What’s happening today
Shannon Martin has been a frequent critic of his own party via social media earlier this summer as former premier Brian Pallister was assailed for widely condemned comments on colonialism and reconciliation. (Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press files)
And then there were three: Progressive Conservative MLA Shannon Martin will join the race to become the party’s next leader, and Manitoba’s premier, at a campaign launch at noon. READ MORE
Federal election campaign: The federal election is one week from today. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau will make an announcement in Vancouver. Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole will be in the rural Ottawa suburb of Carp and will later hold a pair of virtual town halls with Ontario and B.C. residents. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will be in northern Ontario for the second consecutive day. READ MORE
‘Flash appeal’ for funds: The United Nations is holding a high-level donors conference to raise emergency funds for Afghanistan after the Taliban took control of the war-torn country last month. A Pakistan International Airlines plane charted by the World Bank has landed at Kabul’s airport to evacuate people. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Recall campaign closes: Today is the final full day of campaigning before California, the largest American state by population, holds a recall election for Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: A mix of sun and cloud with a high of 21 C and peak winds from the south at 30 km/h gusting to 50 beginning later this morning.
In case you missed it
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau makes a campaign stop in Candiac, Que., on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Political poll: A poll commissioned by the Free Press found only 17 per cent of respondents felt the Liberals are the best to deal with affordability and rising inflation, compared with 23 per cent siding with the Tories and 22 with the NDP. Dylan Robertson reports. READ MORE
Burn buffers: Coun. Kevin Klein has drafted a motion asking City of Winnipeg officials to determine whether a fire-buffer policy would be feasible. Katie May reports. READ MORE
Bellwether riding: Political studies Prof. Paul Thomas says Winnipeg South, a bellwether riding, appears to be “leaning Liberal, but (that’s) not a sure thing.” Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
Monument for unmarked graves: The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Boniface is planning to build a monument to students who died at the former St. Boniface Industrial School. It would be located at a cemetery. John Longhurst reports. READ MORE
Cook on orange shirts: Shelley Cook’s latest column is on Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. READ MORE
On this date
On Sept. 13, 1958: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the governors of Arkansas and Virginia shut schools to avoid complying with a Supreme Court ruling that the integration of Black and white students must begin immediately. Winnipeg mayor Stephen Juba announced he would not run in the upcoming municipal election. Hecla Island’s upscale new ferry, which cost $70,000, ran into rocks on a dark and stormy night, trapping its passengers and crew until morning, when they were able to get ashore in a lifeboat.
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