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Essential reads for January 29, 2021

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Struggling airport hit by travel ban

Federal restrictions 'will definitely finish off hundreds of jobs, if not thousands, across the country'

Temur Durrani
7:00 PM CST Friday, Jan. 29, 2021
4 minute read

Dan Lett:

Failure to crack down on travel before now another pandemic mistake

JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES<p> It's tough to have sympathy for international travellers who have been caught in the crosshairs of Ottawa's latest travel restrictions.

Tom Brodbeck:

IIU overdue for examination

MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS The Independent Investigative Unit of Manitoba is located in the office tower at 155 Carlton Street. 181113 - Tuesday, November 13, 2018.</p>

Maggie Macintosh:

Vague school-case COVID information frustrates Manitoba parents, national monitor

SUPPLIED</p><p>Shraddha Pai, founder of Canada COVID-19 School Tracker, says Manitoba is the latest province to complicate data collection by restricting case information.</p>

Julia-Simone Rutgers:

Emerson businesses getting creative due to U.S. border closure

Main Street in Emerson. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press)

Dylan Robertson:

Confronting COVID-19 on Manitoba First Nations

Tim Smith / The Brandon Sun</p><p>Sioux Valley Dakota Nation did not record a single COVID-19 case in 2020. Says Chief Jennifer Bone: ‘We had a plan in place, and knew what to do’</p>

Eva Wasney:

Strap on some skis for cold-weather fun with your canine companion

Skijoring — a former mode of transportation-turned canine winter sport — is something Free Press arts and life reporter Eva Wasney has wanted to try since adopting her dog Quinn back in 2019. (Mike Sudoma / Winnipeg Free Press)

Mike McIntyre:

Hockey Night in McIntyre's basement

Editorial:

Easing restrictions brings predictable results

Daniel Crump / Winnipeg Free Press.</p><p>Customers lined up outside IKEA after restrictions were eased on Jan. 23.</p>

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