Your forecast
Mainly sunny with fog patches dissipating this morning, and a high of 15 C.
What’s happening today
Bivalent vaccine doses are now available to all adults in Manitoba, and appointment booking begins at 9 a.m. online or by phone at 1-844-626-8222.
Chief provincial public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin (Daniel Crump / Winnipeg Free Press files)
Today’s must-read
Not even $800,000 of the whopping $8.5 million in COVID-19 fines has been collected in Manitoba, despite the Tory government promising it would make rule-breakers pay. Carol Sanders has the story.
Monstrosity Burger was ordered to be closed for in-restaurant dining at its location on Corydon Avenue in Winnipeg last year. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press files)
On the bright side
New images of Neptune, outermost planet from the sun, were released by NASA this week. The pictures, taken in July by the James Webb telescope, show the planet’s rings as well as seven of its 14 known moons. You can see some of the images on the NASA website.
This image shows the Neptune system captured by Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera, revealing the planet’s rings. (NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI via The Associated Press)
On this date
On Sept. 22, 1958: The Winnipeg Free Press reported mayor Stephen Juba would run for re-election in the upcoming civic election; his one-word confirmation to the newspaper on the question ended 10 days of speculation whether Juba would again seek office. Britain’s chancellor of the exchequer rejected the idea of a Commonwealth bank, as advocated by Canadian prime minister John Diefenbaker. The fate of Canada’s $2-billion Arrow supersonic intercepter program hung in the balance as cabinet reportedly discussed the Avro Arrow project. Search our archives for more here.
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