What’s happening today
CPConservative Leader Erin O’Toole speaks in Ottawa on Tuesday, September 21, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Conservative caucus meets: Federal Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole will face his caucus for the first time since the federal election two weeks ago. The 119 Tory MPs are gathering in Ottawa to decide, among other things, whether they want to trigger a leadership review. The Canadian Press reports. READ MORE
Whopping lottery win: The winning ticket for the seventh-biggest jackpot in U.S. history was sold in California, lottery officials said today. The prize of nearly US$700 million is the sixth-biggest won by a single ticket. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
Baseball playoffs begin: The New York Yankees face the Boston Red Sox in the American League wild-card game tonight to open the Major League Baseball playoffs. READ MORE
Nobel Prize in physics: Three scientists have won the Nobel Prize for physics. Two were cited for their work in “the physical modelling of Earth’s climate, quantifying variability and reliably predicting global warming.” The third was honoured for “the discovery of the interplay of disorder and fluctuations in physical systems from atomic to planetary scales.” READ MORE
Film crew a first: A Russian actor and a film director blasted off, headed for the International Space Station to make the world’s first movie in orbit. READ MORE
Weather
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSJulianne Feist (left) and Joanne Roach take advantage of the sunny, warm weather and visit on the patio at The Forks in Winnipeg on Monday.
Your forecast: Sunny with a high of 27 C and wind from the south at 20 km/h increasing to 40 km/h and gusting to 60 early this afternoon. The weather has been warm lately, with above-average temperatures for nearly all of last month. Julia-Simone Rutgers reports. READ MORE
In case you missed it
Anastasia, 5, sister of Eishia Hudson, who was shot by police, at the vigil Monday evening. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press)
Sunset ceremony: Nearly 100 people gathered at Oodeena Circle to mark the fifth annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Awareness Day. Katie May reports. READ MORE
Bombers receiver arrested: Winnipeg Blue Bombers receiver Kenny Lawler has been suspended for Friday night’s game after he was arrested Monday on suspicion of driving while impaired. Lawler leads the CFL in receiving yards, has the second-most receptions and is tied for the second-most receiving touchdowns. Jeff Hamilton reports. READ MORE
Idea on thin ice: A city report found no community centres or neighbourhood associations located near retention ponds were interested in maintaining them for skating. A previous review concluded city officials should continue to warn people to stay off the frozen ponds because of safety risks. Joyanne Pursaga reports. READ MORE
Home sweet home: The Toronto Raptors played their first game in their home arena since February 2020. The Raptors beat the Philadelphia 76ers on the first full night of the NBA pre-season. READ MORE
Ancient toilet found: Archaeologists have found a rare toilet in Jerusalem dating back more than 2,700 years, authorities said today. The limestone toilet was designed for comfortable sitting, with a deep septic tank dug underneath. The Associated Press reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Oct. 5, 1920: The Manitoba Free Press reported that former U.K. prime minister Herbert Asquith wrote in a letter to the London Times that the only solution to the “Irish problem” was for Ireland to have the status of an independent dominion “in the fullest and widest sense.” In Fredericton, engine trouble dogged a pilot and crew hoping to make a trans-Canada flight that was to begin from Halifax.
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