-19 testing site have to go down Main Street to Mountain Ave, then along Mountain to Charles Street all the way back to Church Avenue before getting into the parking lot of the site where they will have to wind in a double line before being tested. Reporter Danielle DaSilva talks to people waiting in line at the Main Street COVID-19 testing facility, 1284 Main Street, early Wednesday morning. 200923 - Wednesday, September 23, 2020.

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