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Worst phone call ever: Dan Nemis literally fell on the floor when he was called by staff at Seven Oaks General Hospital, who said his 99-year-old mother had died after being treated for a sprained ankle. The notification was a mistake. Sophie Nemis is preparing to celebrate her 100th birthday in December. The error was due to a paperwork mix-up by hospital staff, who have apologized repeatedly. Kevin Rollason reports. READ MORE
Your forecast: Today’s weather will be appreciated by ducks and people who have an indoor job. The drizzly weather will continue this morning, with a 60 per cent chance of rain later today. Wind from the south will be 30 km/h, with gusts of 50. It will hit a high of only 11 C today, dropping to 8 C this afternoon.
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MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSConst. Trent Milan, who, according to a Manitoba Justice source, had recently been told he would face six years in jail if he accepted a plea bargain, was killed Monday morning in a crash on Garven Road.
Driver speaks out: Memories of a crash that killed a troubled Winnipeg police officer remain clear in the mind of Rob Morgan, 46, who was driving a heavy truck that was hit by a pick-up driven by officer Const. Trent Milan. The officer died in the crash. There is suspicion he purposely drove head-on into Morgan’s truck because the police officer was charged two weeks ago with 34 criminal offences. Katie May reports. READ MORE
Drone debate: Air-industry lobbyists were at city hall on Tuesday to urge better regulation and sale of drones in Winnipeg. They cited an example in which an off-duty air traffic controller at Assiniboine Park spotted a drone and told the drone handler it was dangerous because the park is too close to the airport and plane traffic, and the drone handler responded “belligerently.” Kristin Annable reports. READ MORE
Up next
ERRISON LAWRENCEScene from Toruk, the latest show from Cirque du Soleil.
Cirque Du Soleil opens: There will be a lot of bodies flying around the MTS Centre tonight, and it’s not a Winnipeg Jets home game. Cirque Du Soleil opens tonight with a show called Toruk, which is inspired by James Cameron’s Avatar.
Bygone gowns: A new exhibit of wedding wear from the past opens today at the Costume Museum of Canada, 74 Princess St., and runs until Oct. 23. It includes wedding gowns from the past century that show how styles have changed.
Around the water cooler
MELISSA TAIT / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESA Cessna 152 owned by Harv’s Air Pilot Training, similar to the blue plane pictured, was involved in an incident involving a deer Tuesday.
Deer versus plane: A plane hit a deer on Tuesday night near Steinbach. The plane, owned by Harv’s Air Pilot Training, was being piloted by a student who was not injured but, as reporter Ashley Prest quips, the deer won’t have the guts to do that again. READ MORE
Jay fever: Toronto Blue Jays won a winner-take-all wildcard game last night, but it took 11 innings. Canada’s only Major League Baseball team won the right to proceed in the post-season and meet Texas in a best-of-five series that begins Thursday. READ MORE
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#LessSexySongs: Tone it down a bit! For when the originals are just a little too romantic for you, consider such “lite” versions as “Why Do Fools Fall in Mud?” “Motel Six California,” “It’s Raining Mentos,” or “Nothing Compares 2 U Haul.”
On this date
On Oct. 5, 1959: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that after Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev’s visit to Red China, the Chinese were cool to Khrushchev’s assertion that the cold war between communist countries and western democracies would end; and that while Chinese newspapers repeatedly referred to Mao as the “great and glorious leader” of the Chinese revolution, when Mr. Khrushchev’s name was mentioned, no adjectives were put in front of it. The United States was seen to be falling behind in the space race as Russia’s flying space laboratory, Lunik III, revealed new data about the moon. READ MORE
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