What’s happening today
A COVID outbreak at St. Boniface Hospital has infected 11 patients and five staff members in the E5 and E6 units, which have been raised to critical under Manitoba’s pandemic-response system. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press files)
COVID-19 crisis: Dr. Brent Roussin, the province’s chief public health officer, is set to hold one of his twice-weekly scheduled news conferences on the pandemic. He is expected to face questions about COVID-19 outbreaks at two Winnipeg care homes, St. Boniface Hospital, the Headingley jail and a poultry plant in Blumenort. The provincial government announced 135 new cases COVID-19 on Wednesday, including 102 in Winnipeg. Danielle Da Silva reports. READ MORE
Small business summit: The city will hear from business owners impacted by the pandemic during a virtual summit this morning. The annual Mayor’s Small Business Summit is being hosted online by the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce. READ MORE
Kapyong concept plan: The Free Press obtained a copy of the new concept plan for the former Kapyong barracks before its release today. It shows First Nations developers added green space, lowered residential density and expanded Indigenous cultural spaces after consulting with area residents. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
Final face-off: U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden will meet for their final debate of the campaign in Nashville, Tenn., tonight. Each candidate’s microphones will be muted while his opponent delivers an opening two-minute answer to each of the debate topics. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Mainly cloudy with a high of 1 C, a morning low of -6 C, wind chill as low as -10 this morning and wind from the north at 10 km/h increasing to 20 km/h in the mid-afternoon.
In case you missed it
Recent data show the vast majority of federal departments opted against deeming FOI requests a critical service, during the recent period of unprecedented government spending. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
‘It’s pathetic’: Fewer than half of the federal government’s agencies and departments are processing freedom of information requests amid the pandemic, and most departments decided against deeming FOI requests a critical service during a time of unprecedented government spending. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
Iran accused of interference: A spokesman for Iran’s mission to the United Nations denied Tehran is behind emails intended to intimidate U.S. voters. American officials announced Wednesday night that Iran and Russia have obtained voter registration information and that Tehran used that information to send spoofed emails. READ MORE
On this date
On Oct. 22, 1992: Elijah Harper, the New Democrat MLA who said no to the Meech Lake accord, was refusing to say yes to the upcoming Charlottetown accord referendum; troubled women were overdosing on pills in a bid to be admitted for free psychiatric care in hospitals, a patient and a therapist revealed; and a peaceful protest by a band upset over the seizure of cigarettes slowed traffic near the border.
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