COVID-19 crisis
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In January, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
China sat on information: As the World Health Organization publicly praised China in January for its response to the outbreak, there was considerable frustration behind the scenes as the WHO wasn’t getting the information it needed, The Associated Press reports. China waited a week to release the genetic map of the virus, then stalled on providing the WHO with detailed data on patients and cases for at least two more weeks, the exclusive article states. READ MORE
Back to school: Public schools reopened in a limited capacity Monday. Maggie Macintosh reports on a very unusual day for the students who attended. READ MORE
Afternoon update: Manitoba health officials will release more information on the COVID-19 situation at 1 p.m., but aren’t holding a news conference. On Monday, the chief provincial public health officer revealed Manitoba’s most recently announced case involved a temporary foreign worker. Larry Kusch reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: A mix of sun and cloud with a 30 per cent chance of showers this afternoon and risk of a thunderstorm, a high of 28 C, and wind at 15 km/h from the northwest increasing to 20 km/h from the west and gusting to 40 starting early this afternoon.
In other news
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Protesters rally Monday as police officers and Pennsylvania National Guard soldiers look on in Philadelphia, over the death of Floyd.
Showing solidarity: As protests over the police killing of George Floyd continue across the U.S., a rally is set for Friday evening at the Manitoba legislature. Sarah Lawrynuik spoke with the event’s organizer. READ MORE
Police officers shot: Four officers were hit by gunfire during protests over Floyd’s death that turned violent in St. Louis on Monday night, the department said early today. READ MORE
Big plans for business park: Whiteland Developers is putting another 80 acres of industrial land on the market west of their development’s first phase, called Brookport Business Park, which sold out in less than a year. Martin Cash reports. READ MORE
Jail break: A spokesman for the provincial government said more information will be released today about a brief escape by five inmates from the Agassiz Youth Centre on Friday. READ MORE
Biden can clinch: With seven states and the District of Columbia voting, former U.S. vice-president Joe Biden can officially clinch the Democratic nomination for president tonight. READ MORE
Pandemic and sports
St. Louis Blues’ Alex Pietrangelo hoists the Stanley Cup after the Blues defeated the Boston Bruins in Game 7 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final, Wednesday, June 12, 2019, in Boston. It looks like hockey fans will be able to cheer on their favourite NHL team this summer but Canadians have issued a collective shrug about whether the Stanley Cup is hoisted on their home ice. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Michael Dwyer
Hockey hubs: Less than a quarter of survey respondents think it’s important a Canadian city is among the hub sites the Stanley Cup playoffs would be played in under the NHL’s plan. The web survey was conducted by Leger from among 1,536 Canadians randomly recruited from an online panel. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Time for tennis: With fewer restrictions on the racket sport as of Monday, players were eager to hit the courts Monday. Meanwhile, Baseball Manitoba and Softball Manitoba got word from the provincial government their return-to-play guidelines have been approved. Taylor Allen reports. READ MORE
Hope for elite athletes: The Free Press spoke with two local athletes after the Canadian Olympic Committee hinted Monday that training might resume soon. Mike Sawatzky reports. READ MORE
On this date
On June 2, 1922: The Manitoba Free Press reported that in Belfast, the fiercest fighting between the military and Sinn Fein gunmen since the Belfast turmoil began took place in the Roman Catholic area between Grosvenor Road and Faile Road. In Ottawa, the deposed leader of a group of unemployed soldiers marching on the capital, “General” E.C. McDonald, denounced his former followers: “They are just a lot of rabble now and are being led by a New York Sinn Feiner and a Toronto ‘red’.” French premier Raymond Poincaré said vigilance was the price of peace, and that France would act alone if Germany violated the Treaty of Versailles; he also said he could not overlook the “ferment of hatred” in Germany against France.
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