What’s happening
Trudeau to name judge: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to appoint a new judge to the Supreme Court today. Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin is retiring from the nine-member bench on Dec. 15. READ MORE
Network drops anchor: NBC News announced this morning it has fired Matt Lauer after a complaint about “inappropriate sexual behaviour in the workplace.” Lauer had been an anchor on the Today show for two decades. READ MORE
Missile meeting: The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting this afternoon after North Korea said it had successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of striking anywhere in the mainland United States. “It is a situation that we will handle,” U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday. READ MORE
In case you missed it
JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESPolice investigate a fatal crash involving a Winnipeg officer that killed a pedestrian on Main Street at Sutherland Tuesday, October 10, 2017.
No announcement of arrest: A month after an off-duty police officer was charged with impaired driving causing death after a crash on Main Street, another officer is charged with refusing a breathalyzer after driving into a fence. The Winnipeg Police Service didn’t issue a news release about Sunday’s crash. “We just felt it didn’t meet the threshold for a news release,” a spokesman said. Kevin Rollason reports. READ MORE
Saying sorry: The prime minister apologized Tuesday to LGBTTQ* Canadians who suffered persecution. For some — such as Darryl Kippen, who was kicked out of the military in 1979 and died last year — the words came too late. Dylan Roberston reports. READ MORE
Fire on Flora: A fire early this morning in a church in the 600 block of Flora Avenue at McKenzie Street was tying up traffic in the area, but Selkirk Avenue has since reopened to traffic. One firefighter at the scene suffered a minor injury but quickly returned to duty. READ MORE
Up next
Your forecast: Today will be mainly cloudy with a high of 2 C, wind from the south at 50 km/h gusting to 80 at about noon and a few showers beginning late this afternoon.
Around the water cooler
MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILESWinnipeg Jets’ General Manager Kevin Cheveldayoff
Hot start to season: His team is off to a hot start, but Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff says it’s too early to be satisfied with their play this season. The Jets face the Colorado Avalanche at 8:30 p.m. tonight in a one-game road trip. Mike Sawatzky reports. READ MORE
Battle of the Brians: Mayor Brian Bowman and Premier Brian Pallister are in conflict, Dan Lett writes in his latest column, and Tory insiders believe Bowman is trying to ride a wave of anti-Pallister sentiment to re-election. “It’s a craven bit of self-interest on the mayor’s part,” one strategist says. READ MORE
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#CrisisOnEarthX: If you’re a superhero fan, you may be getting caught up in the multi-TV-series storyline that unfolded via Arrow, Supergirl, The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow, and came to a conclusion Tuesday evening.
On this date
On Nov. 29, 1948: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that travel in Europe was stymied by dense fog extending from the Scandinavian peninsula to the Po Valley, halting land, sea and air traffic. Canadian sports editors discussed the Calgary Stampeders’ 12-7 triumph over the Ottawa Roughriders in the Grey Cup, whose one-touchdown victory Free Press sports editor Maurice Smith had predicted in an earlier column. CCF candidate Mrs. Earle Keating charged that the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives made a political “deal” to ensure her loss in the Marquette federal byelection. READ MORE
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